OBJECTIVO

Following Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela, would the EU impose sanctions on the US?

Given the EU’s nineteen sanction packages imposed on Russia in response to Moscow’s ’military operation’, i.e. full-scale war against...
Arrigo Mazzi
Jan 13, 2026 3 min read

Billions to Ukraine: Yes. Implementing the Draghi Report: No.

On September 9 2024, former ECB President Mario Draghi published a landmark report. A document of approximately 400 pages,...
Christopher Tapp
Jan 10, 2026 2 min read

With the Pact for the Mediterranean, the EU opened a door to migration while degrading entire Erasmus generations in Europe

While the EU-Middle East and North Africa (MENA) pact undoubtably has real political advantages, its long-term migratory effect also...
Christopher Tapp
Dec 22, 2025 3 min read

Never underestimate thy enemy

He who knows his enemy and himself well will not be defeated easily. There’s a plethora of things the...
Christopher Tapp
Dec 8, 2025 1 min read

All Stories

A Few Takeaways from the Latest Portuguese Elections

Portugal just did it again. On May 18, 2025, the country held its third general election in three years. At this point, Portuguese voters...
Ana Richter
May 23, 2025 3 min read

Madam Transparency and Her Invisible Texts

In Brussels, irony is practically a member state. Yet, Ursula von der Leyen has achieved something of a miracle: making the European Commission more...
Arrigo Mazzi
May 20, 2025 2 min read

Fortress Europe. Population: Finally Realistic

Europe. A land of wine, ruins, and strategic amnesia. For a continent that gave the world Machiavelli, it’s almost charming how its leaders consistently...
Christopher Tapp
May 17, 2025 3 min read

Trump’s Pressure Cooker Diplomacy

It happened again. Just when pundits and diplomats had confidently declared Donald Trump’s signature tactics dead on arrival, the former president dusted off his...
Arrigo Mazzi
May 14, 2025 3 min read

Was it a good idea to appoint Balts to…

(Spoiler: No, it was not.) Our topic today should be discussed partly in the context of the traditionally and admittedly troubled Baltic-Russian relations, as...
Christopher Tapp
May 10, 2025 8 min read

‘America First’ Redux: How Trump’s Harding-Style Tactics Threaten the…

The transatlantic trade war of 2025 bears an uncanny resemblance to the debt crises of the 1920s — and Donald Trump’s ‘refusal’ to negotiate...
Christopher Tapp
May 6, 2025 3 min read

The EU Commission Easing On GDPR: What About Our…

During the drafting process of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR for short, which took effect in 2018, the proposal drew a...
Christopher Tapp
May 4, 2025 3 min read

Meloni’s Solo Act in Europe’s Trade Drama

If you’ve been wondering where European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been while President Trump unleashed a tariff tantrum threatening to kneecap...
Arrigo Mazzi
May 2, 2025 3 min read
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