As Europe faces its most demanding security environment in decades, former Romanian Minister of Defence, General (Ret.) Gabriel Oprea, has called on Romania’s Supreme Council of National Defence
2026 September
For four and a half centuries, the world’s default map made Europe and North America look larger than they are and the global south smaller.
The Eastern Economic Forum is taking place these days. Vladimir Putin is set to deliver a lengthy speech later today—if he hasn’t already started. The Eastern Economic Forum is similar to the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, though not quite as significant in terms of the number of participants.
A defiant Facebook post from a Romanian MEP raises a question every European democracy is now wrestling with: when your country goes wrong, do you fight it at home, or do you take it to Brussels?
Almost 98 percent of its people voted for independence. Its leaders have set a date: September 1, 2027.
Kyrgyzstan is a small, mountainous country with a booming economy, a fading reputation for revolution, and a president quietly turning the region’s most open political system into something that looks increasingly like its neighbors.
European banking mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are back. Market volatility triggered by US tariff actions has threatened the global M&A recovery
Turkey’s president says he would consider raising his country’s status in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.