OBJECTIVO – Page 14

The EU’s pivot towards Asia opens up the possibility of a U-turn towards China

In efforts to counter Donald Trump’s tariffs, EU Commission President has come up with the idea of building a...

Ana Richter
Jul 7, 2025 5 min read

The issue of responsibility in the lack of results in the Ukrainian peace process

Despite Turkish officials said that talks in Istanbul between Ukraine and Russia were ’more positive than expected,’ both suffering...

Christopher Tapp
Jun 2, 2025 7 min read

Madam Transparency and Her Invisible Texts

In Brussels, irony is practically a member state. Yet, Ursula von der Leyen has achieved something of a miracle:...

Arrigo Mazzi
May 20, 2025 2 min read

Trump’s Pressure Cooker Diplomacy

It happened again. Just when pundits and diplomats had confidently declared Donald Trump’s signature tactics dead on arrival, the...

Arrigo Mazzi
May 14, 2025 3 min read

All Stories

The engine of the EU stalled; the replacement is…

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that in times of crisis, it was the German-French tandem – as the two largest member states of the...

Ana Richter
Oct 23, 2024 3 min read

Everything wrong with singing Bella Ciao in the European…

Arrrr, me hearties, let them eat cake. For one reason or another, our common historical knowledge is full of half-truths and misconceptions, all believed...

Arrigo Mazzi
Oct 21, 2024 2 min read

Selling the Ukrainian dream seems to be a failure…

’Volodymyr Zelenskyy has come to the U.S. with a mission: to sell his vision for a Ukrainian victory despite the growing odds against Kyiv...

Ana Richter
Oct 19, 2024 6 min read

Ukraine fatigue could further strengthen far-right in Europe

’The trip, which was viewed as a key opportunity by Ukrainian officials for Zelensky to sell the United States on how to support Ukraine...

Christopher Tapp
Oct 18, 2024 4 min read

A few thoughts on Macron’s Berlin visit

Emmanuel Macron’s recent visit to Berlin was supposed to be one of those grand moments when the European Union’s two powerhouses would reaffirm their...

Christopher Tapp
Oct 16, 2024 4 min read

The Left’s New Punching Bag

The last couple of years had been hard for Europe’s leftist political movements. Their most recent pet topics —such as support for (illegal) immigration,...

Arrigo Mazzi
Oct 14, 2024 5 min read

National legislative arsenals are ready for use against European…

Critical level in negative impacts of mass migration have been reached in EU this year which led to a new, almost rebellious approach in...

Christopher Tapp
Oct 11, 2024 5 min read

A new type of protective shield for underwater cables

Undersea cables form the invisible infrastructure that sustains the digital world. These cables transmit around 99% of all international data, making them indispensable to...

Ana Richter
Oct 8, 2024 4 min read