Echoes of a long-ago war: Dialogue between the UK and Argentina on lifting the arms embargo
In December this year, Argentina announced the start of negotiations with the UK on the possible lifting of the arms embargo imposed after the Falklands (Malvinas) War in 1982. However, these statements by Argentine President Javier Milei were officially denied by the British government. To understand the current debate surrounding…
Sex scandal in Spain: lessons for Europe
In December 2025, Spain was rocked by an unprecedented political scandal involving not only corruption, but also sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviour by high-ranking members of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE), which traditionally considers itself one of the main defenders of gender equality in the country. In the summer,…
“Between two giants”: how the confrontation between the USA and China presents Europe with a historic choice
Since the early 2010s, the geopolitical rivalry between the two major powers, the US and China, has gone far beyond bilateral relations. This struggle, which includes trade wars, technological competition, and ideological conflicts, is shaping new rules for global politics and economics, which has become particularly noticeable in the outgoing…
A crisis of confidence and growing instability: the UK on the brink of 2026
The year 2025 will go down in British history as another period of deepening socio-political division and slowing economic growth. The results of the outgoing year show that Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government has faced extremely low levels of trust, while economic indicators have faced difficult challenges that create a…
Sanctions and Romanian passports with false origins
An investigation launched by the Romanian prosecutor’s office in 2024 uncovered a large-scale corruption scheme that allowed Russian citizens to illegally obtain Romanian citizenship and, accordingly, European Union passports. According to the investigation, the scheme operated from at least 2022 to 2024 and had a well-organized, transnational structure. The basis…