Discipline Without Growth: Italy’s Meloni Paradox
Italy halved its deficit and won back Brussels and the bond market, but the same discipline that bought credibility left...
July 2, 2026Section
Europe Politics & Security
From the war in Ukraine and NATO’s eastern edge to Britain’s churn and the rise of Europe’s new political blocs, the continent’s security and politics are being rewritten. The Rio Times covers the elections, alliances, defense and policy shifts shaping Europe – and how they ripple into the Global South and Latin America.
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Europe Intelligence Brief
Europe Intelligence Brief for Wednesday: the second half opened with governing turning from debate to delivery. Germany's reforms took effect...
July 1, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief
Europe Intelligence Brief for Tuesday: the month-end price figures arrived and the cost-of-living squeeze eased unevenly — Italy's inflation cooled...
June 30, 2026
Asia Builds, Europe Pays: Two Models of the State
Asia's governments engineer the future while Europe's pay for the past: two models of the state tested in a single...
June 29, 2026
Burkina Faso Breaks With France — Can the Sahel Afford It?
Burkina Faso has cut ties with France. Beyond the symbolism, this Sahel break with the West carries a real bill...
June 29, 2026
The Held Breath: Why So Much Power Now Waits on Courts, Central Banks, and Numbers
From the US Supreme Court to a stern Federal Reserve, courts and central banks now decide questions that voters once...
June 29, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief
Europe Intelligence Brief for Monday: governments shouldered the heavy work of holding power — a Spanish court jailed the prime...
June 29, 2026
Spain, Germany and Italy: Europe’s Democracies Under Strain
Spain, Germany and Italy did the hard internal work of democracy in the same forty-eight hours. The question is whether...
June 26, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief
Europe Intelligence Brief for Friday: the continent turned inward to its own institutions — Spain's parliament withdrew its confidence from...
June 26, 2026