The EU is preparing to help train Mozambique’s armed forces, amid wider ambitions for a stronger European military capacity. Military trainers and soldiers to protect them should be deployed well before the end of the year, EU ..
Russia has recruited allies in German chancellor Angela Merkel’s “inner circle” and in Austrian intelligence services, exiled Russian businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky has warned. But Russian philanthropist ..
Central banks often update the money they issue to include new features. The next update will be to introduce a digital version of cash. Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are the closest alternative to a wallet of cash, ..
Alliances in the Middle East come and go, often shaped and determined by regional competition and international intervention. The past few years have seen the normalization of relations between the United Arab Emirates and ..
The rocky start to the European Union’s vaccination rollout has allowed Moscow and Beijing to score political points in the Balkans and Central and Eastern Europe. As COVID-19 continues to rage throughout Europe, China and ..