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COP29: A fractured summit and China’s Strategic Green Gamble

When world leaders and negotiators arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) expectation were high (although somewhat guarded) that...
Arrigo Mazzi
3 min read

Calin Georgescu, the surprise winner in Romania

2024 for Romania was set to be the Year of Elections, starting with European Parliamentary elections in June and ending with presidential and parliamentary...
Ana Richter
3 min read

Lessons on the workings of democracy from the Democratic…

Just a few weeks ago, American citizens expressed their views about the current government and its policies. Their decision was a big, fat “No”....
Christopher Tapp
2 min read

Macron’s impossible balancing act(s)

Being the President of France is not for the faint hearted, probably not even in calmer and more predictable times. The headlines from President...
Ana Richter
3 min read

Après moi, le déluge (After me, the flood)

Joe Biden might be wrapping up his presidency, but don’t tell him that. In these final months, President Biden seems determined to squeeze every...
Ana Richter
3 min read

Trump’s return to White House can bring Europe strategic…

There has been some outstanding speeches in history which not only described but also predicted developments of European security for decades. One of them...
Christopher Tapp
5 min read

Europe has avoided Armageddon which now threatens Zelenskyy

The heated debate over the idea of inviting Ukraine to NATO has revealed the main focus of global mainstream politics, namely, the U.S. presidential...
Arrigo Mazzi
4 min read

The Irony of Tolerance

Amsterdam. A picture-perfect canal city with red brick houses. The self-proclaimed bastion of arts, freedom, tolerance and inclusivity. Yet, the last weekend the Dutch...
Christopher Tapp
2 min read

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