The “Serbian World” doctrine
The Western Balkans remain a “critical security hotspot” requiring the EU’s “full attention”, Rumen Radev warned. Bulgarian President Rumen Radev urged the European Union to take Belgrade’s activity under the so-called “Serbian World” doctrine very seriously, warning that it could pose a serious threat to the stability of the Western…
Rheinmetall leads EU-funded rearmament
After Bulgaria, Romania too signed an agreement with the German defence company to build a state-of-the-art gunpowder factory. The European Union is pouring billions of euros into Bulgaria and Romania to resurrect their Cold War-era munitions expertise, modernising Soviet-vintage factories for 21st-century warfare. At the forefront is German defence titan…
Europe’s conservative turn: from cultural nostalgia to political mainstream
Across the continent, the right’s rise is reshaping the political landscape – from Rome to Nicosia, and from Berlin to Warsaw. Europe is undergoing a profound conservative turn. From traditional right-wing parties to radical nationalists, the rise of the right is redrawing the continent’s political map. What began as electoral…
Brussels power struggle: von der Leyen clips Kallas’ wings over Selmayr
The EU foreign affairs chief sought the top official as a strong ally as she struggles against assertive diplomats. (Based on “Machtkampf in Brüssel: Wie von der Leyen Europas Chefdiplomatin brüskiert,” Handelsblatt, published 1 November 2025) EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tolerates no rival power centers, and EU…
Europe attempts to shape peace in Ukraine
It took just nine and a half months of Trumpian chaos for Europe to remember — almost by instinct — that it actually has a foreign policy. After nearly a year of summits that never happened, ceasefires that never stuck, and peace initiatives that sounded more like press releases, Europe…