Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria won the Bulgarian elections by campaigning against corruption and promising a more transactional, less confrontational approach to Russia, framed as “Bulgarian realism”. Radev has opposed Bulgarian military aid to Ukraine and has been described as Moscow’s
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Hungary’s deepening ties with Russia, capped by a sweeping 12-point cooperation plan, are exposing widening fractures inside NATO and the EU just as the country heads into a pivotal election. With Western actors accusing one another of interference and Moscow
If we want lasting peace, we cannot reward aggression. Because if aggression pays off, then aggression will continue, reminded, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas in Zurich. Historically, empires change only when they lose their
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The 62nd Munich Security Conference opened in Munich on 13 February 2026 with a mood of damage inspection. In the gilded halls of the Bayerischer Hof, Germany’s chancellor declared the post-war order effectively over, Washington defended the alliance while attaching conditions, and Europe’s leaders
When the last US troops left Afghanistan in August 2021, Washington said it was ending a war, not abandoning a country. In practice, it did both. And in doing so, tilted the region toward Chinese influence. Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and
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President Trump’s bold bid to acquire Greenland has sent shockwaves through Europe and raised dire questions about NATO’s future. Danish PM Mette Frederiksen warned that a U.S. attack on a fellow NATO member “would be the end of everything –
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In a surprise Christmas-timed boost to Kyiv, Japan has confirmed that it will send a substantial new package of financial support to Ukraine, combining fresh funding with accelerated repayment of G7 loans. The cumulative commitment is expected to total around
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For more than a century, popes have attempted to influence the hard calculus of war: mobilisations, ceasefires, intelligence backchannels, nuclear thresholds and geopolitical realignments. Despite possessing no army, the Holy See has often functioned as a strategic mediator — a
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U.S. President Trump’s new National Security Strategy (NSS), especially its leaked passages, has provoked sharp warnings from Europe’s leaders that it undercuts eight decades of transatlantic unity. The draft NSS singles out the European Union itself as a problem and
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In the midst of Cold War détente, an unlikely diplomatic milestone took shape in Helsinki, Finland. From 30 July to 1 August 1975, 35 nations – every European country, except Albania, plus the United States and Canada – convened for
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