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Interview: Christopher Luxon says debate over New Zealand’s founding document is over
New Zealand’s prime minister tells us how he’s rebalancing the country’s economy, dealing with the Trump administration and moving on from the controversy over the Treaty of Waitangi

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Mark Carney’s Liberals seal dramatic comeback in Canada – the time to lead starts now
Defining yourself in opposition to Donald Trump has only so much rope – as Canada’s newly elected prime minister Mark Carney is about to find out (writes Tomos Lewis). Carney’s election campaign was dominated…

Interview: The CEO of Italy’s largest defence company on global instability and European attempts to bolster arms production
Roberto Cingolani on the rise of Leonardo and the changing face of security.

Can Poland’s cyber umbrella stop digital election meddling?
Election interference is part of modern political reality but Poland is taking a proactive approach that could help others weather such storms

Amsterdam’s rebel mayor on sex, drugs and tourists
Femke Halsema, the Dutch capital’s first female mayor, doesn’t shy away from radical yet rational policymaking. Here she tells us how she aims to take drug distribution out of criminal hands and cut overtourism.

Why Germany’s far-right electoral bounce is just an affirmation of an ancient divide
Don’t panic, says James Hawes. The truth is, the electorate in eastern Germany has chosen authoritarian parties ever since it got the vote.

On the defensive: Europe must co-ordinate its defence procurement to avoid past mistakes
European defence stocks are booming. In the first quarters of 2025, indices such as the Stoxx 600 added more than $100bn (€92bn) in market value. This is down to the start of a massive…

Inside the fighter-jet school where virtual technology is your wingman
How augmented reality is helping to prepare a new generation of pilots for aerial combat.

