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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
Jan 23, 2021 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
Dec 3, 2020 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
Nov 7, 2020 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
Oct 28, 2020 3 min read

A good strategy is needed. This time for migration.

Moria…You fear to go into those mines. … You know what they awoke in the darkness of Khazad-dum… shadow and flame. (J.R.R. Tolkien: The...

Christopher Tapp
Sep 28, 2020 5 min read

A down-to-earth approach to the Belarus crisis

Every politician in Europe should keep a copy of Richard Rumelt’s Good Strategy/Bad Strategy on his or her table. To know the difference between...

Christopher Tapp
Sep 18, 2020 4 min read

Your Opinion is Highly Appreciated: Is the Future Really…

As part of my summer reading list (that contains among others A Gentleman in Moscow, from Amor Towles, a truly good read, or Radical...

Marta Loeb
Sep 16, 2020 5 min read

Tax havens” or „countries with competitive tax systems

I wish I could say that after accepting the MFF and the recovery plan, the EU Member States lived together happily ever after till…...

Christopher Tapp
Aug 14, 2020 2 min read

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