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Chancellor Friedrich Merz is moving fast to reinvigorate Germany’s economy. Tech is key.
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June 30, 2025
German Tech Policy Shows New Ambition
Chancellor Friedrich Merz is moving fast to reinvigorate Germany’s economy. Tech is key.
June 27, 2025
Transatlantic Data Truce Under Threat
As Europe doubles down on tech sovereignty and Washington waters down privacy protections, the crucial deal allowing data flows across the Atlantic could collapse.
June 27, 2025
Fight or Die: Grim Options for Russia’s Wounded
Russian military casualties in Ukraine have now passed a million, a bloody moment aggravated by poor medical treatment.
June 26, 2025
Behind the Lines: Russia Bribes Teachers to Work in Occupied Ukraine
Russia is offering cash handouts of as much a two million rubles ($22,000) to lure teachers and cultural workers to Russify occupied Ukraine and create a population loyal to the regime.
June 25, 2025
Ukraine’s New Generals Battle the Old System
Kyiv is fighting not only Russian forces but also the stubborn influence of Soviet-era thinking in its military.
June 25, 2025
Rare Earths: Can We De-Risk From China?
China’s stranglehold on critical minerals and rare earths poses a giant challenge for Washington. Investment is needed.
June 24, 2025
European Defense: Debt or Death
Europe is starting to acknowledge the worrying gaps in its defenses. But leaders must think much harder about the tough issues facing a rearmed continent.
June 24, 2025
Russiaworld, Iran and a Cascade of Collapse
Things have changed beyond recognition for the Kremlin’s bosses as their once-formidable global network suffers one defeat after another.
June 23, 2025
Gulag 2.0 — Russia Reopens the Camps
New legislation working its way through Russia’s rubber-stamp parliament foreshadows a harsh crackdown across Putin’s despotic state.