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A slap across the face of the West?

The West, led by President Biden and the leaders of Europe have been arguing for months for an increase...

Christopher Tapp
Oct 11, 2022 3 min read

A few takeaways from the SOTEU 2022

Just as it was expected, there was nothing particularly ground-shaking in the fifty-something minute long address of European Commission...

Leslie Zelinka
Sep 15, 2022 4 min read

Countdown to the SOTEU 2022

In a few days, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will once again stand behind the lectern bearing...

Leslie Zelinka
Sep 11, 2022 5 min read

Russia’s new-old friends

In time of need, Russia used the July 19 Tehran meeting to reach out to some partners, both old...

Marta Loeb
Jul 26, 2022 4 min read

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Quo vadis European energy crisis?

In the latest twist and turn of the Brazilian telenovela called “EU energy crisis”, on July 30, Russian gas provider Gazprom announced a halt...

Christopher Tapp
Aug 13, 2022 3 min read

The lessons China learned

Various U.S. and European officials have repeatedly declared that they were not simply aware that China was observantly following the events of Ukraine, but...

Christopher Tapp
Jul 30, 2022 3 min read

The lessons from the negotiations on the ban of…

After a few weeks spent with intense debates, the leaders of the EU finally managed to reach an agreement on the sixth sanctions package...

Leslie Zelinka
Jun 20, 2022 4 min read

Ukraine’s EU dreams: supported in theory, but how to…

On her surprise visit to Kyiv, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tried to sound as positive as she could, reassuring President Zelensky...

Leslie Zelinka
Jun 15, 2022 4 min read

Key takeaways from Davos

As COVID-19 is (un)officially over, world leaders and experts could finally meet in person on the World Economic Forum’s Annual meeting in Davos. Taking...

Christopher Tapp
Jun 2, 2022 3 min read

A new NATO enlargement in sight?

The actual wordings varied, but the meaning was the same. Turkey is causing problems for Finland and Sweden’s plans to join NATO. Turkey threw...

Marta Loeb
May 26, 2022 3 min read

Fighting inflation … with the help of China?

On May 18, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called on the U.S. and its European allies to confront China together. That’s something the American...

Christopher Tapp
May 24, 2022 2 min read

A few thoughts prompted by the nomination of Karin…

Karin Jean-Pierre has assumed office on May 13 as White House Press Secretary. As media follows every little change in the White House, especially...

Leslie Zelinka
May 20, 2022 4 min read

Key takeaways from Davos The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is (finally) over. From one point of view, it was a great success: there were more participants than ever before as the event returned to its... Read More

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