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Half full – half empty: the case of USAID

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. This ancient sounding wisdom was probably coined in 1977, by then-President Jimmy...

Christopher Tapp
Feb 20, 2025 3 min read

European Commission President marches into battle with a shield of democracy raised …against democracy itself

Last year, in the run-up to the European Parliament elections, Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European...

Christopher Tapp
Feb 15, 2025 5 min read

A Laundry List for the New German Government

One could be tempted to try to blame this or that political decision for the downfall of the Scholz...

Christopher Tapp
Jan 30, 2025 2 min read

From the Cold War to Maestro Verdi and the war in Ukraine: the key findings as of the CEE countries’ gas and oil supply

Russian gas exports via Soviet-era pipelines running through Ukraine came to a halt on New Year’s Day, marking the...

Christopher Tapp
Jan 28, 2025 3 min read

All Stories

The Race for Trump’s Grace

It’s difficult to say who’s winning the race for President-elect Donald Trump’s grace, but the competition is fierce, and the number of competitors grows...

Christopher Tapp
Jan 16, 2025 3 min read

Is this already Germany’s way back into the arms…

The fact that last December, the German Bundestag has decided to provide Ukraine with further military aid, including short and medium-range air defence missile...

Christopher Tapp
Jan 14, 2025 2 min read

A 21st Century Walk to Canossa

The Walk to Canossa was Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV’s (in)famous journey to Canossa Castle in 1077, during the time of the Investiture controversy....

Arrigo Mazzi
Jan 9, 2025 3 min read

The Trump-Musk Bromance and the Rest of the World

The dust hasn’t even settled after Trump’s election win last year, politicians around the world were already gearing up for their charm-offensives to establish...

Christopher Tapp
Jan 5, 2025 3 min read

From Economic Powerhouse to Paper Tiger: the Story of…

For decades, Germany was Europe’s golden child—efficient, hardworking, and eternally proud of her economic success. It produced more vehicles, machines, and Bratwurst than any...

Arrigo Mazzi
Dec 25, 2024 2 min read

South Korea and Georgia Lead The Absurdist Charge

What do you call a president who believes they can defy voters, laws, and the most basic forms of reason? If you’re in South...

Christopher Tapp
Dec 20, 2024 3 min read

Politicians and governments come and go as the EU…

Those committed to the idea of Europe have watched developments in Europe over the past few years, both at EU and national level, startled,...

Arrigo Mazzi
Dec 19, 2024 3 min read

A hotbed for anti-Semitism: Oxford

Shockwaves have reverberated across the UK as Oxford University, one of the world’s most esteemed institutions, has become a flashpoint for anti-Semitism. The Oxford...

Ana Richter
Dec 16, 2024 2 min read

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In the clash of the European elites, Trumpists seem to win the day Many experts agree that, with the inauguration of Donald Trump on 20 January for his second term as U.S. President, major changes in the U.S.-EU relations have begun. Some also warn that, this new... Read More

Bye-bye, Wilkommenskultur but what to do with Syrian refugees? The sudden collapse of the Assad regime in Syria has caused millions of Syrian refugees to experience a moment of immense happiness – something they had absolutely not anticipated having felt in their lives.... Read More

A controversial parting gift from President Biden A presidential pardon is a rare move, and it should be so. A pardon in a not yet resolved case should be even more exceptional, let alone to do it for the president’s own... Read More

With Friends Like These… In an alarming echo of the previous Nord Stream sabotage, Slovak authorities have expressed concerns about a possible attack on the Druzhba pipeline. Slovakia’s Interior Minister, Matúš Šutaj Eštok revealed that security personnel apprehended... Read More

Selling the Ukrainian dream seems to be a failure in the U.S. ’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 in its war with Russia.’, The Guardian said in its... Read More

National legislative arsenals are ready for use against European rules Critical level in negative impacts of mass migration have been reached in EU this year which led to a new, almost rebellious approach in a number of Member States to the problems: capitals decided... Read More

Will Swiss Neutrality Take a Long Lunch Break? Swiss people are proud of their clocks, chocolate, cheese, green pastures, tall mountains, crystal clear blue lakes (save for the ones they filled with ammunition) and their county’s neutrality. (They also love their secretive... Read More

The New von der Leyen Commission: an Orwellian interpretation of equal? George Orwell’s anti-utopian satire, Animal Farm might have been written with the Soviet Union in mind, it still has as much value and insight as it ever had. Particularly relevant is the Seventh Commandment,... Read More

Storm in a Tweet-Cup: Keir Starmer’s Missile Mishap In his first week as British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer made significant strides on the international stage, particularly at the NATO summit in Washington. There, he emphasized a strong commitment to NATO and urged... Read More

In liberal democracies, disagreement with mainstream is no longer tolerated What has led to the return of assassinations to politics, both in Europe and in America? Is it the deterioration of political discourse, the more aggressive communication, or the war in Ukraine that is... Read More

Von der Leyen’s vicious master plan to keep power With the upcoming European election, the science-fiction world of digital geopolitics seems to be turning into reality. In this new reality, far right can play a key role and that may push European Commission... Read More

Franco-German bromance reloaded? With less than one week before the EU elections, time is running out for those wishing to modify the projected outcome. No wonder that President Macron had an official visit in Germany, the first... Read More

Dream big, spend big the EU’s draft budget for 2028-2034 However distant these years may seem, it is, in fact, not too early to raise questions about the EU’s financial planning for this period, given that the 27... Read More