The Reckoning, Part 5 of 6: The Stackelberg Trap · Why Europe always follows, and how to deal with America, China and Russia · first published 13 March 2026 Following on from: Part 4: The Three-Body …

The Reckoning, Part 4 of 6: The Three-Body Problem · The search for a stable orbit · first published 10 March 2026 Following on from: Part 3: The Rape of Europa Overview # The era of American security …

The Reckoning, Part 3 of 6: The Rape of Europa · Sovereignty, security and the ethical technology opportunity · first published 22 October 2025 Following on from: Part 2: The Union Is Born The Rape of …

First published March 2025; substantially revised October 2026 to incorporate the Stanford AI Index 2026, the 2025–26 drone war, the US–China chip‑control reversals and the UN autonomous‑weapons …

Revised November 2026 Introduction # This is an unofficial companion to the European External Action Service’s third report on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference.1 The official …

edited 11 November 2026 Dedicated to Hossam Shabbat and all the Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza. “...empires rise and fall at a wave of the pointer, the blood is blotted out - And only …

The Reckoning, Part 2 of 6: The Union Is Born · What it means to be European, for the people · first published 4 March 2025 Following on from: Part 1: Europe Is On The Menu Introduction # Do you …

The Reckoning, Part 1 of 6: Europe Is On The Menu · The American guarantee ends and the carving begins · first published 22 February 2025 “I’m here today to directly and unambiguously express …