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The EU Has Fined Google a Billion Dollars for Ignoring Competition Rules – but Will it Have Any Effect?
The European Commission’s decision to fine Google €890 million (US$1 billion) for failing to comply with the EU Digital Markets Act sounds like a significant ...
What Makes Small Island States More Democratic?
Small island states tend to be democracies because their small population size and geographical insularity create close links between citizens and politicians, foster strong community cohesion, ...
Berlin Pride: ISIS Still Inspires Terrorism in Europe – but Who Carries Out These Attacks?
On Sunday, July 26, German police shot dead the suspected perpetrator of a car-ramming attack on Berlin’s Pride march, which had left one dead and ...
Putin Under Pressure but History Tells Us Most Russian Leaders Die with Their Boots On
Russia’s war against Ukraine is not going according to Vladimir Putin’s original plan. The Russian president’s initial strategy called for the war to be won ...
EU Enlargement in a Time of Urgency
Thirteen years after Croatia’s accession, the bloc’s last new member, EU enlargement is moving from rhetoric towards serious action. At a recent summit in Tivat, ...
Andy Burnham is the Labour Leader – Third Time Lucky for the UK’s Prime Minister‑in‑Waiting
The article was written before Andy Burnham’s July 20 appointment as Prime Minister. Andy Burnham has won on his third attempt to be Labour’s leader. ...
Carnival in the World of Crisis
Amid White House interference and FIFA’s greed, the FIFA 2026 tournament was a much-needed distraction in an era of conflict. The slogan of “Football is ...
Is the UK’s Democracy Failing?
On June 23, Sir Keir Starmer resigned as prime minister after two years in office. His leadership was challenged within his party, and the multiple by-elections and English ...
With Marine Le Pen’s Sentence, the Judiciary is Giving French Citizens the Final Say on Her Political Future
The leader of France’s far-right party Rassemblement National (RN), Marine Le Pen, was sentenced on appeal on Tuesday, 7 July 2026, to three years’ imprisonment, ...
The Promise and Reality of the Northern Sea Route
Geopolitical conflicts have a habit of affecting important sea chokepoints and disrupting global trade routes. Recent developments have made the consequences of this painfully real. ...











