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U.S President Donald Trump Meets With German Chancellor Friedrich Merz

Strategic lunacy: Why Europeans must stand up to Trump’s illegal war in Iran

Too many Europeans are quietly aligning with America and Israel’s war against Iran. Instead, they urgently need to pursue difficult diplomacy to halt a spiralling conflict that is significantly undermining European security and economic interests

Explosions in Tehran March

A war with no winners: The costs of US-Israeli aggression on Iran

US and Israeli strikes on Iran have plunged the Middle East into wider war. Retaliation, regional entanglements and disrupted trade make one outcome clear: no side will achieve an easy victory

Marco Rubio (Secretary of State, United States of America; Acting National Security Advisor, The White House, United States of America) at the 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC)

MAGA’s approach to Europe hasn’t changed

Although the speech that Marco Rubio delivered to the Munich Security Conference was softer in tone than vice-president J.D. Vance’s in 2025, the Europe he celebrated was that of the ethno-nationalist far right. Europe is on its own, and it must start acting like it