What began in late September as a localized high school walkout in the eastern suburbs of Paris has rapidly snowballed into one of the largest and most volatile youth protest movements in France in decades. Over the past three weeks, hundreds of thousands of high school pupils (lycéens), university students, teachers, and trade unionists have … Read more
On September 6, 2026, the political landscape of Germany experienced a seismic shift. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) swept the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, recording its strongest-ever result in any German state election. As initially reported by The Guardian, the result puts immense pressure on Germany’s political firewall against the far right. While … Read more
Iceland’s “No” to the EU: Sovereignty, Geopolitics, and the Digital Misinformation Battle On August 29, 2026, Icelanders headed to the polls for a highly anticipated referendum on whether to resume European Union membership negotiations. The result was a decisive blow to the EU’s enlargement hopes: as Euronews reported in the immediate aftermath, the EU offered … Read more