France and the ‘nationalist international’
Jordan Bardella, the man who will more likely than not be the next President of France, made headlines this week when he criticised President Donald Trump for being “erratic…
Dreams of an EU army just crashed
For years, European Union federalists have hoped that one particular project would take flight: A Franco-German jet fighter.
Brussels wants to turn out your lights
For the first time in decades, the threat of rationing has returned to Europe.
US Congress can’t make Trump stay in Europe
When President Donald Trump returned to power, the overwhelming reaction from European leadership was that they would need to grit their teeth for four years.
Babiš has ridden the populist wave — now he actually has to be right-wing
The West’s populist wave has now lasted for over ten years. In that length of time, it has brought a sea of new faces to power, or to the cusp of it.
Farage revelling in victory: What’s next for the UK’s political scene?
Although counting is continuing across the United Kingdom, the outcome of yesterday’s local elections is clear: Nigel Farage’s populist Reform Party has triumphed.
Weak, sinking Merz has no intention of following through on any of his promises
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is a man who knows what to say to grab headlines.
There will be no European Union nuclear deterrent
Nuclear weapons are treated by the governments that have them as a useful tool. Obtaining a nuclear weapon enters you into a rare club where you are Taken Seriously.
‘Dangerous times’, but Western nationalism is not dead yet
When a party loses an election, they usually seek to determine what went wrong, almost inevitably coming up with two solutions for the next one: Back off or double down.
Why JD Vance is travelling to Budapest
Tomorrow, Tuesday, American Vice President JD Vance will be travelling to Budapest for two days.
US has power, Europe does not: NATO is never going to recover from this
The Iran War has now entered its second month.
Afroman couldn’t have won his case in Europe
There is a war going on, oil prices are rushing up and down, and elections are being held.
The dangers of ‘Not our war’
Last year, American Compass founder Oren Cass was being interviewed by The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart.
Europe needs severity: Mass deportations, even re-migration, must occur
On the surface, it would seem that Europe’s establishmentarians are finally waking up.
From our man in Sofia: ‘The future of the Right is in this ancient city’
“What’s next?” That’s the question on everyone’s minds across the West.
Why Rubio can’t be bothered to talk to Kallas
Much has been written about the Munich Security Conference, particularly Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s speech.
Japan election proves Trump pumps up the populist-right vote
The Liberal Democratic Party of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had a resounding victory in her country’s elections over the past weekend.
New START is dead — good riddance
Since 1972, the United States has always had some sort of ongoing bilateral nuclear treaty with the Soviet Union and its successor state, the Russian Federation.
Europe is not re-arming: It’s a fraud, a fake and a lie
Europe is back. At least, that’s the message Europeans brought to Davos.
Unity? Bulgaria doesn’t care about Greenland, Spain doesn’t care about Estonia
Europe’s leadership, particularly western and north-central Europeans, made two arguments when faced with President Donald Trump’s move to annex Greenland: That, whatever…
‘Civilisational erasure’, what it really means for Europeans
The Trump administration’s National Security Strategy, released last December, was chock-full of terms and phrases which made waves across the world.
Why and how Trump wants Greenland
Based on recent statements from European leaders, you could be forgiven for forgetting that the United States just captured the incumbent leader of Venezuela.
Is the West built ‘over the centuries with genius and sacrifice’ really lost?
Last week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared the West was over. “What we once called the normative West no longer exists in this form,” he explained.
Germany isn’t really going to rearm
Europe’s push to rearm has run into a series of snags.
US won’t put up with them: International courts have no weight and no meaning
Last month, Nuremberg, a film about the Nazi war crime trials, was released to critical acclaim.
Europe’s peace plan oozes with reliance on the US
If you’ve been on X over the past few days, and your algorithm is as politics-filled as mine, you may have seen an old video being passed around.
Brussels must not let the ‘deeply, deeply corrupt’ Ukraine join the EU
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has had a brutal few weeks.
European complaints on Trump bombing boats are public but unserious
Europe is very upset about President Donald Trump’s decision to start blowing up drug boats in the Caribbean. Very upset.
Meloni moves to restrict power of activist judiciary
The government of Italy’s Giorgia Meloni is now the third-longest in the history of the post-war Italian republic.
How the new Visegrad Group can surpass the old
In an interview with Politico Europe, Balázs Orbán, political director for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, revealed that Budapest would seek to reinvigorate the…