At this critical moment in the Middle East, de-escalation must be a priority. Any actions that harm civilians must stop. Humanitarian operations must proceed safely & without obstruction. Navigational rights & freedoms must be fully restored & respected The only path forward #MiddleEast #HumanitarianAid #DeEscalation #None
The European Union is trying to reduce resource dependence. A Critical Raw Materials Act has even been created, a document indicating which resources we should focus on to reduce dependence. It concerns as many as 34 resources. According to specialists, of the 34 critical resources, only some... (translated)
AFRICA DAILY REPORT — 16 SEPTEMBER 2026 Coverage: key developments reported during the previous 24 hours 1. DR CONGO — Ebola outbreak remains severe despite signs of progress Importance: 10/10 — Critical The UN says there are encouraging signs in the fight against the Ebola outbreak, but it is still too early to declare that the epidemic has peaked. More than 7,200 confirmed cases and 3,510 deaths have been recorded across seven provinces. Daily infections have declined from around 120 at the mid-August peak to roughly 80, but North Kivu remains particularly alarming, with 555 new cases reported there in the past 21 days. Source: Reuters, 15 Sep 2026 https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/un-says-ebola-epidemic-still-huge-growing-2026-09-15/ 2. DR CONGO — Protests and clashes over proposed constitutional changes Importance: 9/10 — Very High Police used tear gas and warning shots as opposition protests spread across Kinshasa and other cities against proposed constitutional changes. Opponents fear the changes could open the way for President Félix Tshisekedi to seek a third term. The political confrontation adds another layer of instability while the country simultaneously faces the Ebola epidemic and conflict in the east. Source: Associated Press, 15 Sep 2026 https://apnews.com/article/722684d7da7ffe1d49c44dd03db82904 3. SOUTH AFRICA / UNITED STATES — Washington imposes new visa restrictions Importance: 9/10 — Very High U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a new visa-restriction policy targeting certain foreign nationals from South Africa. Washington says the measures concern people linked to uncompensated land seizures, racial discrimination or violence against ethnic minorities. The move marks another deterioration in U.S.–South African relations following disputes over land reform, racial policy and Pretoria's foreign policy. Source: Reuters, 15 Sep 2026 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/us-announces-visa-curbs-some-foreign-nationals-south-africa-2026-09-15/ 4. EGYPT / RED SEA — Sisi and Saudi crown prince focus on security of strategic shipping routes Importance: 9/10 — Very High Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stressed the need to protect freedom and security of navigation through the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb. The talks come amid escalating Houthi military activity and growing threats to one of the world's most important maritime corridors. Egypt has a particularly strong economic interest because disruption of Red Sea traffic directly affects Suez Canal revenues. Source: Reuters, 15 Sep 2026 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/egypts-sisi-saudi-crown-prince-stress-need-security-red-sea-navigation-2026-09-15/ 5. DJIBOUTI — Yemen conflict drives growing refugee pressure across the Red Sea Importance: 8/10 — High Escalating fighting in Yemen is pushing more civilians toward Djibouti. More than 2,000 Yemenis are already there, while nearly 94,000 people have been displaced inside Yemen. A fuel shortage is temporarily slowing sea crossings, but the International Organization for Migration expects more people to attempt the journey once fuel becomes available. Djibouti's capacity to absorb additional arrivals could come under increasing pressure. Source: Associated Press, 15 Sep 2026 https://apnews.com/article/djibouti-yemen-red-sea-houthis-0382bf63a25d98e87477bf7f13b9577a 6. SOUTH AFRICA — Seven women's deaths trigger major investigation and national concern Importance: 8/10 — High South African police are investigating the deaths of seven women whose bodies have been discovered over the past two months in and around Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg. Authorities have not yet established whether the killings are linked to a single perpetrator. President Cyril Ramaphosa has promised a thorough investigation. The case is intensifying public concern over South Africa's exceptionally high levels of violent crime and gender-based violence. Source: Reuters, 15 Sep 2026 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-african-police-probe-killings-seven-women-ramaphosa-vows-action-2026-09-15/ 7. NIGERIA — Industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory dismantled Importance: 7/10 — High Nigeria's anti-drug agency dismantled an industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory in Ebonyi State and arrested a Mexican national while he was attempting to leave the country. Authorities say the operation followed a months-long investigation into a wider criminal network. The case is significant because West and Central Africa are increasingly being used not only as drug-transit corridors but also as production hubs for synthetic narcotics. Source: Associated Press, 15 Sep 2026 https://apnews.com/article/d5ba984a98c27fba6c9694b12b9acfd8 8. SOUTH AFRICA — Rand weakens as oil-price surge increases inflation pressure Importance: 7/10 — High The South African rand weakened against the U.S. dollar as high global energy prices, a stronger dollar and weaker precious-metals prices increased concerns about inflation and South Africa's import bill. As a major oil importer, South Africa is particularly exposed to the current energy shock, which could feed through into fuel prices, transport costs and monetary-policy decisions. Source: Reuters, 15 Sep 2026 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-african-rand-slides-oil-price-surge-pressures-emerging-market-currencies-2026-09-15/ 9. KENYA — Nairobi awarded 2029 World Athletics Championships in historic African first Importance: 6/10 — Significant Nairobi will host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, making Kenya the first African country to stage the event. The championships will take place at Kasarani Stadium. Beyond the sporting significance, the decision represents a major international-profile opportunity for Kenya and is likely to accelerate investment in stadium, transport and visitor infrastructure. Source: Reuters, 15 Sep 2026 https://www.reuters.com/sports/nairobi-host-2029-world-athletics-championships-african-first-2026-09-15/ 10. ESWATINI / UNITED STATES — Two U.S. government personnel accidentally shot by Eswatini soldiers Importance: 6/10 — Significant Eswatini's government confirmed that soldiers accidentally shot two U.S. government personnel during an anti-smuggling operation in the country's northeast. The Americans sustained minor injuries. Both governments are investigating the incident, which Eswatini's military acknowledged has a diplomatic dimension. Source: Associated Press, 15 Sep 2026 https://apnews.com/article/284210c69a3c67fdb491c77093977803 #Africa #AfricaNews #TopNewsOfAfrica #SouthAfrica #UnitedStates #USSouthAfrica #Diplomacy #VisaRestrictions #ForeignPolicy #Geopolitics #Rand #SouthAfricanRand #AfricanMarkets #EmergingMarkets #OilPrices #EnergyShock #Inflation #Economy #RedSea #Egypt #SaudiArabia #BabElMandeb #MaritimeSecurity #ShippingSecurity #SuezCanal #GlobalTrade #HornOfAfrica #Security #AfricaToday #wrldorg
Public debate increasingly judges the speaker before testing the claim. Labels replace evidence. Motive replaces argument. Reaction replaces refutation. My new piece asks a simple question: when did we stop arguing about what is true? https://t.co/4vHuMCP7Ct https://t.co/Sx5lFgJ396 #PublicDebate #Truth #CriticalThinking #Nospecificcountrycodesarepresentinthetweet.
