OBJECTIVO – Page 4

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

Can Germany trigger a domino effect in EU?

Germany, where a couple of weeks ago the far-right won a landslide victory in regional elections in the Eastern part of the country, has...

Arrigo Mazzi
Sep 17, 2024 6 min read

Beijing is stepping up the game in Africa

The Financial Times’ yearly festival, organized in the lush green gardens of London’s famed Kenwood House boast a wide array of speakers each year....

Christopher Tapp
Sep 15, 2024 5 min read

The AfD won big, the rest needs to draw…

As the election results trickle in from Thüringen (Thuringia) and Sachsen (Saxony), two things are certain. One is that the political discourse of the...

Arrigo Mazzi
Sep 12, 2024 3 min read

Dismissing Escalation Fears is Both Bold and Baffling

In a surprising turn of events, Western leaders have recently begun downplaying fears of escalation in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. After...

Christopher Tapp
Sep 10, 2024 5 min read

Georgia’s Strategic Retreat: Balancing National Interests and Western Disapproval

In the complex chessboard of geopolitics, Georgia has long been a crucial piece, strategically situated between Russia and the West. Over the past decade,...

Ana Richter
Sep 7, 2024 4 min read

Equality in gender – equality in corruption?

Ursula von der Leyen is facing an apparently difficult task as she is trying to finalise the composition of the next European Commission, as...

Ana Richter
Sep 5, 2024 4 min read

Aufwiedersehen, Willkommenskultur? Not yet.

The western German city of Solingen had been famous for its many factories producing high-quality knifes and blades. Tradition meeting expert craftsmanship for more...

Christopher Tapp
Sep 3, 2024 4 min read

A Danish solution to methane emissions: tax on livestock

Denmark certainly made it to the headlines when it decided to implement a carbon tax on livestock, pushing the gassy cows and pigs in...

Arrigo Mazzi
Aug 29, 2024 4 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