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Sam Wilkin

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Editor of The Sentinel, a new publication tracking Europe's rearmament.

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Sam Wilkin’s Biography

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I'm the managing editor of MLex's 20-strong Brussels bureau, editing stories on regulatory risk across antitrust, privacy, climate, Brexit, trade and finance.

I previously covered energy for Bloomberg, and before that I covered Iran for Reuters, with occasional reports on the GCC and Yemen.

In my time off, I like to explore the world by motorcycle. I kept a blog of a long trip through India in summer 2014: https://samschennaichallenge.wordpress.com/

Before becoming a journalist, I worked as a p…

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Patchy GDPR implementation puts the ball in national regulators' court

Patchy GDPR implementation puts the ball in national regulators' court

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'United front' on US protectionism emerges as German resolve stiffens after G7

'United front' on US protectionism emerges as German resolve stiffens after G7

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Currency Rout Pushes Poorest Arab Nation to Brink of Starvation

Currency Rout Pushes Poorest Arab Nation to Brink of Starvation

Anwar Abdullah goes to work every day but he hasn't been paid in five months. When prices for wheat, sugar an…

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Oil Market Seen as Surprise Haven From Political Risk in 2017

Oil Market Seen as Surprise Haven From Political Risk in 2017

With Donald Trump set to enter the White House in January and populists on the march across Europe, political…

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Iraq Can't Count on Kurds or Oil Companies to Meet OPEC Cuts

Iraq Can't Count on Kurds or Oil Companies to Meet OPEC Cuts

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Essay competition: How the media polarised major parties

Essay competition: How the media polarised major parties

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Managing the new economic risks in the defense sector

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The defense industry is undergoing a profound transformation. A period of relative calm has given way to a new age of geopolitical instability, marked by a rise in violent conflicts involving governments. And this return to intergovernmental warfare has ignited a significant increase in defense spending worldwide. Yet, even as spending on defense procurement rises, the sector faces a complex web of structural, financial and strategic risks which threaten long-term stability.
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Political Risk Index: H2 2025

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Unlock More The Political Risk Index contains political risk profiles and risk ratings for a range of emerging market countries and territories. Each edition also includes original research on geopolitical topics; H2 2025 looks at the new geopolitics of tariffs deals. The H2 2025 edition of the Political Risk Index reveals a dramatic transformation in international trade.
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The Sentinel Weekly: Professionals study logistics

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The EU this week made the case for massive investment in transport infrastructure to facilitate the movement of soldiers and their equipment across Europe, as well as streamlining permitting and customs procedures, to improve the continent’s response to a possible Russian invasion. In a communication to other EU institutions on Wednesday, the European Commission identified a long list of bureaucratic and physical hurdles to moving troops across national borders.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Trainee and subsequently Iran correspondent at Reuters.

How is social media changing news?

More news, much of it good, but also more noise.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Writing the first draft of history. Preferably one not always written by the winners.

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