By MJ Weaver Last week, the International Criminal Court (ICC) publicly unsealed two additional arrest warrants for senior Taliban figures Mr. Agha and Mr. Nadim. Although the warrants were initially issued on September 9, 2025, they remained sealed until October 5, 2026. Their release followed the public issuance of arrest warrants for Mr. Akhundzada and... Continue Reading →
gov.ro / Romanian Government Romania still only has an interim government, but positive steps have been made recently. Romania has had an interim government since May, when the former Prime Minister, Ilie Bolojan, was removed from the government after a vote of no confidence when the Social Democratic Party (PSD) decided to not be in the governmental... Continue Reading →
By Elizabeth Baughn Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and its consequential shocks to the entire European energy infrastructure, countries across the continent have sought to recover their industries and innovate ways of moving forward in the new, volatile environment. In many ways, Europe has made progress along this front, just beginning to benefit... Continue Reading →
FinnishGovernment, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Bulgaria is scheduled to hold snap Parliamentary elections on April 19th. These elections are scheduled as a result of massive anti-corruption demonstrations, which led to the resignation of Rosen Zhelyazkov’s government, a member of the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria, also known as GERB, which is... Continue Reading →
Pierre Blaché, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Hungary is scheduled to hold Parliamentary Elections on April 12th. Two main political parties are running for control of the Hungarian National Assembly: Fidesz (Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s party) and Tisza (Viktor Orban’s main opposition). Tisza is projected to win the elections, and the lead over Fidesz is projected... Continue Reading →
Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, meeting with European Parliament President, Roberta Metsola in 2024Gov.pl, CC BY 3.0 PL https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/pl/deed.en, via Wikimedia Commons By Ionut Moga The Polish President, Karol Nawrocki, and the Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, are in disagreement over an EU loan. Specifically, the question is whether Poland should access funds from the... Continue Reading →
By Jacob Kehoe Over the weekend, French authorities captured two of the four robbers involved in the Louvre heist. One of the two was planning on escaping France and was apprehended at Charles De Gaulle Airport, about to board a plane bound for Algeria. Unfortunately, for the French authorities and countrymen, the jewels were not... Continue Reading →
By Jacob Kehoe After being a voice of caution for quite some time, it seems as if the German government is finally relaxing its views on the usage of frozen Russian funds. The Frozen Funds, which are equal to about 300 billion dollars, were frozen in the wake of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. For... Continue Reading →
By Jacob Kehoe Over the weekend, Central London hosted an enormous anti-immigration protest. The “Unite the Kingdom” protest was one of the largest right-wing protests in modern British history. Estimates suggest that 110,000 to 150,000people attended the rally in order to express their frustrations with the current immigration laws under the relatively new Labour government. The... Continue Reading →
By Jacob Kehoe Political flames and revolutionary memories fill the air in France as the European Union's second-largest economy is set to oust its fourth Prime Minister in just two years' time. French PM François Bayrou is scheduled to go through a vote of confidence on Monday, September 8th, in which he faces almost certain defeat. The... Continue Reading →
