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Ukraine fatigue could further strengthen far-right in Europe

’The trip, which was viewed as a key opportunity by Ukrainian officials for Zelensky to sell the United States on how to support Ukraine...
Christopher Tapp
4 min read

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
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
5 min read

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...
Christopher Tapp
6 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
7 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
5 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
4 min read

A Maverick Historian with Unorthodox Thoughts

Emmanuel Todd, the Cambridge-educated French philosopher-historian-sociologist-political scientist is known for his “controversial” or “unorthodox views”. Not completely unfounded thoughts, though, as his 1976 prediction...
Ana Richter
5 min read

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