Arrigo Mazzi

 

   



44 Stories by Arrigo Mazzi

Big Brother 3.0

“Commission officials stress that the intelligence and law enforcement regime in China does not pass the EU’s standard for privacy protections.” Western fears about...
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One Thing to Learn from the Great Iberian Power Blackout

Madrid, of course, fiercely denies it. Yet, suspicions run high that Spanish authorities were conducting an experiment on their network before the catastrophic “2025...
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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: making the European Commission more...
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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 former president dusted off his...
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Meloni’s Solo Act in Europe’s Trade Drama

If you’ve been wondering where European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been while President Trump unleashed a tariff tantrum threatening to kneecap...
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The EU Bureaucracy Showcased its Talents

Nobody has ever claimed that the EU was a lean, efficient and streamlined machine working with the speed of light – except for the...
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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,...
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The EU’s Defence Ambitions Crumble Faster Than a Biscotti in a Bureaucrat’s Coffee

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