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Jul 3, 2024
Depending on whom you ask, the National Rally’s 33.25 per cent at the first round of France’s parliamentary elections were either a success or a bit of a disappointment,...
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Jun 21, 2024
It is the night of the living dead once again at a Western institution. Just as in Eighties horror movies the monster seemingly dies only to reappear after the credits, so it seems...
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Jun 11, 2024
The revolution is postponed – but not necessarily cancelled. Now that the final results of the EU parliamentary elections are trickling in, it is time to assess what to expect...
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Jun 10, 2024
Members of Germany’s traditional parties in Germany will not sleep well following the results of elections to the European Parliament.
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May 29, 2024
The two most important elements a state needs to have at its disposal in the international arena are first, a strategy, and second, the capabilities to execute said strategy.
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May 27, 2024
In the end, Zeus was right. When he punished Prometheus for giving fire to humanity, the old Greek god must have known that their days are now numbered. In popular culture we believe...
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May 4, 2024
If one views the Arab-Israeli conflict through the ongoing campus protests at US universities, one could easily get the impression that Israel might be winning militarily, but it is...
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May 3, 2024
Something very odd is going on in the economic sphere. The Japanese yen is in precipitous decline versus the US dollar, while the latter was this week reported to...
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Apr 29, 2024
Almost 41 years after losing the war over the Falkland Islands to Britain, Argentina has found its Latino version of then-prime minister Margaret Thatcher: President Javier Milei,...
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Apr 12, 2024
The current policy of Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to be a demonstration of strength, but in reality, it is a symptom of Russian weakness. The country has no future, and...
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Apr 5, 2024
Europe’s economies remain in trouble as growth falters, budget deficits explode, and price levels remain stubbornly elevated.
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Mar 30, 2024
Doomsday scenarios are in high demand in Europe these days, which is understandable when there is no dearth of bad news coming down the wire. Forecasts for German economic growth...
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Mar 26, 2024
In 2010, the now German minister of the economy Robert Habeck wrote, in his book published that year, that “patriotism, love of country, that makes me want to...
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Mar 7, 2024
What a difference 12 months can make. In February 2023, the Wall Street Journal detailed how the Russia-Ukraine war invigorated Nato. A year later, however, a growing...
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Mar 1, 2024
Macron is no Napoleon and no Talleyrand
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Feb 20, 2024
The first country is Germany, once the poster child of the Green Revolution.
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Feb 10, 2024
The upcoming elections in Europe are often described as a competition between the reactionary forces of a resurgent nationalism and the cosmopolitanism of liberal...
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Feb 5, 2024
The European Union will have to decide: Does it want to give in or resist the temptation to turn into an empire?
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Feb 1, 2024
Is Germany entering Weimar conditions and becoming increasingly ungovernable? At first glance, an observer might come to such a conclusion. During the interwar period, there were...
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Jan 30, 2024
The last year has shown significant shortcomings when it comes to West’s ability to use economic statecraft as a tool in international politics. Almost all schemes developed to...
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Jan 13, 2024
A supposedly serious Bloomberg headline is setting the tone for the new year: “2024 is the Year of Elections and That’s a Threat to Democracy”.
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Jan 10, 2024
Civil disruption is far less common than in other parts of Europe
Jun 21, 2024It is the night of the living dead once again at a Western institution. Just as in Eighties horror movies the monster seemingly dies only to reappear after the credits, so it seems...
Jun 11, 2024The revolution is postponed – but not necessarily cancelled. Now that the final results of the EU parliamentary elections are trickling in, it is time to assess what to expect...
Jun 10, 2024Members of Germany’s traditional parties in Germany will not sleep well following the results of elections to the European Parliament.
May 29, 2024The two most important elements a state needs to have at its disposal in the international arena are first, a strategy, and second, the capabilities to execute said strategy. 
May 27, 2024In the end, Zeus was right. When he punished Prometheus for giving fire to humanity, the old Greek god must have known that their days are now numbered. In popular culture we believe...
May 4, 2024If one views the Arab-Israeli conflict through the ongoing campus protests at US universities, one could easily get the impression that Israel might be winning militarily, but it is...
May 3, 2024Something very odd is going on in the economic sphere. The Japanese yen is in precipitous decline versus the US dollar, while the latter was this week reported to...
Apr 29, 2024Almost 41 years after losing the war over the Falkland Islands to Britain, Argentina has found its Latino version of then-prime minister Margaret Thatcher: President Javier Milei,...
Apr 5, 2024Europe’s economies remain in trouble as growth falters, budget deficits explode, and price levels remain stubbornly elevated. 
Mar 30, 2024Doomsday scenarios are in high demand in Europe these days, which is understandable when there is no dearth of bad news coming down the wire. Forecasts for German economic growth...
Mar 7, 2024What a difference 12 months can make. In February 2023, the Wall Street Journal detailed how the Russia-Ukraine war invigorated Nato. A year later, however, a growing...
Mar 1, 2024Macron is no Napoleon and no Talleyrand
Feb 20, 2024The first country is Germany, once the poster child of the Green Revolution. 
Feb 10, 2024The upcoming elections in Europe are often described as a competition between the reactionary forces of a resurgent nationalism and the cosmopolitanism of liberal...
Feb 5, 2024The European Union will have to decide: Does it want to give in or resist the temptation to turn into an empire? 
Feb 1, 2024Is Germany entering Weimar conditions and becoming increasingly ungovernable? At first glance, an observer might come to such a conclusion. During the interwar period, there were...
Jan 30, 2024The last year has shown significant shortcomings when it comes to West’s ability to use economic statecraft as a tool in international politics. Almost all schemes developed to...
Jan 13, 2024A supposedly serious Bloomberg headline is setting the tone for the new year: “2024 is the Year of Elections and That’s a Threat to Democracy”. 
Jan 10, 2024Civil disruption is far less common than in other parts of Europe 