Can Britain and France Take on America’s Role in Defending Europe Against Russian Aggression?

By Paul van Hooft* THE HAGUE, Netherlands | 28 March 2025 (IDN) — European doubts about deterrence predate the current US administration. Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and its growing reliance on nuclear coercion to ward off Nato support, brought the importance of nuclear weapons to the foreground again for the first time since the […]

Beyond ‘If It Bleeds It Leads’

By Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden | 26 March 2025 (IDN) — If it bleeds it leads! The mantra of many a newsroom. In their book, “Pax Ethnica” two great journalists, Karl Meyer and Shareen Brysac, argue that day-in and day-out ethnic conflict and tension along religious and cultural lines make for reliable, if dispiriting, headlines. […]

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