GLOBE
Middle East Escalation, Ukraine Support And EU Defence To Dominate European Council Summit
EU leaders to discuss energy security, competitiveness and the bloc’s next long-term budget at the Brussels meeting on 19 March.
POLITICS
Trump Signals Major Strike on Iran With Explosive Post
The US president claims Iranian military capabilities have been “destroyed” as tensions in the Middle East escalate
Wider World
Iran’s New Supreme Leader Issues First Message After Appointment
Statement from Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei broadcast on state television days after he was injured in the opening strikes of the war.
Players & Power
Cantona: “If Trump Wants War, He Should Be First on the Front Line”
Former Manchester United great Eric Cantona proposes a new law for leaders sitting in big offices to be the first at the front line if they want war, arguing this would reduce armed conflict in the world..
GLOBE
Transatlantic Alliance: Separation Without Divorce
The United States remains the most powerful member of NATO, yet the alliance that once followed Washington almost instinctively now appears more cautious and politically distant. Donald Trump’s decision to launch military strikes connected to Iran has revealed a deeper shift in the transatlantic relationship. NATO has not collapsed, but the automatic alignment that once defined the alliance no longer seems guaranteed.
