the editor’s editorialPutin’s postcards to Europe. A study by anti-propaganda activistsThe lack of interest in the drone in Leipzig is indicative of a widespread denial: denying the Russian threat to justify a form of pacifism that amounts to waving the white flag. How Putin’s war on Europe worksbyClaudio Cerasa8 AUG 26
Population and defenceTaiwan prepares for the worst-case scenarioAs China’s military pressure grows, President Lai Ching-te joins the island’s largest annual defense drill, testing not only its armed forces but the survival of the government itselfbyGiulia Pompili8 AUG 26
The Elefantino editorialHurrah for Anthony Fauci, who was attacked today by the ‘free-thinking’ policeThe immunologist dealt wisely with Covid; for years he was Trump’s carer, the one who limited the damage caused by the hysterical anti-vax campaigns as best he could, as he ought to, and as he knew how. In short, a benefactor of humanity. Long live his smile and his flawsbyGiuliano Ferrara8 AUG 26
propaganda in the auditoriumMoscow is keen on superheroesA Kolobok versus Spider-Man? The debate fuelling discontent in Russian cinemasbyMicol Flammini8 AUG 26
security and identity crisisPutin’s plans for the NATO crisisRevelations from the Wall Street Journal, fears of false-flag operations. What are the risks facing the Atlantic Alliance in the coming months, and why might Moscow strike?byMicol Flammini8 AUG 26
all incursions in 2026The Russian threat to Europe explained to those who do not want to understand itDrones in NATO countries’ airspace, military aircraft over the Baltic, GPS jamming, spy ships, submarines near critical infrastructure, men accused of working for Russian intelligence, disinformation campaigns, cyber-espionage operations, oil tankers from the ‘shadow fleet’, missiles landing beyond Ukraine’s borders. A map of Putin’s pressure8 AUG 26
EditorialsPlease refrain from criticising me, sir. Childishness in power with J. D. VanceThe US Vice-President, offended by a commentator who criticised him for making a mess of things in Iran, accuses him of ‘never missing out on a burrito’. Few arguments and plenty of insultsbyRedazione8 AUG 26
EditorialsElon Musk’s ‘Doge’ wasn’t actually that efficient after allAccording to the Government Accountability Office, the figures from the Department for Public Administration Efficiency, set up by the entrepreneur, are "incorrect" or "unverifiable". The figure that keeps cropping up, however, is the toll in human livesbyRedazione8 AUG 26
The scenarioIran launches ground operations in Iraq. The US withdrawal is drawing nearerAn attempted murder in Erbil took place the day after a senior Iranian military officer stated that his country had recently carried out 14 ‘ground operations’ in this northern region of Iraq. Meanwhile, Trump believes the war will end ‘fairly soon’byShelly Kittleson8 AUG 26
In BerlinWhat does the debate on the electoral threshold tell us about Germany?Why the proposal to lower the threshold from 5 to 3 per cent is causing a rift in the consensus on a rule that has remained unchanged for seventy yearsbyDaniel Mosseri8 AUG 26
