-
Will €90bn EU loan help Ukraine unlock Russia impasse?Today's Big Question Much-needed financial support will help bolster Kyiv’s defences as Zelenskyy pushes for direct peace talks with Kremlin
Today's Big Question -
Rumen Radev: Bulgaria’s Kremlin-friendly former president and new prime ministerIn the Spotlight Radev was the first Bulgarian president to voluntarily step down
In the Spotlight -
Is Bulgaria the new thorn in the EU’s side?In the Spotlight Newly elected PM Rumen Radev’s winning message was a ‘cocktail of anti-corruption pledges, Euro-scepticism and pledges to rebuild ties with Moscow’
In the Spotlight -
What can the West learn from Peter Magyar’s victory in Hungary?Today's Big Question Assuming it a rejection of Maga-style politics might be too simplistic
Today's Big Question -
The Week Unwrapped: Will Banksy survive (another) unmasking?Podcast Plus, is Britain rethinking its big break with the EU? And is battery technology about to take a leap forward?
Podcast -
Food ingredients that are banned in the EU but not the USin depth Looser regulations have traditionally led to a more permissive food-additive regime in America
in depth -
Is Trump’s Strait of Hormuz plan dead in the water?Today's Big Question America’s allies reluctant to join war they did not start and were not consulted on
Today's Big Question -
Between The Rock and a hard place: Gibraltar’s new post-Brexit rulesThe Explainer The UK government will hope that relaxing the land border between Gibraltar and Spain will clear up the ‘last major unresolved issue from Brexit’
The Explainer -
EU Nordic expansion: why would Iceland and Norway want in?Today’s Big Question Trump’s tariffs and threats to seize Nato ally Greenland are fuelling support for joining the bloc, with its implied security as well as economic benefits
Today’s Big Question -
Vietnam’s ‘balancing act’ with the US, China and EuropeIn the Spotlight Despite decades of ‘steadily improving relations’, Hanoi is still ‘deeply suspicious’ of the US as it tries to ‘diversify’ its options
In the Spotlight -
Does standing up to Trump help world leaders back at home?Today’s Big Question Mark Carney’s approval ratings have ‘soared to new highs’ following his Davos speech but other world leaders may not benefit in the same way
Today’s Big Question -
EU and India clinch trade pact amid US tariff warSpeed Read The agreement will slash tariffs on most goods over the next decade
Speed Read -
Grok in the crosshairs as EU launches deepfake porn probeIN THE SPOTLIGHT The European Union has officially begun investigating Elon Musk’s proprietary AI, as regulators zero in on Grok’s porn problem and its impact continent-wide
IN THE SPOTLIGHT -
Shots fired in the US-EU war over digital censorshipIN THE SPOTLIGHT The Trump administration risks opening a dangerous new front in the battle of real-world consequences for online action
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
