Democracy dies in impunity: the necessity of drastic electoral punishment
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The Greens are fading now, but I was in Germany with them at the start
The Greens are failing in elections all over Europe. They were wiped out in Iceland’s elections and have only just avoided the same fate in Ireland.
UK government and its flea-bitten policies out of step with new rhythm of the West
British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has sharply accelerated the descent of popular and international respect for the new Starmer government in the…
In France the helicopter air-drops of fresh cash are over
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Brussels Signal reported weeks ago, now FBI confirms, Chinese eavesdropped on candidates
On October 17, Brussels Signal reported on a Chinese security breach of major US telecommunications networks.
The rise of BRICS is a new challenge for an already collapsing EU
The expansion and growing influence of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, and other allies) represent an unprecedented challenge to the global balance…
European establishment won’t listen to voters, so national populists will keep winning
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A maybe-president, Ireland’s everyman champ is named as a rapist
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European attitude to Israel shows moral rot among leaders
It is both a pitiful and contemptible state of affairs when within a few days of each other the pope writes, at least as a personal reflection and not on behalf…
40% of Pakistanis want to leave their country: Guess where they want to go
According to a November 14 report by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Pakistan has climbed to fifth place among countries with the highest number…
A surreal dystopia: Ireland’s identity being dissolved in frustration and anger
The Great Barrier Reef is being eaten by gigantic Crown of Thorns starfish that, extruding their stomachs inside out, coat the poor coral with corrosive acids and…
Merkel scolds the Germans for being a great disappointment to her
Are you still looking for Christmas presents? I have a fashionable doorstopper to recommend to you, courtesy of the former German chancellor Angela Merkel.
Britain’s censorious elites will regret going to war with Elon Musk
In the years after the Brexit vote, Britain’s Europhile establishment loved to complain about the damage this break with liberal internationalism was supposedly…
Towards a new policy on Iran? Trump may force European leaders to rethink their stance
The re-election of Donald Trump as US president could radically transform Europe's relations with Iran, particularly in a context marked by Israeli pressure and…
Member states doubt EU database for biofuels, saying market distortions are likely
The Union Database for Biofuels (UDB), which came into effect on November 21, is part of the Clean Energy for All Europeans package of the Renewable Energy Directive…
Outdated software running Germany Inc goes for easy protection not innovation
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Will Ukraine become Europe’s forever-problem?
As the war reached its 1000th day this week, any form of victory seems further away from Kyiv’s grasp than ever before. Militarily, Ukraine’s situation is dramatic;
Beria inspires establishment? Show me the man and I will find the crime
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Trump understands West must end Ukraine war to pull Russia from China
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For a great win Merz must not tilt to the centre, he must understand AfD concerns
The leader of Germany’s Christian Democrats, Friedrich Merz, looks likely to achieve his longstanding dream and become the nation’s next chancellor.
Senior Irish clergyman said Israelis embrace ‘blasphemies of a Master Race’
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The future of freedom, prosperity, sovereignty, and security in the Western hemisphere
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Paradox: how can Jews support an ideology which threatens their existence?
What we saw in Amsterdam just a few days ago is deeply disturbing.
The world’s economic blocs ready to choke the flood of German exports
The high drama of Germany’s Traffic Light Coalition is over.
Europe’s choice: win with Trump or “die” alone
“Man’s soul is immortal, his salvation is in the next world,” Cardinal Richelieu once said; “the state has no immortality, its salvation is now or never.
JD Vance says leave Musk X alone or the US might not support NATO
Ever since the possibility of a second presidential term for now president-elect Donald Trump first appeared, Brussels has fretted about “Trump-proofing” trans-Atlantic…
Germany: forget greens, time to become a co-leader of a renovated West
The collapse of the German traffic light coalition of the Social Democrats (red), Greens (green), and Free Democrats (amber), isn’t either surprising or altogether…