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A Very Bad Idea

Just like the transition process of so many other countries that emerged from behind the Iron Curtain to re-establish their place on the right...
Christopher Tapp
2 min read

Tough times for the German conservatives

Armin Laschet definitely had a rough start as the chairman of the CDU. Would he be superstitious he could claim that the possible successors...
Christopher Tapp
2 min read

Brexit to demand some attention again

Everybody, rock your body, right. Brexit’s back, all right. Three unilateral moves of London, in quick succession, threaten with the delaying of the European...
Leslie Zelinka
2 min read

Western Balkans vs COVID-19

On paper, everything looks great. The EU supplied a €38 million immediate support package to the Western Balkans health sector. The EU supplied free...
Christopher Tapp
3 min read

The CDU has a new(ish) leader

The German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) held its first virtual congress on 16 January, with almost 1000 delegates and without any major glitches. In...
Christopher Tapp
2 min read

Environment vs children, really?

It’s happened a few weeks ago but it was lost in the chaos of COVID restrictions and the renewed battle around MFF. Most of...
Leslie Zelinka
2 min read

First there were the Black Swans, now you have…

Every aspiring IR student knows that there are known knowns, known unknowns and unknown unknowns. Or that there are low probability/high impact scenarios. Or...
Christopher Tapp
5 min read

The future US – UK special relations looks blurry

The latest round of negotiations ended, quite predictably, with no result. And with the EU ruling out the possibility of a special Brexit summit...
Leslie Zelinka
3 min read

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