AFRICA DAILY REPORT — 15 SEPTEMBER 2026 Coverage: key developments identified in the latest 24-hour news cycle 1. SUDAN — WFP funding collapse threatens food aid Importance: 10/10 — CRITICAL The World Food Programme says its Sudan budget has fallen to roughly $206 million this year from $645 million last year, while nearly 20 million people face hunger. WFP says it needs almost $300 million more to sustain current operations. Funding constraints have forced the agency to concentrate assistance on about five million of the most vulnerable people, with roughly four million currently receiving partial rations. The funding shock risks deepening what is already one of the world's largest humanitarian emergencies. Source: Reuters, 14 Sep 2026 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/world-food-programme-funding-sudan-plummets-more-go-hungry-head-says-2026-09-14/ 2. RED SEA / HORN OF AFRICA — Houthi advances increase pressure around Bab el-Mandeb Importance: 9.5/10 — CRITICAL Fighting in Yemen is intensifying along the Red Sea coast, with Houthi territorial gains creating additional risk around the Bab el-Mandeb shipping corridor. More than 82,000 people have reportedly been displaced since early September, and over 2,000 have crossed to Djibouti. For Africa, the significance extends beyond the humanitarian impact: disruption around Bab el-Mandeb threatens trade, fuel costs and shipping links serving East Africa, the Horn and the Suez route. Sources: Reuters/AP, 14 Sep 2026 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemens-displaced-long-loved-ones-stability-houthis-advance-2026-09-14/ https://apnews.com/article/90dc86201ef51410ebcdd913837d741d 3. GLOBAL ENERGY / AFRICA — Saudi pipeline damage raises oil-price risk for African importers Importance: 9/10 — VERY HIGH Saudi Arabia's strategically important East-West oil pipeline is expected to remain largely out of service for three to five weeks after a drone attack. Oil prices rose as markets assessed the disruption alongside instability around Gulf and Red Sea routes. The consequences are especially important for oil-importing African economies, where higher crude prices can quickly feed into fuel costs, inflation, currencies and transport prices. Source: AP, 14 Sep 2026 https://apnews.com/article/8c18d82c109a8ea91347ce53c0096c53 4. SOUTH AFRICA — Rand falls sharply as oil prices surge Importance: 8.5/10 — VERY HIGH The South African rand fell around 1.1% against the dollar during Monday trading as rising oil prices increased pressure on Africa's most industrialised economy. South Africa is a major net oil importer and therefore particularly exposed to the current energy shock. The JSE Top-40 also weakened, while government bond yields moved higher. The development illustrates how the Middle East/Red Sea crisis is transmitting directly into African financial markets. Source: Reuters, 14 Sep 2026 5. DR CONGO — Ebola outbreak remains a continental-level health emergency Importance: 10/10 — CRITICAL The Ebola epidemic remains one of Africa's most serious current risks. The outbreak has spread to seven Congolese provinces, including Sud-Ubangi in western DRC, raising concern about further cross-border transmission toward the Republic of Congo and Central African Republic. Latest reported figures exceed 7,000 cases and 3,300 deaths. Conflict, displacement, health-worker strikes and population movement continue to obstruct containment. Sources: AP / public-health reporting, latest updates through 14 Sep 2026 https://apnews.com/article/58a2b25c752eaa8344ff16564a8e3547 6. EASTERN DR CONGO — Bukavu mourns 27 students killed in school fires Importance: 8/10 — HIGH Hundreds gathered in Bukavu for a mass funeral after fires at two neighbouring schools killed 27 students. The tragedy is particularly significant because it occurred in an already severely stressed city: Bukavu is controlled by the M23/AFC movement and local medical capacity is simultaneously under pressure from conflict and the Ebola epidemic. The disaster highlights the fragility of civilian infrastructure in eastern Congo. Source: AP, 14 Sep 2026 https://apnews.com/article/fd1aea4738a9a686fc6f0d45997a2be3 7. SOUTH AFRICA — Major road disaster kills at least 21 people in Western Cape Importance: 7.5/10 — HIGH At least 21 people were killed in a multi-vehicle collision on the N1 between Prince Albert and Leeu-Gamka in Western Cape. Two minibus taxis collided head-on before an SUV struck the wreckage. Together with another fatal accident near Ermelo, at least 29 people died on South African roads over the weekend, renewing scrutiny of road and minibus-taxi safety. Source: AP, 14 Sep 2026 https://apnews.com/article/9ae8e6beeb75cc307be24e15e9ec1fad 8. SUDAN — International leverage constrained as humanitarian needs rise Importance: 8.5/10 — VERY HIGH The widening humanitarian funding gap comes as diplomatic