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A slap across the face of the West?

The West, led by President Biden and the leaders of Europe have been arguing for months for an increase in oil production, hoping to...
Christopher Tapp
3 min read

A few takeaways from the SOTEU 2022

Just as it was expected, there was nothing particularly ground-shaking in the fifty-something minute long address of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen....
Leslie Zelinka
4 min read

Countdown to the SOTEU 2022

In a few days, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will once again stand behind the lectern bearing the logo of the European...
Leslie Zelinka
5 min read

Russia’s new-old friends

In time of need, Russia used the July 19 Tehran meeting to reach out to some partners, both old and not so old. Officially...
Marta Loeb
4 min read

A bad time for politicized legal proceedings

In between the two rounds of French presidential elections, Paris prosecutors announced that they were studying a report by the EU’s fraud agency (commonly...
Christopher Tapp
2 min read

Poland demands harsher sanctions, Germany follows hesitantly

Amidst the renewed arguments about whether sanctions are enough or not against Russia (as some saw the rapid recovery of the ruble from the...
Leslie Zelinka
2 min read

Europe once again between the hammer and anvil

Europe stands united behind Ukraine and is, as of now willing to pay the price of this decision. As many analysts have pointed already...
Marta Loeb
4 min read

Is something rotten in the Netherlands….

Though I’m not a great believer of „national characteristics”, a.k.a. stereotypes, e.g. that every Scotsman is miserly and every American is brash, but I...
Christopher Tapp
3 min read

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