The EU and the US are set for opposition over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that will carry Russian natural gas to Germany. The project is due for completion by the end of 2019. The project has strong political support...
For those who believe the EU are being inflexible in its negotiations with the UK over a post-Brexit trade deal, Switzerland is no exception. Since 1973, the Swiss have entered into a series of bilateral treaties designed to ensure the...
With Britain on the verge of leaving the European Union and Italy drifting rightwards under Matteo Salvini’s direction, acting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has pledged to use this opportunity to assert his country’s influence over the EU post-Brexit. The...
Whoever becomes the next Prime Minister will have a difficult task ahead of them in uniting the centre-right. Boris Johnson warned that the Tories are at risk of “Brexit extinction” and argued that the party “will not be forgiven” if...
“Relationships, aspirations, sparkle” reads the sign outside Anderton Park School in the English city of Birmingham. The words encapsulate the school’s ethos, and are to the outside eye completely harmless. But to those waving signs and chanting slogans opposite the...
As US President Donald Trump arrived in London, he took a moment to praise former London mayor and current candidate for the prime minister’s seat, Boris Johnson: “I think Boris would do a very good job. I think he would...
For Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, life has not been easy since his organization published leaked classified material in 2010. The Australian-born journalist has since been either on the run or holed up in embassies in an effort to avoid extradition...
As William Davies wrote in a 2016 New York Times Op-Ed, “Facts hold a sacred place in Western liberal democracies”. It is certainly the case and an often-repeated truism that a well-functioning democracy requires a well-informed public. However, the combination...
When you think of a typical French name you probably think of “Pierre” or maybe “Marie”, but two recent studies suggest the truth might be far more culturally diverse. “The number of girls named Marie has gone from 20% in...
Ceuta (Spain) They hide under the freights of parked trucks in the port of Ceuta. There they wait impatiently. Their dream is to arrive at the Iberian peninsula and the to travel on to France, Germany, Italy and England. There...