Editorials

On 7 July, Donald Trump will not be able to resist taking centre stage in Ankara, where the NATO summit is being held. His oversized ego compels him to put on a show.  But does he actually know what he wants for the Atlantic Alliance? Nothing could be less certain. His administration is...

The US authorities’ decision to ban non-US citizens from using two pieces of software developed by Anthropic has sent shockwaves through the world of artificial intelligence. Firstly, because it is unlikely that it can be enforced; secondly, because it reflects a profound misunderstanding of...

Pope Leo XIV has just published an encyclical, ‘Magnificat Humanitate’, which sets out his vision of the modern world, whilst at the same time bringing the fundamental issues that plague our societies back to the forefront. In it, he addresses war and peace, scientific progress,...

There is one rule in life: never forget where you come from. On 9 May 1950, a major strategic shift was proposed by the then French Foreign Affairs Minister, Robert Schuman. Pooling what Europeans were still fighting over after two fratricidal wars that had set the world ablaze was a crazy idea....