Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

  The European Council summit of March 19-20 was overshadowed by the Iranian crisis in the Strait of Hormuz and Hungary blocking a 90 billion-euro loan to Ukraine. But crucially, European leaders also chose to move forward with the Savings and Investment Union. The initiative provides high-level political backing for tapping into an estimated 10 […]

  The United States and Israel have struck the regime in Tehran, eliminating the supreme leader and several key figures responsible for oppressing Iran. For more than 45 years, the Iranian people have suffered under a brutal authoritarian and terrorist system. These strikes are necessary and justified. They represent an opportunity. The Middle East has long been plagued […]

  Germany’s third-largest state, Baden-Wurttemberg, held its election on March 8, 2026. Baden-Wurttemberg is the only German state where the Greens have been the leading party for the past 15 years, under their popular prime minister, Winfried Kretschmann. Although Mr. Kretschmann – who did not seek reelection – was known for disciplined pragmatism rather than […]

  The launch of the United States’ Operation Epic Fury is a logical and pragmatic consequence of Middle Eastern and geopolitical developments of the last 40 years. Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which overthrew Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the hardline Islamist regime in Tehran has pursued a campaign to eliminate Israel and fight the U.S. […]

  Europe is entering the fifth year of the war in Ukraine. Both sides are exhausted yet determined to continue. Russia retains greater resources, but Ukrainian defensive lines are holding. Negotiations occur intermittently, although neither side appears ready to conclude them. Russia benefits from Chinese backing, and U.S. support for Ukraine remains lukewarm. Europe lacks […]