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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...
Christopher Tapp
6 min read

The Trumpian way to aid Ukraine

In a (not-so-surprising) political shift, the United States has adopted a pragmatic approach toward its support for Ukraine, connecting economic interests with political support...
Christopher Tapp
2 min read

Kaja in Security Wonderland

The Trump-Zelensky meeting prompted a series of unseen events. Among them the European Union trying on the cloak of a global security leader, aiming...
Arrigo Mazzi
5 min read

A Vance-lesson in Munich

On the recent Munich Security Conference, U.S. Vice President JD Vance delivered a speech that has ignited a firestorm of debate across Europe. Vance’s...
Christopher Tapp
2 min read

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 Carter’s Director of the Office...
Christopher Tapp
3 min read

European Commission President marches into battle with a shield…

Last year, in the run-up to the European Parliament elections, Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission has portayed herself as...
Christopher Tapp
5 min read

In the clash of the European elites, Trumpists seem…

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...
Christopher Tapp
4 min read

A few thoughts on von der Leyen’s Davos moment

The World Economic Forum, colloquially known as the Davos Conference has long been a theatre for geopolitical posturing, visionary declarations and the occasional diplomatic...
Ana Richter
3 min read

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