Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine is shaking up the EU, accelerating its evolution into a fully-fledged sovereign political power, complementing its existing economic strength. The…
Economy• Europe• Germany• Russia
Brexit• Economy• Europe
Europe’s Recovery Fund – No Rush as Brussels needs the right design for holding members to commitments
May 2021It is almost a year since French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Angela Merkel threw their weight behind the idea of an EU recovery fund…
Manufacturing in my opinion matters a lot! While it has become increasingly automated and globalized over the past several decades, it still holds a special place…
Europe• US
Without Democracy in the US there is NO Democracy in Europe – A Nightmare envelopes America and its Democracy
February 2021One striking aspect of the US Capitol Hill putsch was that none of the rioters’ grievances had any basis in reality. No, the presidential election wasn’t…
Europe
European Union: How Political Compromise Becomes an Act of Political Maturity and Moral Responsibility
February 2021The value of political compromise has always occupied my thinking. My thoughts are haunted by how political compromise becomes an act of political maturity and moral…
Europe
Happy New Year Ms Merkel, Happy New Year Mr Macron – the time has come to reform the EU
January 2021The geopolitical grouping known as the “frugal four” – Austria, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands – has emerged as a key power centre in last year’s…
After years of passively watching nationalist governments in Hungary, Romania and Poland undermine democratic rule, the European Union finally drew the line this year and declared…
China• Europe• Russia• US
All over the World, from the US to Europe to Russia to China the Vaccine Race is on – but a Vaccine will not fix our problem so fast…
November 2020The United States may be within months of a profound turning point in the country’s fight against the coronavirus: the first working vaccine. Demonstrating in less…
Brexit• Coronavirus• Economy• Europe
European Recovery Political Concerns disrupt Economic Imperatives
October 2020Europe was supposedly done with political histrionics. In the face of pandemic, a continent not known for common purpose had put aside long-festering national suspicions to…
It’s happening. The United Kingdom is finally leaving the European Union. After decades of steady enlargement, the organization will lose its first member. One of the…