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Ukraine’s War Can’t Hide Its Corruption Fault Lines

When President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Servant of the People faction abruptly moved in July 2025 to weaken Ukraine’s...

Christopher Tapp
Nov 19, 2025 2 min read

How does an economic and social crisis in Germany trigger a broader European crisis

Speaking at a conference of his centre-right CDU party on 23 August, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned that the...

Christopher Tapp
Nov 13, 2025 4 min read

The Power of Negotiations

The freshly signed peace deal might or might not herald a true “historic dawn of a new Middle East”...

Ana Richter
Oct 29, 2025 2 min read

Key Takeaways from the Portuguese Elections

Portugal held local elections on October 12, 2025. The surprise results delivered a stinging rebuke to the far-right hopefuls....

Arrigo Mazzi
Oct 18, 2025 2 min read

All Stories

Von der Leyen’s State of the Union Speech: As…

Though probably no State of the Union speech has ever earned unanimous approval, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s recent monologue fared even worse...

Christopher Tapp
Sep 24, 2025 2 min read

Thoughts on the largest far-right demonstration ever in Britain

Tommy Robinson, originally Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is probably one of the most divisive figures of our days. In the United Kingdom, at least. People either...

Christopher Tapp
Sep 21, 2025 2 min read

Will the Gallic rooster be able to climb out…

Five governments in two years and a Summer Olympics opening ceremony that sparked a global scandal, this is what France, marked by the presidency...

Ana Richter
Sep 18, 2025 3 min read

European funds – a double edged sword

NextGenerationEU was supposed to be the “unprecedented” lifeline thrown to Member States hard-hit by COVID-19 restrictions. It was supposed to “futureproof” Europe and to...

Christopher Tapp
Sep 15, 2025 2 min read

Amid tensions between the U.S. and Europe, the West…

In the peace process initiated by U.S. President Donald Trump two core issues are in the focus. These are territorial consessions and the border...

Christopher Tapp
Sep 13, 2025 5 min read

The UK’s Case with Migration

A round of applause for the people in Downing Street 10, please. The UK’s (current) government managed to perform two hallmark acts with Olympic...

Arrigo Mazzi
Sep 9, 2025 4 min read

Von der Leyen’s Wake-up Call

Recent news was full of reports on a rather satirical event concerning the aircraft carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. According to...

Arrigo Mazzi
Sep 6, 2025 2 min read

10 years of Willkommenskultur

Exactly ten years ago, on August 31, 2015, German Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel held a press conference, right after visiting a refugee camp in Dresden....

Christopher Tapp
Sep 3, 2025 2 min read