Briefing: Iran war: Trump says US campaign 'nearing completion'
Strategic angle: Donald Trump stated that US forces would bring Iran 'back to the Stone Ages' while addressing the nation on the ongoing conflict.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Elections
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Briefing: Hungarian opposition Tisza party cements lead ahead of April elections, polls show
Strategic angle: Set of polls indicate that Péter Magyar’s Tisza Party is ahead of Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz by 19–23 points among likely voters.
Editorial Staff Apr 1
Trump signs executive order limiting mail-in voting ahead of 2026 U.S. elections
Trump has put pressure on Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, a measure that would require photo identification and proof of U.S. citizenship to vote.
Editorial Staff Mar 31
Briefing: France's political parties face uncertainty ahead of presidential race
Strategic angle: With local elections concluded, parties are grappling with candidate selection for the upcoming 2027 presidential election.
Editorial Staff Mar 31
Briefing: Nigerian president's rivals get major boost as political heavyweight joins fold
Strategic angle: Rabiu Kwankwaso joins the ADC, a coalition poised to take on President Tinubu in the 2027 elections.
Editorial Staff Mar 30
Briefing: New Paris mayor vows to tackle systemic abuse in after-school programmes
Strategic angle: Emmanuel Grégoire, the newly elected mayor of Paris, pledges to address child abuse issues in after-school programs, a key concern during the recent municipal elections.
Editorial Staff Mar 30
Briefing: Mrs la maire - Maureen Searle becomes the first foreign-born woman to run a French town
Strategic angle: In a historic election, Maureen Searle, a British-born woman, has made history by becoming the mayor of a French town.
Editorial Staff Mar 29
Briefing: Tens of thousands march against far right in London ahead of local elections
Strategic angle: Protesters demonstrate in central London to oppose the rise of far-right movements ahead of crucial elections.
Editorial Staff Mar 28
Briefing: What Taiwan's imprisonment of opposition figure Ko Wen-je means for its political landscape
Strategic angle: Taiwanese opposition figure Ko Wen-je was sentenced to 17 years in prison, impacting the 2028 presidential election and the centrist political landscape.
Editorial Staff Mar 28
Briefing: ‘We can have a better digital world’: Global campaign targets ‘enshitification’ of social media
Strategic angle: A platform becomes ‘enshitified’ when it introduces paid features or subscriptions that makes a user’s experience worse than it used to be.
Editorial Staff Mar 28
Briefing: Prediction market bets on sports, election, war would be verboten under new legislation
Strategic angle: Lawmakers have introduced a flurry of measures to rein-in prediction markets in recent weeks, as the platforms have come under increased scrutiny.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: Vote transfers between France's right and far right are increasingly common
Strategic angle: Voters in recent municipal elections have shown a trend of alternating support between the far right and mainstream right to counter leftist candidates.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: Hungarian election: Will Europe's far-right help Orban win?
Strategic angle: Leading European populists are throwing their weight behind Viktor Orban's reelection campaign. But the Hungarian prime minister lags behind the opposition due to talk of corruption, scandal and his Russian ties.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: 'In Paris, the ideal of urban transformation clearly resonated with voters'
Strategic angle: Emmanuel Grégoire, the Socialist mayor-elect, faces challenges in addressing the concerns of Parisians amid rising living costs.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Denmark’s PM Frederiksen suffers election setback after standing up to Trump over Greenland
Strategic angle: Frederiksen had sought to capitalize on popular support after standing up to Trump's push to annex Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Denmark's Frederiksen weakened by election setback, coalition talks loom
Strategic angle: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen faced a sharp electoral setback as her Social Democrats slid toward their worst result in over a century.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Trump casts Florida mail ballot as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting option
Strategic angle: Trump's actions raise questions about the future of mail-in voting in the U.S.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: The Status of Abortion-related State Ballot Initiatives Since Dobbs
Strategic angle: Since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, voters in 17 states have weighed in on ballot measures regarding abortion.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: French municipal vote: What do results mean for 2027 ballot?
Strategic angle: France's far-right National Rally did not do as well as it hoped in recent local elections. But, experts say, mainstream parties can't afford to relax ahead of the 2027 presidential elections.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: Impersonating Euronews: Pro-Kremlin disinformation network takes aim at Hungary's elections
Strategic angle: A network linked to pro-Kremlin actors is impersonating major media outlets to spread false claims about Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar ahead of parliamentary elections.
Editorial Staff Mar 24