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A slap across the face of the West?

The West, led by President Biden and the leaders of Europe have been arguing for months for an increase...

Christopher Tapp
Oct 11, 2022 3 min read

A few takeaways from the SOTEU 2022

Just as it was expected, there was nothing particularly ground-shaking in the fifty-something minute long address of European Commission...

Leslie Zelinka
Sep 15, 2022 4 min read

Countdown to the SOTEU 2022

In a few days, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will once again stand behind the lectern bearing...

Leslie Zelinka
Sep 11, 2022 5 min read

Russia’s new-old friends

In time of need, Russia used the July 19 Tehran meeting to reach out to some partners, both old...

Marta Loeb
Jul 26, 2022 4 min read

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Yuan vs Dollar 0.5 : 0

For a while, China has been trying to challenge the global dominance of the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency, a position it...

Christopher Tapp
May 17, 2023 2 min read

Macron reloaded

For the last week, media was loud from rebuttals and angry outburst about the very latest interview given by President Macron, aboard the French...

Christopher Tapp
Apr 24, 2023 2 min read

Pentagon leaks – key takeaways

The so-called “Pentagon Leaks” have rattled Washington and left the U.S. in a hurried scramble to do damage control. The Pentagon had to confirm...

Christopher Tapp
Apr 20, 2023 3 min read

Another win for China

In the time when German Christian Democrats are reconsidering their long-term pragmatic approach to China, Russia decided to take yet another step towards Beijing....

Marta Loeb
Apr 12, 2023 3 min read

Takeaways from the Putin – Xi meeting

It might have been a “bro fest celebrating authoritarian power”, as it was said by Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore). Or it might have been...

Christopher Tapp
Apr 3, 2023 2 min read

The ‘Nord Stream-investigation’ tragicomedy goes on

There is a scene in the 1997 American political satire Wag the Dog, when the two main protagonists, Conrad Brean and Stanley Motss have...

Christopher Tapp
Mar 23, 2023 3 min read

The Ukrainian Stone Soup

Most of us are familiar with the folk story “Stone Soup”. The settings and the main characters may be slightly different in every country....

Christopher Tapp
Feb 17, 2023 3 min read

Key takeaways from the State of the Union Speech

Maybe with a little less fanfare than usually, but U.S. President Joe Biden has delivered his annual State of the Union speech to Congress...

Marta Loeb
Feb 13, 2023 2 min read

A solution for Ukraine’s grain exports … for now For more than a year, Ukraine enjoyed the unwavering support of the EU, as a whole. For many months, its European allies delivered weapons, ammunition and anything needed, they welcomed the millions of Ukrainian... Read More

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