Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. South Korea’s economy contracted in the first quarter, with political turmoil hitting consumer sentiment in Asia’s fourth-largest economy while business concerns grew over President Donald Trump’s tariffs on exports to the US. South Korean GDP … Read more
Internet users in Romania are finding their social media posts and online news articles bombarded with comments promoting blatant propaganda, inciting hatred towards the EU and NATO, and support for Vladimir Putin’s Russia. That’s the finding of an investigation which has explored the rapid growth in activity of pro-Russian and pro-Putin propaganda accounts on TikTok, … Read more
Prior to the 2004 EU enlargement, there was widespread optimism about the democratic prospects of Central and Eastern Europe. James Dawson, Lise Herman and Aurelia Ananda examine how this optimism emerged from political science literature and what the real-world effects were on Central and Eastern European democracies. In 2003, Andrew Moravcsik and Milada Anna Vachudova … Read more
Emmanuel Macron, at an event for the national and European Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism, in Strasbourg, on March 11, 2025. CYRIL BITTON/DIVERGENCE FOR LE MONDE These days, every opportunity is worth taking. On Tuesday, March 11, Emmanuel Macron chose the inauguration of the future headquarters of France’s domestic intelligence agency, the General Directorate … Read more
A grand coalition between the CDU/CSU and SPD is widely expected in Germany. Yet as John Ryan argues, there are serious questions about whether the new coalition will be able to respond to the multiple challenges facing the country. Friedrich Merz may have emerged as the winner of Germany’s federal election, with the mandate to … Read more