President Trump has backed off his threats toward Denmark's territorial sovereignty, but he and aides have continued to irritate much of Europe.
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
Europe’s spies are learning to trust each other — thanks to Trump
Doubts over transatlantic intelligence-sharing is bringing European intelligence agencies closer together.
Europe 2031 — What getting AI wrong means for us
A five-year scenario about AI and Europe's impending slide into irrelevance, with a 2034 epilogue that describes how the collapse of the European model could have been prevented.
‘The best we can hope for’: Rubio’s Munich unity appeal fails to woo Europe
US secretary of state sought to mollify but underlying message reinforced US administration’s talking points
How to fight hate: New Humanist’s Autumn 2026 issue is out now
With race riots on the rise and the populist right gaining traction, we ask how the UK can push back
Mit dem Krieg gegen den Terror hat der Westen das Völkerrecht ausgehebelt
Der 11. September lieferte den USA den Vorwand, geopolitische Interessen unter dem Deckmantel der Terrorabwehr zu verfolgen. Der »War on Terror« führte zu einer gefährlichen Erosion des Völkerrechts, die unsere Welt heute prägt.
Belgian defense minister to Merz: ‘Keep your mouth shut’ on nukes
Belgium’s Theo Francken urges leaders to be more tight-lipped as talks intensify about European atomic deterrence.
Belgian defense minister to Merz: ‘Keep your mouth shut’ on nukes
Belgium’s Theo Francken urges leaders to be more tight-lipped as talks intensify about European atomic deterrence.
Hvad viser USA’s fødselsvideo?
Den amerikanske revolution er et forrygende sammenstød mellem store idealer og mageløst hykleri. I anledning af USA’s 250-års fødselsdag genfortæller vi historien
eurosky
Eurosky exists because Europe needs technological sovereignty and democratic resilience in its digital infrastructure.
Voting with Their Feet: Democratic Backsliding and Market-Minded Migration - Evidence from Israel and Europe
Using a comparative framework, the study examines how variations in political regimes across Israel and Europe shape patterns of international migration. In both contexts, episodes of democratic backsliding serve as quasi-exogenous shocks that reveal the causal link between institutional erosion and outward mobility. In Israel, the origin of democratic backsliding lies in a corruption shock—the criminal indictment of the prime minister—which escalated into an executive–judicial shock as the government launched an anti-democratic judicial overhaul. This confrontation between the executive and judiciary provides a natural experiment for identifying how institutional breakdowns shape migration decisions. In Europe, the origin of democratic backsliding stems from a “Syrian shock”—a massive refugee inflow that strained administrative capacity, polarized politics, and weakened liberal institutions. The resulting governance erosion triggered emigration responses structurally like those observed in Israel. Using a difference-in-differences (DiD) estimation, the study identifies causal effects of democratic erosion on migration flows. Across both settings, out-migration emerges as a market-minded response to illiberal regime change—a behavioral signal of sensitivity to policies that features nationalizing industries, restrict free speech, and undermine the rule of law. Together, the Israeli and European experiences demonstrate that illiberal governance functions as a systemic push factor for emigration, beyond standard economic explanations.
Pluralistic: How Canada can help Americans and defeat America (23 Aug 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
As Canada is learning (the hard way), the "art" of all of Trump's deals can be summed up in a single word: "renege":
Dangerous Technology For Americans Only
AI nationalism, safety and European weakness.
The Return of the Cutting-Off Way
Structural changes are driving us towards a more chaotic world, defined by "neither peace nor war, but conflict."
