On February 10, Germany’s defense minister and head of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer announced her unexpected resignation as party chairwoman. As Angela Merkel’s heir apparent, Kramp-Karrenbauer was to set to become the CDU’s chancellor candidate in...
Thousands of US soldiers have been deployed to northern Germany in order to conduct a major military exercise with their allies. While the exercise officially aims to monitor and check the viability of logistics in a time of emergency, the...
An unprecedented violent outbreak is taking place among migrants and refugees on the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios. At the beginning of February the public has witnessed extended unrest in those islands, as the asylum-seekers stationed there have gathered...
The EU General Affairs Council approved of a document that should serve as a reference point in any future trade deal between the UK and the bloc on Tuesday. Meanwhile, on Thursday, UK ministers will present a final agreement to...
With drama surrounding the uncertainty of Brexit mostly over as the United Kingdom officially left the European Union at the January 31 deadline, things are returning back to relatively normal in the European capital. Or at least as normal they...
A heroic campaigner for transparency, fearless in the face of authority or a dangerous criminal, willfully undermining Western security. Few world figures are as polarizing as Julian Assange. Appearing before a British court this week, the 48-year-old is fighting US...
The European Union is poised to make 2020 a banner year for regulation of artificial intelligence (AI). Officials from the bloc floated the idea in January that they would move to rein in tech companies leveraging AI to harvest mass...
Now that Britain has left the EU and entered a transition phase where it works to negotiate a final trade deal between both sides, the British Government is beginning to shift attention away from its tricky discussions with Brussels and...
The extradition hearing for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is due to start at Woolwich Crown Court In London on February 24. The trial is slated to include one week of legal arguments before being adjourned until May 18. Why is...
Taking back control of Britain’s borders: the promise that pushed through Brexit. What, in practice, does that mean? This week, we found out. British Border Control in Reality From January 2021, lower-skilled workers will no longer be considered for UK...