OBJECTIVO – Page 3

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

A Tale of Different Perspectives

During the last couple of days (weeks), the leadership of the EU has proved, once again, that they are...

Christopher Tapp
Dec 7, 2025 2 min read

Von der Leyen: an Agent for the Dark Side or a Completely Clueless Leader?

In a masterclass of impeccable timing, the European Commission announced a fresh funding scheme for Ukraine just as the...

Christopher Tapp
Dec 2, 2025 3 min read

Ukraine’s War Can’t Hide Its Corruption Fault Lines

When President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Servant of the People faction abruptly moved in July 2025 to weaken Ukraine’s...

Christopher Tapp
Nov 19, 2025 2 min read

All Stories

The Power of Negotiations

The freshly signed peace deal might or might not herald a true “historic dawn of a new Middle East” or be just as ‘strong,...

Ana Richter
Oct 29, 2025 2 min read

Growing presence of politically motivated violence indicates deep social…

As far-right party AfD continues to strengthen its positions across Germany with its anti-migration rhetoric and populism, German far-left terrorism also seems to be...

Christopher Tapp
Oct 24, 2025 4 min read

Key Takeaways from the Portuguese Elections

Portugal held local elections on October 12, 2025. The surprise results delivered a stinging rebuke to the far-right hopefuls. The Portuguese “bad boy” and...

Arrigo Mazzi
Oct 18, 2025 2 min read

Macron promised to do the right thing … then…

With every new development, French politics gets more and more like a Brazilian soap opera. Save for the love story. After a minor crisis...

Christopher Tapp
Oct 15, 2025 2 min read

Despite the hope of some European dreamers, the symbolic…

A number of countries including the UK, France, Portugal, Canada have recognised a Palestinian state which, given that it does not meet the criteria...

Arrigo Mazzi
Oct 8, 2025 3 min read

Another Headache for Brussels, This Time in Czechia

There it goes again — another election somewhere east of Vienna where the wrong person won.Andréj Babiš, the man the European Commission would politely...

Ana Richter
Oct 6, 2025 3 min read

Much Ado About Nothing

We are not at war, but we are no longer at peace either. We must do much more for our own security”, German Chancellor...

Christopher Tapp
Oct 4, 2025 2 min read

Europe Wasn’t Going to Hell in an Uncertain Future:…

Donald Trump took the stage at the United Nations. In his trademark inside-voice-that’s-actually-a-yell, the President of the United States announced that Europe was “going...

Ana Richter
Sep 30, 2025 2 min read