The race for dominance in certain technologies sits at the core of the ever-intensifying competition for strategic advantage, and Australia is part of this dynamic. It will have to remain competitive and avoid…
Category: 3. Europe
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Europe’s Quantum Leap Challenges US Dominance
Quantum computing isn’t just faster; it promises a paradigm shift, turbocharging artificial intelligence, upending encryption, and transforming entire industries from drug discovery to logistics, even reshaping defense. While classical…
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Jannik Sinner is a son of lost Europe
The clue is in his appearance. The sandy-haired, blue-eyed, 6ft 2in star Jannik Sinner is the world’s No. 1 tennis champion and has just clinched his – and Italy’s – first win in the world-famous Wimbledon tournament. Sinner, the new…
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Heatwaves in Europe: Which countries face the biggest GDP and labour productivity losses?
Rising heat is already affecting Europe’s economy, and researchers warn the losses in GDP and productivity will worsen in the decades ahead.
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Europe’s quiet power blocs: The new relevance of Visegrád and the Baltic Triangle
Angelo Valerio Toma is a geopolitical analyst focusing on digital sovereignty, infrastructure politics, and emerging technologies.
As war, migration, and geopolitical fragmentation test the European Union’s unity, the centre of gravity is…
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‘No one’s forcing you to stay’: Indian techie in Sweden shares dark side of European expat life, faces online backlash
A video shared by Dev Vijay Vargiya, an Indian software developer living in Sweden, has sparked controversy online after he spoke about the less glamorous side of life in Europe.
In the now-viral Instagram post, which has garnered…
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Trump promises Ukraine aid on Europe’s dime, with heavy penalties for Russia
President Donald Trump today announced a new plan to increase sales of U.S. weapons to Europe in order to help support Ukraine, and promised aggressive new tariffs—perhaps as high as 100%—aimed at Russia’s trading partners should it fail…
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Spahn sagt leise sorry – POLITICO
Die geplatzte Richterwahl bleibt politisch explosiv: Zwischen Rückzugsforderungen und Verteidigungslinien ringt die Koalition um Haltung – und um Mehrheiten. Eine angekündigte schriftliche Erklärung der Kandidatin, Jens Spahns ungewohnt selbstkritische Mail und eine…
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Works begin in Ireland to exhume remains of hundreds of babies found at unwed mothers’ home
‘Mother-and-baby homes’ were institutions in Ireland where unmarried pregnant women and their children were housed. They were characterised by harsh conditions, high mortality rates and a lack of support for mothers and children.
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How Europe can modernize to meet an energy-intensive future
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