Top Stories – OBJECTIVO

Beijing is stepping up the game in Africa

The Financial Times’ yearly festival, organized in the lush green gardens of London’s famed Kenwood House boast a wide array of speakers each year....

Christopher Tapp
Sep 15, 2024 5 min read

Dismissing Escalation Fears is Both Bold and Baffling

In a surprising turn of events, Western leaders have recently begun downplaying fears of escalation in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. After...

Christopher Tapp
Sep 10, 2024 5 min read

Aufwiedersehen, Willkommenskultur? Not yet.

The western German city of Solingen had been famous for its many factories producing high-quality knifes and blades. Tradition meeting expert craftsmanship for more...

Christopher Tapp
Sep 3, 2024 4 min read

Who needs enemies with friends like these?

The pictures of gas bubbling up to the surface of the Baltic Sea had barely appeared on the screens, when the first claims appeared...

Ana Richter
Aug 26, 2024 3 min read

Brussels leaves Member States alone when it comes to…

There are many tourist attractions in Latvia that belong to either the categories of ’must see’ or ’no go zone’, depending on how much...

Christopher Tapp
Aug 25, 2024 4 min read

A game changer or a risky gamble? Only time…

News arrived first only sparsely, more like rumours than facts for the first few hours and days, but then turned into a tide as...

Christopher Tapp
Aug 23, 2024 3 min read

At Macron’s Olympics, ’difference’ triumphed over ’normality’

As the Paris Olympic Games have ended, it is worth looking back and assessing them – this time, not in terms of the athletes’...

Christopher Tapp
Aug 20, 2024 3 min read

A few thoughts on the “prisoner swap of the…

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris waited for them in person, on the tarmac. (So did President Putin in Moscow, though he...

Christopher Tapp
Aug 13, 2024 3 min read

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