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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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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

The Power of Negotiations

The freshly signed peace deal might or might not herald a true “historic dawn of a new Middle East” or be just as ‘strong,...

Ana Richter
Oct 29, 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

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. The Portuguese “bad boy” and...

Arrigo Mazzi
Oct 18, 2025 2 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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