Tag: politics

• The Vienna Opera Ball: Debutantes and Dancing

  September 24, 2025

  Waltz in splendour in the grand Austrian capital at the world-renowned Vienna Opera ball amongst debutantes and celebrities. https://beaumondetraveler.com/content/the-vienna-opera-ball-debutantes-and-dancing/ more ›

• Europe’s cookie law messed up the internet. Brussels wants to fix it.

  September 23, 2025

  The European Commission wants to take a bite out of privacy rules that force websites to run cookie banners. https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-cookie-law-messed-up-the-internet-brussels-sets-out-to-fix-it/ more ›

• Wildfires are blazing across Africa – but leaders like Trump are turning away

  September 18, 2025

  While European countries band together to help tackle devastating fires, Africa is being left on its own, writes Nick Ferris. All despite the fact that blazes in Africa cause far… more ›

• President Trump’s “Carrot and Stick” Approach to Africa

  September 18, 2025

  The Trump administration needs a more nuanced approach to Africa that doesn’t alienate the people and the markets that it is seeking to engage. To do so requires the president… more ›

• A killing at sea marks America’s descent into lawless power – Defense One

  September 10, 2025

  The peremptory strike on a speedboat is a warning to all who serve. Remember your oath. This was not a counterdrug operation. It was not law enforcement. It was killing… more ›

• Giorgia Meloni’s balancing act – Engelsberg ideas

  September 7, 2025

  The Italian Prime Minister has so far pursued a careful, pragmatic approach to government. Her greatest test will be whether she can implement her ambitious reform of Italy’s constitution while… more ›

• Tech CEOs Praise Donald Trump at White House Dinner

  September 6, 2025

  At a White House dinner Thursday night, America’s tech executives put on an uncanny display of fealty to Donald Trump. https://www.wired.com/story/tech-ceos-donald-trump-white-house/ more ›

• Inside the Crackdown: Kyrgyzstan’s Preemptive Assault on Investigative Journalism

  September 5, 2025

  In Kyrgyzstan, authorities are no longer just reacting to stories — they are trying to stop them before they are told, dismantling entire newsrooms and effectively criminalizing journalism. https://www.occrp.org/en/project/uncensored-the-kyrgyzstan-project/inside-the-crackdown-kyrgyzstans-preemptive-assault-on-investigative-journalism?utm_source=social&utm_medium=bluesky more ›

• El tren verde de Kim Jong-un, el transporte blindado con el que el líder norcoreano se desplaza en el mundo

  September 2, 2025

  El mandatario ha llegado a Pekín este martes a bordo del ferrocarril lento usado desde hace décadas por sus predecesores https://elpais.com/internacional/2025-09-02/el-tren-verde-de-kim-jong-un-el-transporte-blindado-con-el-que-el-lider-norcoreano-se-desplaza-en-el-mundo.html?ssm=BK_CM&utm_source=bk&utm_medium=social more ›

• The slow train from North Korea: How Kim Jong Un travels to China

  September 2, 2025

  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Pyongyang by train on Monday on his way to Beijing, Yonhap news agency reported, relying on a slow but specialised form of transport… more ›