pressure on Sudan's belligerents remains limited. The UN Security Council recently extended the Darfur arms embargo only temporarily while members continue debating a U.S. proposal for a nationwide ban. Russia and China have raised objections to expanding the restrictions. The combination of weak humanitarian financing and diplomatic deadlock increases the risk of further deterioration. Sources: Reuters/AP https://apnews.com/article/fde2c6880c80343bebffb83c243fd3f4 9. UGANDA / SOUTH SUDAN — Climate stress is fuelling violence against traditional rainmakers Importance: 6.5/10 — SIGNIFICANT AP reports growing violence against traditional rainmakers in parts of Uganda and South Sudan as increasingly erratic rainfall damages subsistence agriculture. Farmers facing droughts, floods and crop losses have sometimes blamed spiritual practitioners for failed rains. The story is locally focused but illustrates a broader African security issue: climate disruption increasingly interacts with poverty, social tension and traditional belief systems. Source: AP, 15 Sep 2026 https://apnews.com/article/6080fa9dbc838ba75b9bab29cfd48fc9 10. AFRICA'S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK — Oil shock becomes the key near-term macro risk Importance: 8/10 — HIGH The combination of damaged Saudi export infrastructure, instability around Bab el-Mandeb and elevated crude prices is becoming an important macroeconomic risk for African oil-importing states. South Africa's currency reaction is an early indicator. If elevated prices persist, Kenya, Ethiopia, Morocco, Senegal and other net importers could face renewed inflation and balance-of-payments pressure, while African oil exporters could receive a revenue boost. This is a cross-cutting issue to watch closely over the coming days. Sources: Reuters/AP, 14 Sep 2026 TODAY'S ASSESSMENT The three developments with the greatest strategic significance are: (1) the sharp deterioration in humanitarian financing for Sudan; (2) the continuing Ebola emergency in DR Congo; and (3) the expanding Red Sea/Middle East energy shock, which is increasingly transmitting into African currencies, inflation and trade risks. #Africa #AfricaNews #TopNewsOfAfrica #Sudan #SudanCrisis #HumanitarianCrisis #WFP #WorldFoodProgramme #FoodSecurity #HungerCrisis #HumanitarianAid #RedSea #HornOfAfrica #BabElMandeb #Houthis #MaritimeSecurity #Shipping #GlobalTrade #EnergySecurity #OilPrices #OilMarket #AfricanEconomies #AfricanMarkets #EconomicRisk #Geopolitics #MiddleEast #EastAfrica #GlobalSouth #AfricaToday #wrldorg
If our partners are ready to ensure that Russia genuinely refrains from striking our electricity system, other energy facilities, critical infrastructure, and food supply routes, then, of course, we are ready to ensure a corresponding halt to our strikes,
Thank you @PetteriOrpo for bringing Europe's leaders to the Arctic Circle to talk about the Arctic. 🇫🇮🇪🇺 Climate is warming the fastest here. New trade routes are opening. Competition for critical raw materials is intensifying. And Russia remains a permanent threat. https://t.co/kzMfpHEzCj #ArcticDialogue #ClimateChange #Geopolitics #FI #EU #RU
🇨🇳 #China’s Economy Enters Critical Phase Determining 2026 Stimulus - Bloomberg https://t.co/BL1tcDY6t7 https://t.co/yALndbS3AP #China #Economy #Stimulus #CN
Some poison advice to our Russian friends: Please stop using EW to divert Ukrainian attack drones. Just let them hit your critical & military targets to save your civilian population. It would be that “simple”, at least according to Moscow and its propagandists. Nizhnekamsk⤵️ https://t.co/xTkXWqQcG6 #Ukraine #Russia #MilitaryStrategy
The European Commission has approved an additional €6.1 billion for Ukraine to procure air and missile defence systems, including Patriot systems, and other critical defence capabilities. As Russia’s strikes on Ukrainian cities show no sign of easing, this support will #Ukraine #EU #DefenceSupport #EU #UA #RU
Remember Hannah Arendt’s warning of the effects of lying: If everyone always lies to you , the consequence is that no one believes anything at all anymore. People are deprived of their capacity to act, think and judge. And with such a people you can then do what you please. #HannahArendt #TruthMatters #CriticalThinking #Nospecificcountrycodesarepresentinthetweet.
