Undoing what Orbán built will take something more than careful campaigning.

Just like the country’s volcanoes, Icelandic politics is about to explode with a divisive referendum on EU membership.

Countries may reject judicial oversight of climate policy, but the courts rule otherwise.

After 16 years of Orbán’s illiberal experiment, the Magyar moment has come.

The European Union will have to play hardball if Viktor Orbán is re-elected.

Voters head to the ballot box this week in a pivotal election as the country mulls growing distrust in Donald Trump.

Assessing a world of shifting alliances and nervous great powers.

Why is Australia let off the hook when it presents a bigger target than Europe?

Exports will continue to be the linchpin of Chinese prosperity. This is not good for the global economy.

Danish King Frederik’s upcoming trip to Greenland will send dual messages: a morale boost to locals and a show of unity aimed squarely at the White House.

The Greenland dispute threatens to revive a question NATO prefers to avoid.

War and democratic backsliding are threatening core EU tenets, with a fight for its future on the cards.

Denmark has been a steadfast US ally. That this appears to count for so little in Washington should give Australia pause.

The liberal international settlement is crumbling, but social democrats haven’t found an answer for what comes next.

Officials from the US, Denmark and Greenland are expected to hold talks on Monday and Tuesday – the first since the President mused about taking the territory by force.

Small states aren’t destined to remain passive targets when faced with sophisticated influence operations.

Türkiye shows that availability is becoming a form of influence for middle powers in the Western Balkans.

Behind the glossy digital image lies deeper concerns about governance, corruption, and how political performance shapes policy.

Russia’s threats spurred plans for continental air defence, but squabbles over control and capability threaten the project.

Deliberately defenceless, this Finnish territory at the heart of the Baltic Sea is still threatened.

More than geography, the coordinates of a state are borne of ideology, history and power perceptions.

Commercial disputes with China can escalate quickly – and apparently stable ties can be quickly upended.

When a simple daily drive becomes an exercise in navigating geopolitical rivalry.

EU trade with Southeast Asia has been undercooked, but a recent agreement augurs well for others in the pipeline.

Countries withdrawing from the ban treaty shows how Russian hostility is forcing choices that undermine global norms.

Non-nuclear states could provide the much needed ballast to the risk of conventional confrontations and miscalculations.

Vladimir Putin has his eyes on a tiny landlocked country that could prove critical in his campaign against Ukraine.

Copenhagen and Oslo drone sightings, Russian airspace violations and European airport cyber attacks will loom large over a meeting of EU leaders in the Danish capital next week.

Washington’s posture could challenge European interests and planning.

The country’s experience surviving Soviet pressure is not the only reason Alexander Stubb has taken an outsized role.

Economic dependence on Denmark and Trump’s military ambitions leave Greenlanders caught between colonial past and uncertain future.

The 1995 massacre galvanised legal accountability mechanisms that remain vital as multilateral institutions face new challenges.

With influence its main power, the Holy See is seeking to exert a more global reach.

The systemic struggle between authoritarianism and accountable democracy doesn't distinguish between hemispheres.

An increasingly unreliable America means states must make their own way.

The pros outweigh the cons of Canberra joining Brussels for shared prosperity, security and accountable democracy.

From kurtas to the three-piece suit, what world leaders wear speaks volumes.

Nicuşor Dan’s decisive win over a nationalist challenger could mark a broader European trend away from extremist gains.

Already facing a fractious international education environment, Canberra must avoid creating an isolationist police state.

Tokyo wants to learn more about Russia’s tactics in preparation of potential conflicts with China, while NATO eyes Japan’s defence industry.

An inaugural EU-Central Asia summit last week marked a step-up in geopolitical competition.

Traditionally staunch US allies worry at a transatlantic break-down with Ukraine a further casualty.

The United States could have a lot to lose in addition to the diplomatic fallout.

It’s not clear that Beijing has much to give when it comes to resolving the most vexed issues in Sino-European relations.

An intangible mix of competency, honesty and commitment is the glue that holds politics, economies and societies together.

Democracy, peace and cooperation don’t happen by accident. Will the EU continue to defy Europe’s violent history?

Faced with the collapse of the treasured old Atlanticist certainties, Merz’s priority will be to create unity in Europe.

With an election on the horizon, the grim situation at home has transmuted foreign policy issues into domestic ones.

Lamenting American domestic politics is less productive than addressing the structural forces driving global instability.

A fresh leader has remade the opposition and hopes to galvanise local discontent.