Schools take sharply different approaches to AI as debate over classroom use intensifies
Schools take sharply different approaches to AI as debate over classroom use intensifies
By Editor on September 29, 2026
From outright bans in New York and Los Angeles to Estonia’s effort to integrate AI into teaching, education systems around the world are taking increasingly...
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Putin is testing NATO on Norway’s remote Arctic islands
Putin is testing NATO on Norway’s remote Arctic islands
By Editor on September 29, 2026
Russia’s growing hybrid activity around Svalbard is raising concerns in Norway and among NATO allies that Moscow could use the strategically located Arctic archipelago to...
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UK government faces growing pressure over £330m Palantir NHS contract
UK government faces growing pressure over £330m Palantir NHS contract
By Editor on September 29, 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is under mounting pressure from Labour MPs and campaigners to reconsider Palantir’s £330 million contract with the NHS, putting the new...
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Unabomber’s warnings about AI are back in the spotlight
Unabomber’s warnings about AI are back in the spotlight
By Editor on September 28, 2026
Theodore Kaczynski, the mathematician who became known as Unabomber, warned in a 1995 manifesto that technological advances could reshape society so deeply that people might...
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Swiss voters reject bid to tighten country’s neutrality rules
Swiss voters reject bid to tighten country’s neutrality rules
By Editor on September 28, 2026
Swiss voters have rejected a proposal that would have imposed stricter constitutional limits on the country’s neutrality policy, including tighter restrictions on military alliances, cooperation...
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ASML chief: ‘There is only one company making those machines’
ASML chief: ‘There is only one company making those machines’
By Editor on September 29, 2026
ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet says the Dutch chip equipment maker’s dominance in advanced lithography is the result of decades of technological development and close cooperation...
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Europe’s industrial sector is under pressure, but the decline is far from universal
Europe’s industrial sector is under pressure, but the decline is far from universal
By Editor on September 29, 2026
Europe’s manufacturers are facing a difficult combination of high energy costs, intensifying Chinese competition and weaker investment, but the damage remains concentrated in certain industries...
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Healey to pledge ‘new age of industrialisation’ for UK
Healey to pledge ‘new age of industrialisation’ for UK
By Editor on September 29, 2026
UK Chancellor John Healey is set to pledge a “new age of industrialisation” for Britain, with plans to strengthen advanced manufacturing and revive the country’s...
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The rise of the almost-premium credit card
The rise of the almost-premium credit card
By Editor on September 29, 2026
Higher annual fees on top-tier cards are reshaping the market, creating a new category aimed at consumers who want premium perks without paying the highest...
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Yanis Varoufakis: The centre-left is losing its way — and helping the Right
Yanis Varoufakis: The centre-left is losing its way — and helping the Right
By Editor on September 28, 2026
Yanis Varoufakis argues that Europe’s centre-left has become so compromised by its pursuit of power and willingness to accommodate financial and political elites that it...
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Posts tagged as “Svalbard”

Putin is testing NATO on Norway’s remote Arctic islands

Putin is testing NATO on Norway’s remote Arctic islands

By Editor on September 29, 2026

Russia’s growing hybrid activity around Svalbard is raising concerns in Norway and among NATO allies that Moscow could use the strategically located Arctic archipelago to…

“For me, writing is about craft”
“For me, writing is about craft”
By Fritz Mag on August 16, 2026
Berlin-based writer and poet Nina Hanz spoke with us about her life, work, and what it means to be a reader. Nina is originally from the...
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“I’m an in-between person, and I see this as a huge privilege”
“I’m an in-between person, and I see this as a huge privilege”
By Fritz Mag on August 14, 2026
We spoke with Nina Ellis, Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the American University in Cairo, about her academic career, her work, and...
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Andy Burnham’s Labour enters a new era of opportunity and tension
Andy Burnham’s Labour enters a new era of opportunity and tension
By Sophia Mulholland on September 29, 2026
Andy Burnham’s first Labour conference as prime minister has given his party something it has struggled to find in recent years: a renewed sense of...
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Bond market turmoil is reshaping the outlook for the dollar, gold and global rates
Bond market turmoil is reshaping the outlook for the dollar, gold and global rates
By Padraic Mallahan on September 26, 2026
A surge in government bond yields, higher oil prices and shifting expectations for central banks are forcing investors to reassess the outlook for currencies and...
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Russia’s grey-zone campaign is testing Europe’s security architecture
Russia’s grey-zone campaign is testing Europe’s security architecture
By Andy Osborn on September 24, 2026
A growing number of drone incursions, sabotage incidents and other suspected Russian operations across Europe are raising questions about NATO’s response threshold and the continent’s...
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Manchesterism: How a post-industrial city became a model for Britain
Manchesterism: How a post-industrial city became a model for Britain
By Sophia Mulholland on September 23, 2026
Manchester has spent much of the past half-century trying to answer a difficult question: what happens to a city when the industrial economy that created...
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Russia’s election result comes amid growing fears over Moscow’s next move
Russia’s election result comes amid growing fears over Moscow’s next move
By Andy Osborn on September 22, 2026
Russia’s parliamentary election has produced few surprises, with President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party on course to retain its constitutional majority in the State Duma....
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