Russia is behind the fuelling of inter-ethnic tensions in the UK
In recent years, the United Kingdom has become a priority target for Russian hybrid attacks and acts of sabotage. The arson attacks on properties belonging to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in May 2025 served as striking proof of this and were carried out by the Russian Federation under a…
Ireland continues to supply alumina to Russia’s defence industry
For years, the Irish government has been lobbying behind the scenes in Brussels to prevent restrictions being imposed on supplies of alumina produced by the Aughinish Alumina plant, the ultimate beneficiary of which is the sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, and a series of corporate and legal manoeuvres carried out…
Roberto Vannacci, Italy’s сontroversial general poised to reshape the political landscape
In recent years, Europe has seen a rise in the popularity of far-right forces that intend to radically change their countries’ agendas and threaten to undermine European unity. Italy is no exception in this regard, as a certain segment of the Italian population is showing a growing demand for a…
How relatives flooded AfD offices at taxpayers’ expense
The scandal took on a national dimension after AfD co-chair Tino Hrupalla became embroiled in the controversy. On February 9, 2026, during a segment on journalist Karen Miosgi’s program on ARD, Hrupalla commented for the first time on reports of relatives being employed in AfD lawmakers’ offices, where he acknowledged…
How the digital surveillance industry is changing the rules of political competition in Europe
In the summer of 2022, Nikos Androulakis, leader of the Greek opposition party PASOK and a member of the European Parliament, received a notification from the European Parliament’s cybersecurity service stating that experts had detected an attempt to infect his mobile phone with the “Predator” spyware, one of the most…