President Biden said Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi exploded a bomb that killed him and members of his family. President Biden said that the operation to kill Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi in northwest Syria “took a major terrorist leader off the…
The highest-ranking Black member of Congress is credited with helping resurrect the president’s 2020 campaign at a critical point. Now he is calling in a favor. Representative James E. Clyburn is mounting an aggressive campaign to persuade President Biden to…
The new prime minister of North Macedonia, Dimitar Kovachevski, is making his first visit to Brussels on 3 and 4 February. In view of Skopje’s stalled EU accession bid, this could mean a groundbreaking visit, but it probably won’t be.…
The United Arab Emirates, a small and ambitious country in the Persian Gulf, faces a variety of security threats. Its geographic location puts it at the center of instability, sectarianism and regional rivalries in the Middle East, which has led…
The European security order has broken down. You might think that’s an overstatement. NATO is alive and well. The Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) in Europe is still functioning at a high level. Of course, there’s the possibility of…
Officials said Russia was planning a fake video showing an attack by Ukrainians on Russian territory or Russian speakers in eastern Ukraine. A Ukrainian soldier near Trokhizbenka in eastern Ukraine. Officials said Russia intended to use the video to accuse Ukraine…
The European security order has broken down. You might think that’s an overstatement. NATO is alive and well. The Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) in Europe is still functioning at a high level. Of course, there’s the possibility of…
This week, our Beyond the Byline podcast focuses on Viktor Orbán’s visit to Moscow amid Russia’s tensions with the EU and the West in general. To break down what was discussed, how the visit was perceived, and what Putin and…
Since the onset of Russian aggression against Ukraine in spring 20
Due to a favourable EU regulatory framework, institutional landlords, such as private equity firms and pension funds, are increasingly buying houses in European cities, sparking fears of rent increases and unfair access to housing, experts warn. The European housing market…