Following weeks of speculation and laborious efforts to prevent any extensive leaks to the press, President-elect Ursula von der Leyen announced the line-up of the next European Commission on Tuesday 9 September. Led for the first time ever by a...
In a positive development of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the two nations exchanged prisoners this past weekend. Moscow freed 35 Ukrainians including 24 sailors in exchange for an unknown number and unnamed Russians held by Ukraine. Although it...
Following his recent visit to Ireland, Boris Johnson told Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar that a no-deal Brexit would be a failure that both their respective governments would be responsible for. The Irish backstop remains a sticking point for the British...
Tensions between Iran and the US seem to show no sign of easing. The BBC reports that the Adrian Darya-1, the oil tanker seized in Gibraltar in July with the help of British forces over fears it was heading to...
The states of Saxony and Brandenburg have voted. And while the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) appear to display an ill-advised form of relief, both are left with a big ask: to find stable coalitions and...
The majority of MPs have now successfully scuppered the Prime Minister’s Brexit plans, and thwarted both the no-deal option and an early election. On Wednesday a coalition of opposition MPs and 21 Tory rebels ensured a bill blocking a no-deal...
World leaders at the G7 Summit in Biarritz last week focused on a wide range of issues, but the most controversial one might have been climate change. While matters such as Brexit, Iran’s nuclear program, and the US vs China...
With Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk due to retire as the President of the European Commission and President of the European Council respectively, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has expressed his intention of ‘resetting’ relations with Brussels. Tensions between...
From Theresa May to Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, a series of unelected officials have had their chance to shape the future of the UK. Now the Queen, who’s supposed to be little more than a figurehead, has the final...
For three decades, China had been on the rise. With its economy continuously growing, the country reappeared in the circles of international relevance. China was the nation that would cease American dominance and reshape the world into a bipolar one....