messages and illusionsThe wound inflicted by the drone in the centre of KyivThe Russian attack on the SBU whilst Trump’s envoys are travelling to Moscow is not a sign of peace. Nor does the pace of missile production in the Kremlin’s factories indicate a willingness to negotiate. Figures byMicol Flammini5 SEP 26
EditorialsSanctions are putting pressure on TehranCircumventing them is becoming increasingly untenable. Someone in Iran admits the risk of collapsebyRedazione5 SEP 26
THE CRISIS AT REFORM UKFarage’s ‘Dugin’ ScandalJames Orr, who was implicated in the television investigation into funding for Reform UK, has resigned. He was the party’s ideologue, championing God, country and flag. A Cambridge professor who compared Orbán to BismarckbyMatteo Matzuzzi5 SEP 26
The interviewHow to Win the Challenge Against Putin. NATO’s Top Commander in Europe Speaks“Russia? The most significant threat to Euro-Atlantic security. Kyiv? Until the war ends, it can count on NATO’s support. Italy? Commitments must be honoured.” An exclusive interview with General Alexus GrynkewichbyClaudio Cerasa5 SEP 26
Black SaxonyWhy does the far-right AfD hold such appeal for voters in the German region going to the polls?After six years of stagnant growth amid crises, tariffs and pandemics, the traditional parties have failed in their mission to inspire Germans to dream, or at least to give them hope. Sunday’s vote is causing Chancellor Merz and his Social Democratic ally Klingbeil to tremblebyDaniel Mosseri5 SEP 26
Italy in shockEurope’s sad record of hotels turning away Israeli tourists. All it takes is the wrong passportIn Italy, no hotelier has written: ‘Russian tourists are welcome if they disagree with Putin’. With the Israelis, that distinction strangely disappears and everyone is singing from the same hymn sheet. In their case, discrimination flouts the lawbyGiulio Meotti5 SEP 26
the interviewVincent Bolloré’s plan to take France by stormCamille Vigogne Le Coat has written an investigative book on the Breton tycoon and tells us about the entrepreneur’s messianic project, at the heart of which lies the Institut de l’Espérance, the Catholic-conservative think tank secretly established in April 2025 and modelled on the Heritage Foundation byMauro Zanon4 SEP 26
IN UKRAINEImages of the Russian attack on the Ukrainian intelligence headquarters in KyivA drone from Moscow has struck the headquarters of the Ukrainian security services. President Zelensky announces a retaliatory strike whilst Witkoff and Kushner prepare for the mission between Moscow and Kyiv.byRedazione4 SEP 26
editorialsEveryone to the World Cup in Ukraine in 2040Kyiv is making plans with Warsaw: a powerful symbol of a free country and our dutybyRedazione4 SEP 26
in ThailandThe return of the marines to Pattaya’s wild nightlifeThe aircraft carrier Lincoln has docked at Laem Chabang after a 260-day mission, having spent 240 consecutive days at sea without touching land for a period of ‘R&R’. Whilst the government in Bangkok continues to emphasise its deep ties with America and is increasingly careful not to jeopardise its relations with Beijing, the military is returning to the city that became notorious for its licence to do as it pleased during the Vietnam War.byMassimo Morello4 SEP 26