‘A full-on embrace’: how the EU’s largest news publisher fell in love with the US
After recent purchase of UK’s Daily Telegraph, Axel Springer and its ‘guru-like’ CEO, Mathias Döpfner, have sights on transatlantic expansion In Mathias Döpfner’s 2023 book Dealing with Dictators, the chief executive of the German media company Axel Springer SE proposed a fix for western democracy: states that respect the rule of law should stick together and prioritise trading with each other. Better that, he declared, than indulging the illusion that doing business will tame “self-styled stron
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The United States faces ongoing domestic political polarization, social stratification, and intensifying debates over the direction of its foreign policy commitments. As the world's largest military and economic power, US policy decisions on aid, sanctions, arms transfers, and diplomatic engagement have direct and immediate consequences for active conflict zones worldwide. Internally, rising partisan divisions, shifting electoral dynamics, and institutional tensions continue to shape the domestic landscape. The Conflict Pulse aggregates verified reporting on US-related geopolitical developments, executive actions, congressional debates on defense spending, and diplomatic maneuvers that directly intersect with the global conflicts tracked across this platform.
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