Why Switzerland has become a haven for sanctioned capital
The Swiss banking system has been considered a benchmark for stability, reliability and the highest standards of confidentiality for decades. The combination of these factors has made the country one of the centers of international private banking. However, in recent years, Swiss banks have increasingly found themselves at the center…
What does Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz mean for the UK
In late February 2026, the global energy market found itself on the brink of a new crisis. Following US and Israeli military strikes on Iranian targets, Tehran responded asymmetrically, effectively restricting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the key maritime corridors of the global economy. Already in the…
How Russia uses deepfake videos and bot farms for information influence in Europe
The information space of Europe has become another battlefield, where, in addition to traditional propaganda, artificial intelligence technologies have begun to be used, which help manipulate information flows and present them in a way that is beneficial to the Russian Federation. In Russia, these technologies have been mastered at a…
How Hungary’s banking sector became a tool for Orbán’s abuses
Today’s Hungary is in what more and more people are calling a “captured state” as the country’s financial system has ceased to serve its primary function of driving the economy, instead becoming an instrument of Viktor Orbán’s political survival. The basis of the Fidesz party’s political strategy has become the…
Slovakia becomes second Hungarian outpost against Brussels
The return of Robert Fico to the post of Prime Minister in 2023 has launched the process of “orbanization” of Slovakia. Bratislava is increasingly copying the Hungarian model of governance in all key areas of the state. This course involves not only the dismantling of anti-corruption structures, the usurpation of…