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Democracy in Europe is clearly in a dire state. Certainly, the EU won’t be the one to save it. Its so-called European Democracy Shield, first floated by European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen in …

The European Union has a groundbreaking new plan to stop illegal immigration — legalising it. European Commission president Ursula,von der Leyen announced thbis week that Brussels intends to “open more safe pathways, legal pathways, to Europe.” …

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is now the largest political party in the United Kingdom, passing the once dominant Labour Party on its way down as it haemorrhages members. The Labour membership is now reckoned to …

In Germany, a political reality is taking shape that was long unthinkable. For the first time since World War II, a far-right party is close enough to power that it’s planning to govern rather than …

The Trump National Security Strategy represents, certainly, a welcome shot-in-the-arm for Europeans concerned about the fundamental, civilisational decline in Europe. It brings out into the open a series of concerns–not just about free speech and …

Contrary to what globalists are saying, the Trump administration does not “hate Europe.” It hates what Europe has become under decades of failed leadership. The Trump National Securityy Strategy (NSS) articulates a massive shift in …

In the first year of Trump’s second term, U.S. allies have remained tied to the United States. As in Trump’s first term, many allied leaders seem to believe that Trump can be wrangled into commitments …

New investigations reveal that the Kyiv government sabotaged its own oversight mechanisms as corruption scandals multiplied. For nearly three years, the war in Ukraine has been portrayed in the West as a morally clear confrontation: …

On Monday, December 8th, the European Union took a decisive step in the reconfiguration of its migration policy by approving a package of measures that tightens border control, speeds up returns, and allows the externalization of …

The Baltic countries are rushing to fortify themselves, physically, but also socially, economically and psychologically. They have to show strength to prevent themselves from becoming Russia’s victims and prepare for war to try to ensure …

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has reportedly filed hundreds of criminal complaints against members of the public for insulting him during his tenure as a politician. Die Welt’s Sunday paper reported that during his time as a …

Secretary of State Marco Rubio blasted a major European Commission penalty on X. Rubio framed the EU’s action as a broad-sided strike on the United States, writing that the Commission’s $140 million fine “isn’t just …

The United States wants Europe to take over the majority of NATO’s conventional defense capabilities, from intelligence to missiles, by 2027, Pentagon officials told diplomats in Washington this week, a tight deadline that struck some …

Left-led UK government has already suspended elections across swathes of England last year, leading to accusations of cynical political calculus by the governing Labour Party as the areas impacted were predicted to be dramatic Reform …

President Donald Trump delivered his most forceful critique of Europe yet in a new National Security Strategy released Friday. The strategy lays out a sweeping recalibration of U.S. policy toward Europe, urging European governments to …

The political director of the Hungarian prime minister, Balázs Orbán, argues that the EU’s political elite is using the war in Ukraine as a pretext to accelerate a federalist project that restricts national sovereignty. Although …

Wednesday, December 3rd, saw Germany’s military put into service  the first part of a ballistic missile defence system costing roughly $4 billion (€3.42 billion), to better protect Europe amid high tensions with Russia. The Israeli-made …

The Trump administration Wednesday proposed slashing fuel economy standards that former President Joe Biden had finalized last year, in its latest push to make it easier for automakers to sell gasoline-powered cars. The National Highway …

The Trump administration on Tuesday said it paused all immigration applications, including green card and U.S. citizenship processing, filed by immigrants from 19 non-European countries, citing concerns over national security and public safety. The pause …

The leaders of the European Union and their UK allies—which we might collectively call Big Europe—have lost the political war over Ukraine. The EU’s claim to be a major global power player in the modern …

Free-speech advocates have warned for months that the Commission’s ‘Democracy Shield’ is less about defending democracy than defending Brussels itself. Now, a wide-ranging report drawing on 25 official EU documents and other related sources has …

Germany’s response to a mass of crime committed by Afghan migrants under Chancellor Friedrich Merz—and, indeed, the establishment figures that came before him—has been to fly in more migrants from Afghanistan. But in the U.S., Donald …