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People breach barbed wires as they attempt to cross from the Moroccan northern town of Fnideq to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, on July 31, 2026. (AP Photo)

Ceuta’s border crisis is about geopolitics, not just migration

Why is a European border located on African soil? And why has the dispute about Ceuta and Spanish colonization remained unresolved for so long?
A 12-year-old unaccompanied minor who crossed into Spain on Aug. 3, 2026, is escorted by a Spanish soldier to the Spain-Morocco border as the child begs not to be sent back to Morocco. AP Photo/Bernat Armangue

After Ceuta, Europe is once again mired in migration chaos of its own making

Anti-immigration critics seized on the Ceuta migrant situation as evidence of the failure of soft policies, but in reality the bloc has become far more restrictionist in the past decade.
President Donald Trump speaks with Prime Minister Mark Carney at a working lunch with leaders of G7 and the Middle East in Evian-les-Bains, France, in June 2026. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)

Donald Trump’s ‘art of the deal’ means reneging on them. That’s why Canada cannot capitulate

Countries that sign deals with the Trump administration are quickly finding out that the stability and certainty they hoped to purchase was an illusion.
Over the next 25 years, global infrastructure investment will nearly double to address concerns over future-proofing, decarbonising and modernising existing buildings, roads and the power supplies serving the world’s communities. Photostar72/Shutterstock

How do governance frameworks operate and what can major public projects gain from them?

A group of researchers explored governance models in ten countries to see whether they help plan and deliver large-scale infrastructure works more responsibly and efficiently.
A new study indicates fewer than one in ten EU citizens think economic growth goes against sustainability and environmental protection. Miha Creative/Shutterstock

Most EU citizens support economic growth even though climate experts question its role

A new study reveals European public opinion goes against widely-held academic views on economic growth being counter-productive to environmental sustainability.
Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, Ukraine s president Volodymyr Zelensky and French president, Emmanuel Macron meeting with US special enoy Steve Witkoff at at the Elysee Palace in Paris, January 6 2026. Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

If Europe wants to ‘go it alone’ on security, countries need to learn to sing from the same songsheet

Splits are appearing in Europe’s approach to Russia’s aggression just when it needs to present a united front.
A local council worker removes red graffiti from a statue of Winston Churchill in February 2026. The former British PM, who held office between 1940-1945 then from 1951-1955, represents an indestructible role model for many British people. Brook Mitchell/AFP

Does the United Kingdom need a new Winston Churchill?

With Keir Starmer, the 5th British prime minister in ten years now sitting in an ejector seat, the nation is dreaming of a “new Churchill”, but is this the ideal role model for Britain’s current predicament?
The Global Ocean Observing System is facing funding pressures and data gaps as a result which leave the world blind. IOW M Naumann

Ocean monitoring is in trouble: without the US, it’s up to Europe and Asia to avoid losing sight of the world’s deep‑sea ecosystems

Defunding marine monitoring networks could jeopardise efforts to avoid losing track of the world’s oceans and their precious ecosystems, which drive the blue economy.

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