The attempted assassination of Vadym Yermolaiev is about far more than a single act of violence. With every new development, the case has become a reminder that the consequences of Russia’s war against Ukraine increasingly reach beyond the battlefield and into the heart of Western Europe. The bombing of Vadym Yermolaiev in Monaco raises more…
It is a scene that would have seemed unthinkable just a few months ago. In late June 2026, in the dead of the Baghdad night, Iraqi security forces sealed off all access points to the highly secured Green Zone. In a raid unprecedented since the 2003 US invasion, 47 high-ranking officials, including members of parliament…
Geopolitical Analysis There is something almost cinematic about Vladimir Putin’s trajectory. A child from the gray backalleys of Leningrad, the son of a factory worker and a survivor of the Nazi siege, who ends up ruling the world’s largest country for over a quarter of a century. A KGB agent trained in the culture of…
By Isaac Hammouch Since the tragic events of October 7, a certain diplomatic and media rhetoric has attempted to impose the idea of an isolated State of Israel, cut off from its partners and cast out by nations. However, when we set aside declarations of intent to focus on the reality of figures, commercial trade,…
By Isaac Hammouch The signing of the “Islamabad Memorandum” on June 17 does not merely constitute a tactical pause in the turmoil that has shaken the Middle East for the past four months; in many respects, it marks the end of a period of military blitz to inaugurate a phase of great diplomatic complexity. While…
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a technological promise. It has become an economic, social, and political reality. Each week brings its share of innovations, new tools, and new questions. Yet, behind the enthusiasm of investors and companies, one question remains: are our societies truly prepared for the upcoming revolution? Economic history is punctuated by…
Western democracies have never been so free. Yet, rarely have citizens expressed such a level of mistrust toward their institutions. This contradiction constitutes one of the great political paradoxes of our time. Everywhere in Europe and North America, the same symptoms are appearing. Electoral turnout fluctuates. Traditional parties are losing ground. Protest movements are advancing….
No subject divides European societies today more than immigration. No other theme influences elections as much, shapes public debate as deeply, or contributes as heavily to the rise of populist parties. More than just a migration issue, immigration has become the true political test facing Europe. For a long time, politicians approached the subject with…
For a long time, social media were presented as a wonderful tool for citizen empowerment. They were supposed to democratize information, give a voice to those who had none, and strengthen democratic participation. Fifteen years later, the reality is much more nuanced. Information has never circulated so quickly. Citizens have never had access to so…
Belgium likes to present itself as the laboratory of European compromise. Yet, behind this reassuring image lies a more worrying reality: never in several decades has the country appeared so politically, socially, and culturally fragmented. Recent developments in the Belgian political landscape reveal a major underlying trend: the multiplication of divides. Flemish versus French-speakers. Regions…
