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The Brief – Big brother is watching you (again)
Wednesday, 21 July 2021 14:39The Pegasus Project’s revelations remind us that journalists, officials and activists all over the world are still closely being watched ...
America’s Collective Amnesia
Wednesday, 21 July 2021 11:11It seems that there is a deep pent-up desire in America to avoid meaningful change at all cost. It is hard enough to confront issues honestly and f ...
China, the Gulf and the Future of Global Energy Markets
Tuesday, 06 July 2021 16:13The COVID-19 pandemic has sent shockwaves through energy markets. Since March 2020, lockdowns around the world have led adults to work remotely and ...
No thanks: Some Europe newspapers refuse political ads from Hungary’s Orbán
Friday, 02 July 2021 04:57Several leading European newspapers have refused to run a paid advertisement signed by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, sayi ...
The Saudi Quest to Replace UAE and Qatar
Wednesday, 16 June 2021 11:31Saudi Arabia has stepped up efforts to outflank the United Arab Emirates and Qatar as the commercial, cultural and/or geostrategic hub in the Gulf. ...
Is a New Cold War With China a Formula for Disaster?
Wednesday, 09 June 2021 17:42Let me start with my friend and the boat. Admittedly, they might not seem to have anything to do with each other. The boat, a guided-missile destro ...
Germany’s AfD lurches further to the right with new top candidate duo
Wednesday, 26 May 2021 06:45Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has selected two hardliners from the extreme right-wing of the party, Alice We ...
Will Israel Recognize ICC Jurisdiction Over Palestine?
Monday, 10 May 2021 10:29On February 5, the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled that it has jurisdiction over the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel since 1967 ...
India Has Mismanaged the Coronavirus Pandemic
Friday, 07 May 2021 12:28In just over a month, India has gone from boasting about its vaccine distribution to becoming the global epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. As thi ...
The Brief, powered by bp – Dress rehearsal elections
Thursday, 01 April 2021 13:58As Bulgarians gear up for a general election on Sunday (4 April), the crucial issue – or risk, for some – is whether Boyko Borissov, who ...
European political parties play a key role now and in the future
Saturday, 27 March 2021 20:02The Conference on the Future of Europe should not be a PR exercise but a genuine people’s convention to deliberate all the tough issues w ...
The Brief, powered by FACEBOOK – Kanzlerinnendämmerung
Friday, 26 March 2021 20:01We saw a preview of the upcoming change of guard in German politics this week. Following an acrimonious summit between Merkel and the he ...
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Thursday, 08 July 2021 19:47
The UK Must Protect Afghanistan’s Chevening Scholars
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Thursday, 01 July 2021 17:33
Slovenia takes EU driver’s seat as values questions dominate
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Friday, 25 June 2021 06:25
Angela Merkel to take last bow on EU stage
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The Challenges Facing Biden in Latin America
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Migrant Activist Faces Charges in Qatar
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US, NATO and the Russian Question
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Indyref 2 is ‘will of the country‘, says Scottish first minister following poll win
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