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Dec 18, 2024
Imperialism is making a comeback, which is why I decided to turn this column into a three-part series to put forward my argument as to why that is the case.
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Dec 17, 2024
Germany’s campaign season preceding the February 2025 federal elections is starting to take shape. But for Germans, the prospects look increasingly dire. Indeed, it appears as...
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Dec 5, 2024
A negotiated peace between Russia and Ukraine shortly after Donald Trump takes office in January of 2025 seems more and more likely. Based on his current personnel picks it is...
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Nov 26, 2024
There are numerous perspectives on Merkel’s predecessor, Gerhard Schroeder, who led both Germany and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1998 to 2005. And I cannot believe I...
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Nov 21, 2024
Exit or escalation? This remains the most pressing question for both sides in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. After months of stalemate, a decision might have been made by...
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Nov 16, 2024
A dangerous trend is emerging across Western Europe. Conventions and rules that are absolutely critical to the proper functioning of a democracy are being bent, a development that is...
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Nov 7, 2024
Following long-running predictions of its demise, Germany’s coalition government of Social Democrats, Greens, and Free Democrats (FDP) has now entered its...
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Nov 4, 2024
There can be no doubt about it: Donald Trump is not a normal candidate – which is precisely why you should vote for him.
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Oct 30, 2024
If you fear that Trump, Orbán, and others are the greatest threat to a liberal world order, maybe you should consider going beyond a purely Western viewpoint. Liberal values...
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Oct 26, 2024
Sometimes it is hard to know who to believe during a crisis. Optimists in Germany might take solace in a recent Bloomberg report announcing that “the...
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Oct 21, 2024
This week’s Brics summit in Kazan, Russia, will attract significant attention, but whether it yields any meaningful results is uncertain. The summit will host leaders...
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Oct 19, 2024
During an interview I once called Greta Thunberg the Meghan Markle of environmentalism, meaning that, like the Duchess of Sussex, the Swedish activist’s media appearances...
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Oct 5, 2024
Once again the world finds itself on the brink of a renewed energy crisis, and once again Europe appears ill-prepared. If Israel should decide to attack the Iranian oil industry, a...
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Sep 30, 2024
Austria, long governed by a de facto two-party system, experienced a seismic shift in its political landscape in the most recent elections.
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Sep 20, 2024
The European Union is a limited entity. Much to the chagrin of dedicated bureaucrats in Brussels, the EU is less like a federal state and more like a federation of states.
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Sep 13, 2024
Although this might seem counterintuitive given the current political culture, but there is a realistic chance that voting for what the media calls the “far Right” is the...
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Sep 2, 2024
Most of the media will frame this as a victory of far-right and far-left populists, but that description is missing the point. The true defining quality of these two parties is that...
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Aug 29, 2024
We need to redefine the term terrorism. After 9/11 a common assertion was that, while terrorism certainly is tragic, the risk of dying in a car accident was still significantly...
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Aug 19, 2024
There are many theories circulating at the moment as to why the political environment seems to get ever more polarised.
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Aug 16, 2024
Could the people responsible for blowing up the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in September 2022 now also blow up the German coalition government? This is a question that certainly weighs...
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Aug 5, 2024
It is hard to distinguish whether an action is driven by malice or incompetence when the results are the same. Even if there is no full-blown World Economic Forum (WEF) conspiracy...
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Jul 29, 2024
A prevailing view is that transitioning away from fossil fuels is inevitable, though not imminent. But as consumers reject new green technologies, even that supposed inevitability is...
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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 