Christopher Tapp

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196 Stories by Christopher Tapp

Fortress Europe. Population: Finally Realistic

Europe. A land of wine, ruins, and strategic amnesia. For a continent that gave the world Machiavelli, it’s almost charming how its leaders consistently...
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Was it a good idea to appoint Balts to key EU jobs?

(Spoiler: No, it was not.) Our topic today should be discussed partly in the context of the traditionally and admittedly troubled Baltic-Russian relations, as...
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‘America First’ Redux: How Trump’s Harding-Style Tactics Threaten the Commission’s Authority

The transatlantic trade war of 2025 bears an uncanny resemblance to the debt crises of the 1920s — and Donald Trump’s ‘refusal’ to negotiate...
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The EU Commission Easing On GDPR: What About Our Personal Data?

During the drafting process of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR for short, which took effect in 2018, the proposal drew a...
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China’s Financial Fortress

You can answer in two ways to Washington’s rather stormy and unpredictable ‘Trumponomics’. (Well, technically, you can answer with loads of subtle variations, but...
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EU recommendations against high inflation and rising costs of living: have an emergency kit!

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