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Dream big, spend big

the EU’s draft budget for 2028-2034 However distant these years may seem, it is, in fact, not too early...

Christopher Tapp
Mar 20, 2025 6 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...

Christopher Tapp
Feb 20, 2025 3 min read

European Commission President marches into battle with a shield of democracy raised …against democracy itself

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

Christopher Tapp
Feb 15, 2025 5 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...

Christopher Tapp
Jan 30, 2025 2 min read

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EU recommendations against high inflation and rising costs of…

Despite the fact that the latest Eurobarometer survey shows that European citizens are far more concerned about the steep rise in the costs of...

Christopher Tapp
Apr 11, 2025 4 min read

Europe’s Bold Stand for Independence: Using American AI to…

Because nothing screams ‘strategic autonomy’ like a bureaucratic middle finger to democratic oversight written by a foreign AI model. Recently, the European Commission positioned...

Ana Richter
Apr 9, 2025 2 min read

If Erdogan’s Turkey is a Dictatorship, What is Romania?

The former poster child of democratic transitions finally showed its real face. One that is tainted by the long shadow of its totalitarian past,...

Arrigo Mazzi
Apr 6, 2025 2 min read

The EU’s Defence Ambitions Crumble Faster Than a Biscotti…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has barely announced the latest masterplan to turn the EU into a geopolitical heavyweight. Too good to...

Arrigo Mazzi
Apr 5, 2025 2 min read

The Current State of German Coalition Negotiations? Dismal.

After what seemed to be a deadlock for days, would-be German coalition partners CDU/CSU and SPD took a tentative step forward with agreeing on...

Christopher Tapp
Apr 3, 2025 2 min read

How to Secure an Election, French Edition

Europe seems to have entered a new era of election meddling. Not one in which voters are transported by busses to voting stations, are...

Christopher Tapp
Apr 1, 2025 2 min read

Doomsday Chic, the Old Trick

We are living in the era of quickly evolving fashion trends. One day it is cool, on the next day it is outdated as...

Ana Richter
Mar 31, 2025 2 min read

Concerns and open questions about the €800 billion ReArm…

While the need for Europe to be able to defend itself with or without the United States in the event of an armed conflict...

Christopher Tapp
Mar 31, 2025 4 min read

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In the clash of the European elites, Trumpists seem to win the day 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 U.S.-EU relations have begun. Some also warn that, this new... Read More

Bye-bye, Wilkommenskultur but what to do with Syrian refugees? The sudden collapse of the Assad regime in Syria has caused millions of Syrian refugees to experience a moment of immense happiness – something they had absolutely not anticipated having felt in their lives.... Read More

A controversial parting gift from President Biden A presidential pardon is a rare move, and it should be so. A pardon in a not yet resolved case should be even more exceptional, let alone to do it for the president’s own... Read More

With Friends Like These… In an alarming echo of the previous Nord Stream sabotage, Slovak authorities have expressed concerns about a possible attack on the Druzhba pipeline. Slovakia’s Interior Minister, Matúš Šutaj Eštok revealed that security personnel apprehended... Read More

Selling the Ukrainian dream seems to be a failure in the U.S. ’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 in its war with Russia.’, The Guardian said in its... Read More

National legislative arsenals are ready for use against European rules Critical level in negative impacts of mass migration have been reached in EU this year which led to a new, almost rebellious approach in a number of Member States to the problems: capitals decided... Read More

Will Swiss Neutrality Take a Long Lunch Break? Swiss people are proud of their clocks, chocolate, cheese, green pastures, tall mountains, crystal clear blue lakes (save for the ones they filled with ammunition) and their county’s neutrality. (They also love their secretive... Read More

The New von der Leyen Commission: an Orwellian interpretation of equal? George Orwell’s anti-utopian satire, Animal Farm might have been written with the Soviet Union in mind, it still has as much value and insight as it ever had. Particularly relevant is the Seventh Commandment,... Read More

Storm in a Tweet-Cup: Keir Starmer’s Missile Mishap In his first week as British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer made significant strides on the international stage, particularly at the NATO summit in Washington. There, he emphasized a strong commitment to NATO and urged... Read More

In liberal democracies, disagreement with mainstream is no longer tolerated What has led to the return of assassinations to politics, both in Europe and in America? Is it the deterioration of political discourse, the more aggressive communication, or the war in Ukraine that is... Read More

Von der Leyen’s vicious master plan to keep power With the upcoming European election, the science-fiction world of digital geopolitics seems to be turning into reality. In this new reality, far right can play a key role and that may push European Commission... Read More

Franco-German bromance reloaded? With less than one week before the EU elections, time is running out for those wishing to modify the projected outcome. No wonder that President Macron had an official visit in Germany, the first... Read More

Trump’s cat-and-mouse game with the EU As US President Donald Trump’s newly imposed tariffs caused a market chaos which reached every corner of global finance and economy, he seemed unaffected by the global outcry – he kept going on determined,... Read More

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