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From techical body into political actor: Ursula von ever?

If European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen continues to concentrate power in her hands, she is unlikely to maintain neither the support of...

Christopher Tapp
Nov 22, 2025 3 min read

The Grand Tariff Truce That Wasn’t

A supposed diplomatic masterstroke of late 2025 saw Donald Trump and Xi Jinping “agree” to claw back some of their own trade-war excesses, for...

Arrigo Mazzi
Nov 15, 2025 2 min read

Merz and immigration

One had to be completely oblivious of the new German reality to be surprised by the results of the latest Civey survey. According to...

Ana Richter
Nov 11, 2025 2 min read

Dutch Elections 2025: Nothing Out of the Ordinary?

The results are in, the celebratory parties are over (if there were at all) and the dust is settling. The next few weeks will...

Christopher Tapp
Nov 9, 2025 2 min read

How to Solve the Gordian Knot of Financing Ukraine

European leaders have several fierce battles ahead of them, but maybe none of them will be as difficult to solve as the crucial issue...

Ana Richter
Nov 6, 2025 4 min read

Japan Treats Energy Like Gravity. Europe Treats it Like…

In the global debate on energy policy, there’s a quiet divide between those who see physics as a negotiable concept and those who don’t....

Ana Richter
Nov 3, 2025 2 min read

Growing presence of politically motivated violence indicates deep social…

As far-right party AfD continues to strengthen its positions across Germany with its anti-migration rhetoric and populism, German far-left terrorism also seems to be...

Christopher Tapp
Oct 24, 2025 4 min read

Macron promised to do the right thing … then…

With every new development, French politics gets more and more like a Brazilian soap opera. Save for the love story. After a minor crisis...

Christopher Tapp
Oct 15, 2025 2 min read

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