Sweden is stepping up. We are investing in sovereign military satellites and developing orbital launch capability at Esrange. Together with our European allies, we must innovate faster, protect critical space infrastructure and ensure Europe can act in crisis and conflict. (3/3) #Sweden #MilitarySatellites #SpaceInnovation #SE #EU
Ukraine has shown that space is now decisive for modern military operations. Europe must ensure sovereign access to critical space capabilities: the ability to design, build and launch systems, provide resilient connectivity and shorten the sensor-to-shooter chain. (2/3) #SpaceSecurity #MilitaryInnovation #EuropeInSpace #UA #EU
AFRYKA — RAPORT DZIENNY 10 września 2026 | najważniejsze wydarzenia z ostatnich 24 godzin 1. DR Kongo: epidemia Eboli coraz trudniejsza do opanowania — znaczenie: 10/10 WHO ostrzega, że epidemia staje się coraz bardziej zróżnicowana geograficznie, a odsetek zgonów poza placówkami medycznymi osiągnął 75% w tygodniu 31 sierpnia–6 września. To wskazuje na problemy z dostępem do leczenia, wykrywaniem przypadków i bezpiecznym postępowaniem ze zmarłymi. Źródło: Ghana News Agency / WHO https://gna.org.gh/2026/09/dr-congos-ebola-outbreak-increasingly-heterogeneous-with-high-community-deaths-who/ 2. Sudan: kolejne zamknięcia placówek medycznych wskutek cięć finansowania — znaczenie: 10/10 Organizacje humanitarne ostrzegają, że 36 klinik może zostać zamkniętych, ograniczając dostęp do opieki dla ponad 473 tys. osób. Wojna zniszczyła znaczną część systemu ochrony zdrowia, a epidemie odry, cholery i malarii dodatkowo zwiększają presję. Źródło: Associated Press https://apnews.com/article/2a02cc9c366a8afb0c79c23a32eceeb3 3. Nigeria: pojawiły się informacje o tajnym rozejmie z Boko Haram — znaczenie: 9/10 Według śledztwa The New Humanitarian, opisywanego przez Al Jazeera, od czerwca obowiązuje niejawny rozejm między władzami Nigerii i Boko Haram. Porozumienie miało umożliwić uwolnienie 360 porwanych mieszkańców. Jeśli zostanie potwierdzone, może oznaczać istotną zmianę w wieloletnim konflikcie na północnym wschodzie kraju. Źródło: Al Jazeera / The New Humanitarian https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/9/nigeria-boko-haram-reportedly-reach-secret-three-month-ceasefire 4. Sudan: nowa ofensywa dyplomatyczna wokół rozmów pokojowych — znaczenie: 9/10 Generał Abdel Fattah al-Burhan spotkał się 9 września z przedstawicielami ONZ, Unii Afrykańskiej, UE, Ligi Arabskiej i IGAD. Rozmowy mają otworzyć drogę do wiarygodnego procesu politycznego, zakończenia wojny SAF–RSF i powrotu do cywilnych rządów. Źródło: Sudan Tribune https://sudantribune.com/article/318567 5. Senegal: wierzyciele organizują się przed restrukturyzacją zadłużenia — znaczenie: 8/10 Posiadacze obligacji Senegalu utworzyli grupę wierzycieli i zatrudnili kancelarię White & Case. Dzieje się to po ujawnieniu problemów z raportowaniem zadłużenia i w trakcie przygotowań do przebudowy profilu długu oraz nowego programu z MFW. Źródło: Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/senegal-bondholder-group-appoints-white-case-as-legal-adviser-sources-say-2026-09-09/ 6. Kenia: USA wchodzą mocniej w sektor minerałów krytycznych — znaczenie: 8/10 Waszyngton zapowiedział wsparcie dla rozwoju przetwarzania minerałów krytycznych w Kenii, zwłaszcza wokół złoża Mrima Hill. Projekt wpisuje się w globalną konkurencję USA–Chiny o dostęp do metali ziem rzadkich i niobu oraz może zwiększyć znaczenie Kenii w łańcuchach dostaw surowców strategicznych. Źródło: Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/us-says-it-will-help-develop-kenyas-critical-minerals-processing-2026-09-09/ 7. Kenia: pielęgniarki kończą 43-dniowy strajk — znaczenie: 8/10 Po sześciu tygodniach protestu pielęgniarki podpisały porozumienie z rządem i mają wrócić do pracy w ciągu 24 godzin. Strajk poważnie obciążył szpitale, a lekarze grozili przyłączeniem się do protestu. Źródło: Associated Press https://apnews.com/article/019e913b5e2be6dfc45a512cabead02e 8. Angola: otwarcie lokalnego rynku obligacji na inwestorów zagranicznych — znaczenie: 7/10 Angola chce zwiększyć dostęp inwestorów zagranicznych do rynku długu krajowego wartego ok. 18,6 mld USD i rozmawia z JPMorgan o wejściu do nowego indeksu obligacji rynków granicznych. Celem jest dywersyfikacja finansowania i ograniczenie zależności od długu dolarowego. Źródło: Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/angola-moves-open-local-bond-market-eyes-jpmorgan-debt-benchmark-2026-09-09/ 9. Gambia: kryzys energetyczny przeradza się w kryzys polityczny — znaczenie: 7/10 Prezydent Adama Barrow uznał długotrwałe przerwy w dostawach prądu za sytuację nadzwyczajną po protestach w Bandżulu