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Beyond the Dust: the Trump-Xi meeting

The long-awaited summit between President Trump and President Xi was sold to the public (as usual) with the kind...

Arrigo Mazzi
May 19, 2026 2 min read

Systemic problems in Greece not only contribute to the surge in illegal migration at the coasts of Crete but can also destabilize the EU as a whole

When Greece warned the EU’s top officials and executive bodies last summer about the obvious signs of Libya weaponizing...

Christopher Tapp
May 15, 2026 4 min read

Return of refugees to their countries of origin or, granting legal status to unauthorized immigrants: two different approaches to handle Europe’s most pressing problem

While Madrid approved new legislation in April that will give legal status to more than 500,000 unauthorized immigrants who...

Christopher Tapp
Apr 29, 2026 3 min read

The Ukrainian Game of Drones’ latest episodes could mean the arrival of extra funds … but to whom exactly?

Following a series of deals with Gulf countries, Ukraine has signed new defence agreements in the Middle East. Is...

Christopher Tapp
Apr 24, 2026 3 min read

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Replacement migration to rebuild Ukraine?

After the end of the conflict, Ukraine may begin to be populated with Africans and Afghans in order to prevent a demographic catastrophe.’, these...

Christopher Tapp
Oct 29, 2024 5 min read

To tax or not to tax, that is the…

Avid followers of European trade politics might have felt a weird sense déjà vu when the EU decided to impose tariffs on Chinese electric...

Ana Richter
Oct 27, 2024 4 min read

The French Economy Has a Big Problem

Ah, France. The country that gave Europe (and to the world) invaluable contributions. Haute couture, ballet, fine dining, the Declaration of the Rights of...

Arrigo Mazzi
Oct 24, 2024 5 min read

The engine of the EU stalled; the replacement is…

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that in times of crisis, it was the German-French tandem – as the two largest member states of the...

Ana Richter
Oct 23, 2024 3 min read

Everything wrong with singing Bella Ciao in the European…

Arrrr, me hearties, let them eat cake. For one reason or another, our common historical knowledge is full of half-truths and misconceptions, all believed...

Arrigo Mazzi
Oct 21, 2024 2 min read

Selling the Ukrainian dream seems to be a failure…

’Volodymyr Zelenskyy has come to the U.S. with a mission: to sell his vision for a Ukrainian victory despite the growing odds against Kyiv...

Ana Richter
Oct 19, 2024 6 min read

Ukraine fatigue could further strengthen far-right in Europe

’The trip, which was viewed as a key opportunity by Ukrainian officials for Zelensky to sell the United States on how to support Ukraine...

Christopher Tapp
Oct 18, 2024 4 min read

A few thoughts on Macron’s Berlin visit

Emmanuel Macron’s recent visit to Berlin was supposed to be one of those grand moments when the European Union’s two powerhouses would reaffirm their...

Christopher Tapp
Oct 16, 2024 4 min read