Category: Analysis

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Free Trade Sank Europe’s Economy

Economic theory promised that free trade would bring new levels of prosperity to Europe. That did not happen. The continent needs a Trump-style rethinking of its economic future.

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NATO’s Make-Believe Spending Goal

It would be surprising if even half of the European NATO members could expand defense spending as much as the alliance requires.

In Pursuit of the Lost Right-Winger

In Pursuit of the Lost Right-Winger

With French politics in disarray, the man who revives the Right could have a shot at the presidency, boosted by Macronism’s collapse and Le Pen’s legal troubles.

Towards the Next Pope: What To Expect from the Conclave 

Towards the Next Pope: What To Expect from the Conclave 

It is highly likely that the next Conclave will lean toward a pragmatic pope— someone capable of gently slowing down reformist pushes without completely reversing course.

Ukraine’s Fast-Track to the EU: Why the Rush Raises Red Flags

Ukraine’s Fast-Track to the EU: Why the Rush Raises Red Flags

Ukraine’s institutional framework reveals profound weaknesses which, should they be overlooked, would undermine the credibility of the Union.

May 1, 2025
Why Weber’s Power Grab Won’t Solve the EPP’s Legitimacy Crisis

Why Weber’s Power Grab Won’t Solve the EPP’s Legitimacy Crisis

At the end of the day, parties are accountable to their voters, and not to some supranational structure lacking the very demos it claims to represent.

April 30, 2025
Blackout: The Net Zero Agenda’s Dystopian Impact

Blackout: The Net Zero Agenda’s Dystopian Impact

Science, technology, and security are human and cultural issues—and shaping our outlooks on these has never been more urgent.

April 29, 2025
The Vatican’s Scarlet Battle Toward White Smoke Has Begun

The Vatican’s Scarlet Battle Toward White Smoke Has Begun

Shaped by a man known for progressive choices, can the cardinals now prove their independence?

April 26, 2025
Will Trump Force the EU To Scrap Green Non-Tariff Barriers?

Will Trump Force the EU To Scrap Green Non-Tariff Barriers?

The U.S. trade war gives Europe a golden opportunity to abandon the harmful green trade policies that have undermined the continent’s economy.

April 25, 2025
Stop Complaining: On Tariffs, Meloni Is Showing the Way Forward

Stop Complaining: On Tariffs, Meloni Is Showing the Way Forward

Meloni’s Washington gamble isn’t just bold—it’s a blueprint for a Europe no longer shackled to Brussels’ dead weight.

April 23, 2025
EU Funds Islamist Indoctrination in Pakistani Schools

EU Funds Islamist Indoctrination in Pakistani Schools

The bloc has “lost its credibility as a commercial power guided by human values,” human rights activist said.

April 23, 2025
The Euro’s Paper Empire: Germany’s Big Bond Gamble

The Euro’s Paper Empire: Germany’s Big Bond Gamble

Without fundamental reforms and a return to market-oriented policies, Germany—and with it the euro zone— will continue to lose ground.

April 21, 2025
How China Left Europe in the Dust in the Electric Car Race

How China Left Europe in the Dust in the Electric Car Race

Beijing has taken advantage of European naivety to fill the Common Market with its vehicles while protecting its own.

April 19, 2025
Queen Ursula’s Plot To Rule Europe—and Save the World

Queen Ursula’s Plot To Rule Europe—and Save the World

Not national governments, not even Brussels, but Commission chief von der Leyen alone can and must deliver us all—or at least that is what she thinks.

April 16, 2025