i okolicach. Niektóre przerwy trwają nawet 48 godzin, a demonstracje odbywają się w okresie poprzedzającym grudniowe wybory prezydenckie. Źródło: AllAfrica / Africanews https://allafrica.com/stories/202609090119.html 10. Kenia: pożar na Mount Kenya objął ok. 8 700 hektarów — znaczenie: 7/10 Pożar zagraża ekosystemom wysokogórskim, zasobom wody i siedliskom chronionych gatunków na obszarze wpisanym na listę UNESCO. Trwa akcja gaśnicza z udziałem służb państwowych, wojska, organizacji ochrony przyrody i lotnictwa. Źródło: Africanews / AP https://www.africanews.com/amp/2026/09/09/concerns-over-wildlife-water-supply-as-wildfire-rages-across-mount-kenya/ #Afryka #Africa #DRC #healthcare #ebola #Kenya #kania #Senegal #Sudan #security #bezpieczenstwo #wojna# #nigeria #angola #gambia #bokoharam #mineraly #loadshadding #mountkenya #wiadomosci #news
Solar power is now flowing here in Chornobyl. With support from Lithuania and Japan, @UNDP helped deliver a new solar plant powering critical infrastructure at the site, reducing costs and dependence on external supply. International solidarity delivering greater resilience. https://t.co/y0KV1FOObo #SolarPower #Chornobyl #InternationalSolidarity #UA #LT #JP
PUTIN SAYS: “NOTHING CRITICAL.” HIS OWN ECONOMISTS ARE WARNING ABOUT 1917 AND 1991. At the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Putin tried to calm the room. Russia’s budget deficit? “Nothing critical.” But the numbers are getting harder to hide. Jan–July 2026 federal deficit: https://t.co/68Askd5xFx #Putin #Russia #Economy #RU
€800 Billion of Central Planning Europe’s defence problem illustrates a lesson politicians repeatedly refuse to learn: You cannot spend your way out of a supply problem. Ursula von der Leyen’s Commission has announced an €800 billion rearmament programme with the confidence of a central planner who has discovered that shortages can be eliminated by increasing the budget. The European Court of Auditors appears considerably less impressed. Its warning is devastating: insufficient coordination, fragmented funding, bottlenecks in materials and critical components, shortages of skilled personnel and serious difficulties in achieving readiness by 2030. Notice what is missing from the solution: more bureaucracy. The fundamental error is confusing financial resources with real resources. Governments can create euros with a stroke of a pen. They cannot create factories, engineers, semiconductors, explosives, machine tools, rare materials or production capacity by decree. Worse, the EU is attempting to coordinate what politicians cannot possibly know well enough to coordinate from Brussels: which technologies should be developed, which weapons should be produced, where capacity should be expanded, and how scarce resources should be allocated. That is precisely the information problem identified by Friedrich Hayek. Knowledge is dispersed throughout millions of individual decisions. Prices communicate that knowledge. Central planners replace those signals with political priorities, committees and funding programmes. The result is predictable: fragmentation, duplication, lobbying, distorted incentives and expensive procurement. Europe does need to rearm. But that does not prove that Europe needs an €800 billion bureaucratic spending programme. In fact, the opposite may be true. If defence is genuinely urgent, Europe should remove the obstacles preventing private capital, competition and production from responding to demand. Let companies compete. Let governments buy what actually works. Let prices reveal scarcity. Let inefficient producers fail. The question is not whether Europe can spend €800 billion. Of course it can. The question is whether Brussels can transform €800 billion of political spending into €800 billion of actual military capability. The Court of Auditors has just reminded us that money is not knowledge, bureaucracy is not coordination, and spending is not production. And history has never been kind to economies that confuse the three.
A strong country starts with strong education. #OECDPISA 2025 results ranked Estonian students 1st in Europe. In today’s world of rapid change and growing security challenges, strong education matters more than ever. It builds critical thinking, resilience and the skills we #EducationMatters #PISA2025 #Estonia #EE
Autonomy with Purpose: Europe in a shifting world. "We need an autonomy with purpose – a Europe that frees itself of dependencies in critical areas, while remaining true to its own values of peace, freedom and democracy.” Read my full speech at the Singapore Lecture series https://t.co/XQNvxrSskw #AutonomyWithPurpose #Europe #Democracy #EU #SG
