OBJECTIVO – Page 23

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

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A new European “definition” for freedom of speech?

The National Conservatism Conference, though it was labeled as “Farage’s and Orbán’s right wing jamboree” is not the meeting point for hardcore European Neo-Nazis....

Arrigo Mazzi
Apr 29, 2024 3 min read

To get involved or not to get involved, that’s…

Usually, foreign policy takes a backseat during U.S. presidential elections, while domestic issues dominate the debates. Except when two ingredients are present in a...

Ana Richter
Apr 28, 2024 4 min read

Meloni on the wrong track?

There hasn’t been a week lately without an article about the surge of far-right parties in Europe before the next EP election. If one...

Arrigo Mazzi
Apr 26, 2024 4 min read

Green, Greener, Greenest … or not

In the year 1789, something new and inspiring began. On July 14, the Bastille, the notorious prison in the outskirts of Paris was stormed...

Leslie Zelinka
Apr 25, 2024 5 min read

Daring to say it out loud …

The age-old adage says that the boss is always right. Then, Rule #2 says that if the boss is wrong, please refer to Rule...

Leslie Zelinka
Apr 23, 2024 3 min read

The problem with political prophecies

On March 29 Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk gave an interview to European media grouping LENA, making his views very clear about the future...

Ana Richter
Apr 20, 2024 4 min read

WAR. AT. ANY. PRICE.

Looking back over the past two months, a definite increase of voices in the EU arguing for a more direct involvement in the war...

Christopher Tapp
Apr 17, 2024 6 min read

Looking behind the numbers…

A recent Gallup report (published mid-March and involving 12,000 Americans aged 18 and older, 85.6 percent of whom identified as heterosexual) showed that 7.6...

Ana Richter
Apr 13, 2024 3 min read