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Drifting Diplomacy in Brussels: Kallas Marginalised, von der Leyen in Control?
In Brussels, European foreign policy is drifting between a leadership vacuum and an increasing concentration of power. Behind institutional appearances, a silent struggle is reshaping who speaks — and decides — on behalf of Europe, with one clear outcome: the growing irrelevance of the EU as a credible diplomatic actor.
Kindergarten Diplomacy in Central Europe: Polish President Visits Budapest
Polish President Karol Nawrocki’s visit to Budapest to celebrate Polish-Hungarian Friendship Day turned into a diplomatic embarrassment.
The Souda Bay Mirage: Why the State Department's 2026 Fact Sheets Don't Match the Situation in the Mediterranean
The official March 2026 briefings from the U.S. State Department paint a picture of Crete as an immovable “Pillar of Stability” — a secure NATO fortress anchoring a peaceful energy transition in the Eastern Mediterranean. But on the ground in Chania and across the Aegean “spine,” that narrative is beginning to fray under the weight of a far more volatile reality.
