OBJECTIVO – Page 51

The EU’s pivot towards Asia opens up the possibility of a U-turn towards China

In efforts to counter Donald Trump’s tariffs, EU Commission President has come up with the idea of building a...

Ana Richter
Jul 7, 2025 5 min read

The issue of responsibility in the lack of results in the Ukrainian peace process

Despite Turkish officials said that talks in Istanbul between Ukraine and Russia were ’more positive than expected,’ both suffering...

Christopher Tapp
Jun 2, 2025 7 min read

Madam Transparency and Her Invisible Texts

In Brussels, irony is practically a member state. Yet, Ursula von der Leyen has achieved something of a miracle:...

Arrigo Mazzi
May 20, 2025 2 min read

Trump’s Pressure Cooker Diplomacy

It happened again. Just when pundits and diplomats had confidently declared Donald Trump’s signature tactics dead on arrival, the...

Arrigo Mazzi
May 14, 2025 3 min read

All Stories

Protecting the rule of law – the right way…

Protecting rule of law in the EU: The current legal framework This is the second part of my analysis on the rule of law...

Marta Loeb
Nov 9, 2019 7 min read

Protecting the rule of law – the right way…

A few legal-ish introductory notes on protecting legal principles This article is by no means intended to say that rule of law shouldn’t be...

Marta Loeb
Nov 5, 2019 4 min read

A sede vacante in Brussels?

Quite likely. The von der Leyen Commission took a rough start as three would-be Commissioners have been rejected by various bodies of the European...

Marta Loeb
Oct 25, 2019 3 min read

On Double Standards

Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out...

Christopher Tapp
Oct 7, 2019 2 min read

Children of the world, unite!

Fast rising sea levels. Rainforests burning. Greenland ice sheet melting. Glaciers disappearing. Heat waves. Drought. Flooding. Fishes disappearing. The problems caused by climate change...

Marta Loeb
Oct 4, 2019 2 min read

On “The European Way of Life”

I am an American soldier. I am a warrior and a member of a team. (…) I am a guardian of freedom and the...

Marta Loeb
Sep 27, 2019 3 min read

The New Commission – beyond a fancy (?) job…

Just a few days ago, Ursula von der Leyen announced the names and portfolios of the would-be Commissioners. Many things have been said and...

Marta Loeb
Sep 23, 2019 1 min read

The Three Wise Men and Passion

This is not the title of the next Christmas blockbuster. The story behind is more like a reality show, with people living in a...

Marta Loeb
Sep 10, 2019 4 min read