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Never underestimate thy enemy

He who knows his enemy and himself well will not be defeated easily. There’s a plethora of things the EU should or could learn...
Christopher Tapp
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A Tale of Different Perspectives

During the last couple of days (weeks), the leadership of the EU has proved, once again, that they are living in a parallel universe....
Christopher Tapp
2 min read

Von der Leyen: an Agent for the Dark Side…

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...
Christopher Tapp
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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...
Christopher Tapp
2 min read

How does an economic and social crisis in Germany…

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...
Christopher Tapp
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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
2 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
2 min read

10 years of Willkommenskultur

Exactly ten years ago, on August 31, 2015, German Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel held a press conference, right after visiting a refugee camp in Dresden....
Christopher Tapp
2 min read

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