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Tanzania remains a strategic lynchpin for the West

For years western governments have sought reliable partners in parts of the developing world that hold strategic importance. In doing so, they often juggle various strategic imperatives: regional stability, economic opportunity, security interests, developmental promise, and

Plea for calm in Belfast amid violent disorder

MEPs say protests such as those seen this week in Belfast “must remain peaceful and lawful”. The message, from the ECR Group in the European Parliament, comes in the wake of violent disturbances in the Northern Irish city. This follows clashes over consecutive nights between

Newsletter: The bloc’s budget gameplay

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup officially kicks off in Mexico on Thursday, the European Union is attempting to figure out it's own on-field strategy for combatting finance crunches triggered by energy shocks and shifting geopolitics.