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Despite Iranian denials, inspections were a topic of discussion at the negotiations in Switzerland over the weekend, two officials familiar with the talks said. The idea under consideration would grant the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N.’s nuclear inspection arm, broad powers to inspect just about any suspect site on short notice. It revives ideas…
Murrell was first arrested in April 2023, a few weeks after resigning due to a row about membership figures. The Glasgow home he shared with Sturgeon was searched as part of the police operation, as was the SNP headquarters in Edinburgh. Murrell’s largest single purchase, in 2020, was a £124,550 luxury motorhome, paid for entirely…
The biggest city in the country is led by a democratic socialist, and another is in the running to lead the second biggest. Seattle has a socialist mayor. And in 2027, a democratic socialist will almost certainly be taking the reins of the nation’s capital. With her convincing victory in the Democratic primary in Washington…
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…
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…
The transatlantic relationship between Europe and the United States is entering a new phase of uncertainty. The return of Donald Trump to the White House marks not only a political shift in Washington, but also a profound questioning of the strategic balances that have structured the West since the end of the Second World War….
Sir Keir Starmer has resigned as prime minister and leader of the Labour Party. Announcing his resignation, he said every decision he has made in office has been about “putting the country I love first”. He thanked his “fantastic wife, Vic”, describing her as his “rock”. Starmer also said he wants to be the “best…
The G7 summit that has just concluded in Évian-les-Bains will undoubtedly go down as one of the most revealing diplomatic encounters of this new decade. Behind the consensual statements and official photos, one reality is clear: the world has entered a phase of accelerated geopolitical realignment where yesterday’s certainty is no longer today’s. The tentative…
For decades, Europe was convinced that its economic, social, and political model constituted a global benchmark. It possessed a powerful industry, considerable diplomatic influence, and one of the highest standards of living on the planet. Today, this certainty is wavering. The observation is brutal. The United States dominates disruptive technologies, artificial intelligence, and digital platforms….
