The first six months of President Donald Trump’s term have produced a cash cow of historic magnitude for the lobbying industry, with record-breaking demand for help navigating the administration’s constant stream of policy pronouncements

Firms with strong ties to the White House have skyrocketed to the top of the pecking order of lobbying outfits in town.

Aaron McLoughlin, Senior Advisor FleishmanHillard

Aaron.Mcloughlin@fleishmaneurope.com

Adrian Garcia-Esteve, Director FGS Global

Adrian.garcia@fgsglobal.com

There are several signs commonly associated with a police state. Here are a few of them as they apply today:

Suppression of Dissent:

• Pressuring media,
• Defunding institutions like Harvard,
• Strongarming law firms
• Deploying propaganda,
• Using the Justice Department against political opponents.

Surveillance and Control:

• Militarized responses to protests,
• Centralized data collection on citizens with DOGE.

Undermining Legal Systems

Article de Maxime Marquette

Gaza brûle. Mardi 16 septembre 2025, au petit matin, l’armée israélienne a déchaîné une violence d’une intensité inouïe sur la bande de Gaza, pulvérisant des blocs d’immeubles entiers, ensevelissant des familles sous les décombres, transformant cette prison à ciel ouvert de 2,3 millions d’habitants en un véritable enfer sur terre.

Il y a des bombardements massifs et incessants sur la ville de Gaza et le danger ne cesse d’augmenter. 

Source : BestinBrussels

Leading Mid-to-Large Consultancies

Austria: Parlament (Parliament), Nationalrat (National Council), Bundesrat (Federal Council), 183 MPs, Bicameral, Website: www.parlament.gv.at

Author: Maxime Marquette

The US Congress will resume session on September 3, 2025, and the atmosphere in Washington is electric. Lawmakers have exactly 27 days to avoid what everyone fears: another government shutdown that would literally paralyze the world's leading power. This time, the stakes are colossal. We're talking about 2.1 million federal workers who risk going without pay, national parks closed, essential services disrupted... and an American economy that could lose up to $6 billion per week.

Author: Jacques Pj Provost

The signatory states  here below condemn "the rationing of humanitarian aid and the inhumane massacres of civilians and urge the Israeli government to "immediately lift the restrictions it imposes on the delivery of humanitarian aid" so that the United Nations and NGOs can "carry out their vital work effectively and safely."