OBJECTIVO – Page 3

Lessons on the workings of democracy from the Democratic Party

Just a few weeks ago, American citizens expressed their views about the current government and its policies. Their decision...

Christopher Tapp
Dec 2, 2024 2 min read

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

There has been some outstanding speeches in history which not only described but also predicted developments of European security...

Christopher Tapp
Nov 23, 2024 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...

Arrigo Mazzi
Nov 20, 2024 4 min read

The first lessons learned from the US presidential elections

As the dust slowly settles after the whirlwind night of US presidential elections, America and the world starts to...

Christopher Tapp
Nov 10, 2024 3 min read

All Stories

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

The Left’s New Punching Bag

The last couple of years had been hard for Europe’s leftist political movements. Their most recent pet topics —such as support for (illegal) immigration,...

Arrigo Mazzi
Oct 14, 2024 5 min read

A new type of protective shield for underwater cables

Undersea cables form the invisible infrastructure that sustains the digital world. These cables transmit around 99% of all international data, making them indispensable to...

Ana Richter
Oct 8, 2024 4 min read

The rise of the Baltics and what is behind

There is nothing new about the idea that the Baltic States are considered US political labs in Europe – safe coutries where new ’recepies’...

Christopher Tapp
Sep 29, 2024 7 min read

The “Trumptopia” of saving the dollar.

Donald Trump brought the issue of “dollar dominance” to the spotlight once more. As the election campaign enters its final stage, one of his...

Christopher Tapp
Sep 25, 2024 4 min read

Financing Ukraine – should it be at the expense…

Though the end of the war in Ukraine is nowhere near in sight, the problem of eventual rebuilding is already the subject of many...

Christopher Tapp
Sep 25, 2024 3 min read

A new fantasy novel? Nope, the Draghi Report.

When on 16 August 2022 the U.S. Congress adopted the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), that was swiftly signed into law by President Joe Biden,...

Leslie Zelinka
Sep 22, 2024 6 min read

Zeitenwende? It’s rather a Wetterfahne.

On 27 February 2022, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gave a bold speech in the Bundestag. It was there, standing under the magnificent glass dome...

Christopher Tapp
Sep 19, 2024 3 min read

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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