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When Quoting the Scripture Becomes a Courtroom Drama

Some stories seem ripped from satire, but are, unfortunately, very real. This far Finland was mostly known as the home of saunas, silence, world-class...
Arrigo Mazzi
4 min read

Is Merz Playing From the AfD’s Books?

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz finally did what few German politicians (and no chancellors) dared to do for ten years. He declared that Syrians no...
Christopher Tapp
2 min read

From techical body into political actor: Ursula von ever?

If European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen continues to concentrate power in her hands, she is unlikely to maintain neither the support of...
Christopher Tapp
3 min read

The Grand Tariff Truce That Wasn’t

A supposed diplomatic masterstroke of late 2025 saw Donald Trump and Xi Jinping “agree” to claw back some of their own trade-war excesses, for...
Arrigo Mazzi
2 min read

Merz and immigration

One had to be completely oblivious of the new German reality to be surprised by the results of the latest Civey survey. According to...
Ana Richter
2 min read

Dutch Elections 2025: Nothing Out of the Ordinary?

The results are in, the celebratory parties are over (if there were at all) and the dust is settling. The next few weeks will...
Christopher Tapp
2 min read

How to Solve the Gordian Knot of Financing Ukraine

European leaders have several fierce battles ahead of them, but maybe none of them will be as difficult to solve as the crucial issue...
Ana Richter
4 min read

Japan Treats Energy Like Gravity. Europe Treats it Like…

In the global debate on energy policy, there’s a quiet divide between those who see physics as a negotiable concept and those who don’t....
Ana Richter
2 min read

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