Hungary to halt gas deliveries to Ukraine – Orban
Ukraine will not receive any gas until it restores the flow of Russian oil via the Druzhba pipeline, the Hungarian prime minister has announced Hungary will gradually halt natural gas…
March 2026
Danish PM’s party suffers worst election result in over a century – exit polls
Migration and welfare concerns have outweighed support for Mette Frederiksen’s defiant stance toward the US over Greenland, analysts say Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s Social Democrats party has suffered its…
Volkswagen mulling Israeli arms deal – FT
Germany’s troubled industrial base is increasingly pivoting toward defense production German auto giant Volkswagen could repurpose one of its struggling plants to produce components for an Israeli arms company, the…
Every empire learns this lesson. Pakistan didn’t
Afghanistan has resisted control for centuries – and Islamabad is no exception For more than four decades, Pakistan’s approach toward Afghanistan has been guided by a simple assumption – that…
Is East Asia entering a missile age? Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan rearm
Facing pressure from China and North Korea, three US-aligned powers are rapidly expanding their capabilities along distinct strategic paths The prospect of a major conflict in East Asia is no…
Battle for Hungary: how the Russiagate blueprint has been unleashed against Orban
Western vested interests are running a familiar ploy, but this time the power players have been exposed The shadow campaign to swing the Hungarian election against Viktor Orban has escalated…
ICE airport deployment ‘test run’ for 2026 elections – ex‑Trump strategist
Placing immigration officers at ballot sites would stop illegal migrants “canceling” citizens’ votes, Steve Bannon has claimed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents helping at US airports should be treated…
Israel to occupy southern Lebanon – Defense Minister
“Hundreds of thousands” of people will be barred from returning to their homes until the Hezbollah threat is removed, Israel Katz has said The Israeli military will occupy parts of…
Prof. Schlevogt’s Compass No. 50: Game-changing offramp for the US – Trump’s shortcut to an Iran win
A great leap backwards, Trump-style, can save America. The 50th anniversary Compass column. By joining Israel’s unprovoked war on Iran, US President Donald Trump has trapped himself between Scylla and…
German military satellite plan alarms EU – Reuters
Berlin’s standalone system comes amid a broader defense build-up and deepening divisions within the bloc Germany’s push for a standalone military satellite network, independent of a parallel EU program, has…