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Newcastle United’s takeover in October 2021 by a consortium that would give Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), an 80% stake in the club brought renewed attention to the role of Gulf money in European…

Northern Ireland was largely ignored by Boris Johnson’s government when it pursued its Brexit deal. That neglect continues now. One of the worst mistakes was sacking Julian Smith on 13 February 2020, a strong Secretary of State for Northern…

One of the most strategic developments of the last decade: AUKUS, the submarine deal between Australia, the UK and the US. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaHmh09p1ug

La Francia ha reagito malissimo, ed è comprensibile, all’annuncio del patto militare e tecnologico fra Stati Uniti, Australia e Regno Unito (AUKUS): non era stata informata e si è sentita tradita da Washington; ha perso una commessa…

Strategic implications for Europeans? European leaders have little right to complain about American actions given the weakness of the European effort in Afghanistan over the past twenty years. Most Europeans were only present in…