Canadian Armed Forces sees 13% surge in new recruits amid Trump's threats to Canada's sovereignty, says defense minister. www.politico.eu/article/afte...

The U.K. government will publish documents on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s appointment as a trade envoy, amid mounting scrutiny of the former royal’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. www.politico.eu/article/uk-g...

WashPost: “The Pentagon’s top general has cautioned President Donald Trump and other officials that shortfalls in critical munitions and a lack of support from allies will add significant risk” to any attack on Iran.

The U.K. government is being urged to publish documents on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s appointment as a trade envoy.

Spain’s government is handing ‘crown jewels’ to Huawei, European lawmakers warn – POLITICO Europe: ‘The Spanish government has drawn criticism since the summer after it awarded a multimillion euro contract to Huawei for the storage of judicial wiretaps’

TACO TUESDAY: Trump spares EU, UK and others from higher tariff rates — for now U.S. President Donald Trump has U-turned on his threat to raise new global tariffs to 15 percent. www.politico.eu/article/trum...

🚨 BREAKING: Former U.K. ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson was arrested today on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Read the developing story: www.politico.eu/article/uk-p...

Former U.K. ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson was arrested Monday on suspicion of misconduct in public office. www.politico.eu/article/uk-p...

Another important story unfolded this week: the cabinet office is now investigating. By @henrydyer.bsky.social & @dansabbagh.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Trump said on Saturday he will increase his global tariff to 15%, up from the 10% he announced on Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his signature tariff policy. The White House has not officially implemented the newly increased tariffs. www.politico.eu/article/trum...

Bessent: I got a feeling the American people won't see the $175 billion in tariff revenue we collected

Trump launches new 10 percent global tariff after Supreme Court ruling

But see: "President Trump Cannot Legally Impose Tariffs Using Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974" ielp.worldtradelaw.net/2026/01/gues...

America’s trade partners expressed quiet relief at the Supreme Court’s rebuke of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Friday, but they are already bracing for his next trade salvo. www.politico.eu/article/trad...

Republican tariff skeptics on Capitol Hill celebrated Friday after the Supreme Court struck down the core authority behind President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

Trump calls Supreme Court's tariff ruling a "disgrace" and plans to use other legal authorities to impose tariffs, @tylerpager.bsky.social and @tonyromm.bsky.social report. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...

Boris Johnson and Liz Truss have both lobbied Donald Trump to block the U.K.’s plan to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, multiple people familiar with the discussions have told POLITICO. www.politico.eu/article/bori...

NEW How Palantir captured the Ministry of Defence How a close read of public domain documents show how MoD was commercially colonised by Palantir By me, at FT www.ft.com/content/5207...

I made a bingo card for the tariff press conference

Neal Katyal: "In America, the chief justice said only Congress can impose taxes on the American people, and that's what tariffs are. Tariffs are taxes."

The Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs — a major repudiation of a core piece of Trump’s economic program. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

Labour's Palantir problem goes beyond just one company — and it's a weakness that parties like Greens say they plan to exploit. www.politico.eu/article/brit...

Britain’s government is facing intensifying pressure over the role played by U.S. tech company Palantir in key state services — with opponents spying a potential political win. www.politico.eu/article/brit...

Trump administration officials have also been irked by Mr. Carney’s global charm offensive as he seeks to bolster Canada’s trade relationships with other countries, including China. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/b...

New results from The POLITICO Poll suggest a lasting chill has settled over the world’s former bosom buddies. Americans are as rosy as ever about their northern neighbors, but Canadians don’t share the love. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have openly disagreed this week on the future of the embattled fighter jet program developed by France, Germany and Spain.

Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...

Peter Mandelson's Global Counsel advisory firm is closing over the reputational damage of its founder's ties to Epstein. The firm has offices in London, Brussels, Berlin, Doha, Paris, San Francisco, Singapore and Washington DC. www.politico.eu/article/advi...

Advisory firm co-founded by Peter Mandelson to close after Epstein scandal www.politico.eu/article/advi...

EU/CPTPP is in the news again. Why is Canada leading this, and not ... Britain? And it is so full of RoO stuff, that I need a MFN newsletter just on this, @samuelmarclowe.bsky.social. www.politico.eu/article/eu-a...

The United States is calling on the world’s most influential energy organization to abandon net zero emissions scenario modeling that has informed much of the global green transition, arguing the targets are unrealistic. www.politico.eu/article/us-p...

British hardware is still being used to power the suicide drones behind Russia’s devastating attacks on Ukrainian cities and its civilians, a Times investigation with @occrp.org @tijd.be @kyivindependent.com and others has found. www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/a...

Reform UK vows to scrap Britain’s carbon border tax www.politico.eu/article/refo...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has offered to “broker a bridge” between the European Union and a fast-growing Indo-Pacific trade bloc this year to form a new anti-Trump trade pact. www.politico.eu/article/mark...

The scale of #solar farms in China is mindblowing ... and they are planning to double it #electrostate HT @carbonbrief.org www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

EXCL: The payoff to the head of the civil service, forced out by Keir Starmer, is likely to be even higher than reported Chris Wormald was widely said to be getting around £260,000. But this was based on a standard tariff. My understanding is that it'll be higher www.politico.eu/article/uk-c...

Sounding off for 25 minutes earlier about our exclusive on Canada's PM spearheading a mega anti-Trump trade alliance. www.politico.eu/article/eu-a... Hopefully didn't embarrass myself 🙏 youtu.be/MPPTqpK78iI?...

Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Montreal this morning to unveil Canada's new defence industrial strategy. The plan is nothing short of standing up a massive new dual use industrial base, independent of the U.S. File this under: America's allies are unplugging from the US with gusto.

Britain courts France to stay in ‘Made in Europe’ club www.politico.eu/article/brit...

EXCLUSIVE: Canadian PM Mark Carney is spearheading discussions between the EU and a major Indo-Pacific trade bloc after calling on middle powers to join forces. The aim is to short-circuit Donald Trump’s tariffs. 🔗 politi.co/4ayYnTn

Trump calls Gavin Newsom’s clean energy deal with the U.K. ‘inappropriate’ www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

SCOOP: Carney constructs a mega anti-Trump trade alliance www.politico.eu/article/eu-a...

The U.K.’s failure to finalize budgets for key defense programs is beginning to impact international partnerships, impinging on London’s effort to project solidarity with European partners. www.politico.eu/article/euro...

“Who gives a shit who owns Greenland,” Graham said. “The point is Greenland is going to be more fortified because Donald Trump, once he feels like it’s his brand or his buy-in, is going to go big.” www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

Chinese goods continue to flood into the European Union as the bloc’s manufacturing base struggles to cope.

Just in: Wang Yi meeting Marco Rubio on the side-lines of Munich Security Conference - their second meeting. Last year there was no high-level US-China talks here. Comes ahead of Trump's expected China trip in early April. (pic from Reuters wire)

Russia is not winning this war. Its casualty rates are surging, and its economy is struggling. Today, Ministers will discuss how we can further support Ukraine. On the table are proposals to establish two training facilities inside Ukraine and to mobilise additional private capital.

Rebuilding EU ties ‘the biggest prize’ for British economy, Reeves says www.politico.eu/article/rach...

British ministers have two months before an influx of cheap foreign imports wipes out the domestic steel market, an executive at Britain’s largest steel producer has warned. www.politico.eu/article/mini...

Leaked technical documents show China rehearsing cyberattacks on neighbours’ critical infrastructure –The Record: ‘part of a large integrated system […] practice hacking replicas of “the real network environments” of China’s “main operational opponents […] South China Sea and Indochina directions.”’