Elections Specials: Frangar, non flectar
In this week’s special supplement, we are offering a take on the results of the Round 1 of the Turkish election. Enjoy the read and stay tuned for more following 28 May! Frangar, non flectar The day before the election, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was given up for dead, according to national polls. Ultimately, […]
B&K Newsletter: Game of Thrones
From Wagner’s whine to different coronations to unwelcome friends – This is what the continent has been talking about this week. In today’s special supplement on the Turkish election, we analyse EU reactions to any possible scenario. Troubles in Butcherland Last week, Evgenij Prigozhin (for his flunkies, Evgenij the Butcher), Kremlin-linked businessman and owner of […]
B&K Newsletter: War economy ASAP
From an all-British faded memory to an Italian political drama to Breton’s literal artillery – this is what the continent has been talking about this week. In today’s special supplement on the Turkish election, we try to figure out what happens in the presidency handover. Spoiler? No one knows. Brexit means no Brexit The great […]
B&K Newsletter: Arab winter is coming
From gloomy forebodings in Tunisia to a – literally – toxic relationship to secret police offices – This is what the continent has been talking about this week. In today’s special supplement on the Turkish election, we get acquainted with the “Turkish Gandhi”, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Erdoğan’s contender in the next general election of the country. […]
B&K Newsletter: The Franco-German engine in offline mode
From the violent scenes in Sudan to a diplomatic divorce to the FBI leaks – This is what the continent has been talking about this week. Additionally, B&K Agency and your favourite storyteller are pleased to accompany you all along the Turkish election on 14th May with a special supplement dedicated to this pivotal moment […]
B&K Newsletter: Triggering show
From Macron’s remarks on US-China-EU relations, to Chinese military drills over Taiwan, to unrest in Israel – this is what the continent has been talking about this week. Manu “unfollows” Joe In this tweeting world, as it was magnificently described by T.S. Eliot, French President Emmanuel Macron gave an interview raising significant questions about the […]
B&K Newsletter: Across the Finnish line
From Donald Trump’s incrimination to the weekend’s elections marathon to a new face in the NATO family and the European tour to China – This is what the Continent has been talking about this week. Donald Trumped It’s official: former U.S. President – and wanna-be again – Donald Trump was charged (and pleaded not guilty) […]
B&K Newsletter: Kings’ troubles
From Scotland’s new First Minister, to EU-China security saga, to unrest in Jerusalem – this is what Europe has been talking about this week. Kings’ troubles On Monday, Humza Yousaf was narrowly elected the new Scottish National Party leader and, therefore, he is poised to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as Prime Minister of Scotland. King Humza is officially the youngest leader in the […]
B&K Newsletter: The “peacemaker” with weapons
From Macron switching to survival mode to the Xi/Vlad bromance to BoJo’s fireworks – this is what the continent has been talking about this week. Le roi est nu The French government survived Monday’s no-confidence votes in the parliament, triggered after President Emmanuel Macron pushed through a deeply unpopular pensions overhaul. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne’s […]
B&K Newsletter: ‘Til I collapse
From Putin’s (dirty) hands-on Eastern Europe to Biden’s intermittent wake to the 2008 revival – this is what the continent has been talking about this week. Putin’s hybrid war Russian President’s longa manus over Europe does not come only from his war against Ukraine. We are now used to witnessing Putin’s efforts to destabilise Europe […]