Christopher Tapp

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215 Stories by Christopher Tapp

Von der Leyen: an Agent for the Dark Side or a Completely Clueless Leader?

In a masterclass of impeccable timing, the European Commission announced a fresh funding scheme for Ukraine just as the country’s own anti-graft cops uncovered...
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Is Merz Playing From the AfD’s Books?

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz finally did what few German politicians (and no chancellors) dared to do for ten years. He declared that Syrians no...
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From techical body into political actor: Ursula von ever?

If European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen continues to concentrate power in her hands, she is unlikely to maintain neither the support of...
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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 independent anti-corruption agencies, the backlash...
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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 German welfare system in its...
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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...
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Growing presence of politically motivated violence indicates deep social tensions in Germany

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...
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Macron promised to do the right thing … then changed his mind

With every new development, French politics gets more and more like a Brazilian soap opera. Save for the love story. After a minor crisis...
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