Economy
Financial Freedom: A Fallacy to Flee from Modernity’s Constraints
The core discipline of sociology emerged through its engagement with the social problems that surfaced in modernity. Not because prior social formations were closer to some ideal, but because human beings began to perceive themselves as subjects separated from their environment. This separation gave rise to ideals such as humanism and individualism, and enabled people...
EU China Trade: October Deadline and Retaliation Risk
The European Union has set an October 2026 deadline for China to make tangible concessions on bilateral trade imbalances, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warning that the EU will retaliate if Beijing fails to meet the terms. The warning, issued in early July 2026, marks a significant hardening of the EU’s position...
The Cultural Revolution in China, 1966–1976
The cultural revolution was a political movement in the People’s Republic of China that lasted, by the official reckoning later adopted by the Chinese state, from 1966 until 1976. Its full name in the documents of the period was the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. Launched by Mao Zedong, then Chairman of the Communist Party of...
EU Russia Sanctions: 21st Package Proposed
The European Union has proposed its 21st package of EU Russia sanctions, putting forward more than 170 new designations in what EU foreign policy officials have described as the bloc’s largest set of sanctions listings in over two years. The package targets Russia’s military-industrial complex, energy sector, financial services, drone production and individuals categorised as...
EU Commission Agrees to Unlock $19B in EU Funds for Hungary
The European Commission has agreed to unlock more than $19 billion in EU funds for Hungary, a decision that arrives as the state’s newly formed government confronts one of the most acute fiscal inheritances in the nation’s recent history. Hungary’s budget deficit is projected at 6,2 per cent of gross domestic product, a figure attributed...
Barakah Nuclear Plant Drone Strike Sparks Fire
A drone strike on 17 May 2026 sparked a fire on the perimeter of the Barakah nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates (hereinafter: UAE), prompting the UAE government to blame Iran or one of its proxies for what it described as a ‘dangerous escalation’. Nuclear regulators confirmed that radiation levels remained normal, no...
