OBJECTIVO – Page 9

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 Vance-lesson in Munich

On the recent Munich Security Conference, U.S. Vice President JD Vance delivered a speech that has ignited a firestorm of debate across Europe. Vance’s...

Christopher Tapp
Feb 23, 2025 2 min read

Half full – half empty: the case of USAID

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. This ancient sounding wisdom was probably coined in 1977, by then-President Jimmy Carter’s Director of the Office...

Christopher Tapp
Feb 20, 2025 3 min read

Patriots of Europe convene in Madrid

Freshly inaugurated American President Donald Trump might not be completely on Europe’s side (and that’s a euphemism), but many of his first moves are...

Arrigo Mazzi
Feb 18, 2025 2 min read

European Commission President marches into battle with a shield…

Last year, in the run-up to the European Parliament elections, Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission has portayed herself as...

Christopher Tapp
Feb 15, 2025 5 min read

Sebastian Kurz’s I Told You Moment

It takes only one bold statement to put you back in the centre of attention. Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz knows this very well....

Ana Richter
Feb 11, 2025 2 min read

In the clash of the European elites, Trumpists seem…

Many experts agree that, with the inauguration of Donald Trump on 20 January for his second term as U.S. President, major changes in the...

Christopher Tapp
Feb 6, 2025 4 min read

A few thoughts on von der Leyen’s Davos moment

The World Economic Forum, colloquially known as the Davos Conference has long been a theatre for geopolitical posturing, visionary declarations and the occasional diplomatic...

Ana Richter
Feb 3, 2025 3 min read

A Laundry List for the New German Government

One could be tempted to try to blame this or that political decision for the downfall of the Scholz government. It would be a...

Christopher Tapp
Jan 30, 2025 2 min read