Tortured Guantánamo Detainee Is Freed in Belize
Majid Khan, a Pakistani citizen who attended high school in Maryland, finished his sentence last year. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to…
February 2023
Brian Deese, Top Economic Aide to Biden, Will Step Down
Brian Deese, the director of the National Economic Council, played a pivotal role in negotiating economic legislation the president signed in his first two years in office. Send any friend…
Ukraine war: 80 years on, we are facing German tanks again – Putin
Image source, ReutersImage caption, President Putin laid a wreath at the Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex in VolgogradBy Matt MurphyBBC News Vladimir Putin has compared Russia's invasion of Ukraine to the…
NGOs: Collateral damage from Qatargate?
Dear readers, Welcome to EU Politics Decoded where Benjamin Fox and Eleonora Vasques bring you a round-up of the latest political news in Europe and beyond every Thursday. In this edition, we look at how…
Council of Europe slams Italy on migration law
The Council of Europe (CoE) has urged Italy to scrap a decree seeking to regulate NGO migrant rescue operations at sea, describing it as a breach of international law in…
The Brief — The (climate) kids aren’t alright
A year after an increasingly extremist climate movement began blocking traffic in Germany, the lack of a coherent set of goals of the so-called “Last Generation” is catching up to…
Austrian president promises Ukraine further aid
Ukraine will receive additional aid and support of various kinds, Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen said during a joint press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv…
Belgium largest energy supplier to EU neighbours in 2022
Belgium played a key role in supplying energy to its main neighbours in 2022, as it was France’s largest electricity supplier and Germany’s main transit country for natural gas. “Belgium…
Finland passes new transgender law
Finland has passed a new gender recognition law granting the right to legally change gender through the process of self-declaration, removing the need to go through a medical and psychiatric…
How Pavel won big as new Czech president — and why it matters
Petr Pavel won by a landslide: 58 percent to Andrej Babis' 42 represent is unusually high margin in a run-off election, on record voter turnout (70 percent, a number not…