European defence after the NATO summit Podcast Mark Leonard's World in 30 minutes 17 July 2026 Mark Leonard welcomes Camille Grand and Marta Prochwicz Jazowska to discuss last week’s NATO summit and ...

With American competitiveness declining, the EU has a chance to offer tech start-ups something better. To create this new ...

Some European leaders seem to think that abasing themselves for Donald Trump’s pleasure is necessary to save NATO and keep ...

For the second July running, a controversial decision from President Volodymyr Zelensky has sparked protests across Ukraine. Last year it was his attempt to weaken two anti-corruption bodies. This ...

The conversation around achieving peace and prosperity in the Middle East and North Africa needs to become more inclusive and diverse, through an injection of fresh ideas and perspectives from ...

The EU’s foreign ministers will meet on July 13th to discuss reducing trade with Israel’s illegal settlements in the West Bank. The move comes long after the 2024 advisory opinion of the International ...

To nobody’s surprise, the US and Iran are back at war. After Washington launched a new series of strikes on Iran on July 8th, the two are exchanging fire on assets across the Gulf. Once again, ...

Within a few weeks, Britain will have a new prime minister. Andy Burnham, who was recently elected as an MP following nine years as mayor of Greater Manchester, looks set to take over without ...

It is only partly a coincidence that the tenth anniversary of the Brexit referendum—the event that provoked a toxic polarisation of British politics—was marked by another political casualty: the ...

When NATO members gather in Ankara on July 7th-8th, they will do so with fresh warnings about Russian plans for a “provocation” ringing in their ears. Ukraine’s strikes deep inside Russia are teaching ...

Last month the US announced a new policy for the Western Balkans: henceforth its decisions are to be guided by the need to pursue “direct return” for American companies. This replaces the goal of ...