Category: Analysis

Europe Needs Tax Competition

The EU’s blacklist of low-tax jurisdictions is growing. Brussels goes out of its way to protect its high-tax cartel.

Poland’s Schools Are Being Recast To Produce Modern-Day Pavlik Morozovs

Poland’s Schools Are Being Recast To Produce Modern-Day Pavlik Morozovs

The reforms aim “to breed a new human being who will belong to the state—and only to the state,” critic and legal counsel Grzegorz Ksepko said.

February 16, 2026
SAFE: European Union’s New Lever of Political Control?

SAFE: European Union’s New Lever of Political Control?

The defence loan plan becomes another extra-treaty instrument of influence, using debt and budgetary leverage to shape national policy, Polish legal analysts say.

February 13, 2026
Are Europe’s Conservatives Ready To Do Ideological Battle?

Are Europe’s Conservatives Ready To Do Ideological Battle?

Almost 40 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, we see the first big crack in the ‘democratic’ version of socialism, giving conservatives a historic opportunity to make Europe great again.

February 13, 2026
The Welfare State Germany Can’t Pay For

The Welfare State Germany Can’t Pay For

A large majority rejects the socialist welfare state as unaffordable. This is a golden opportunity to turn Germany in a more conservative, more prosperous direction.

February 11, 2026
Europe Needs Capitalism

Europe Needs Capitalism

With most of the continent’s economies trapped between stagnation and decline, it is time to revive the forces that once made the West the greatest prosperity machine in history.

February 8, 2026
Who Funds the Defunders? A Closer Look at the Global Disinformation Index

Who Funds the Defunders? A Closer Look at the Global Disinformation Index

The GDI calls itself “independent”—but if it depends on funding from governments and public institutions like the European Commission, what kind of independence is that?

February 6, 2026
Italy’s Justice Referendum: Completing the Architecture of the Rule of Law

Italy’s Justice Referendum: Completing the Architecture of the Rule of Law

A ‘yes’ vote by a majority of the electorate would increase the transparency, independence, and accountability in the evaluation of magistrates.

February 6, 2026
Marine Le Pen’s Trial: And Now, What To Expect?

Marine Le Pen’s Trial: And Now, What To Expect?

The political offensive aimed at bringing down Le Pen is a powerful argument against the corruption of the system and its determination to prevent the Right from coming to power.

February 4, 2026
How Mercosur Is Set To Harm the European Economy

How Mercosur Is Set To Harm the European Economy

Benefits concentrated in a few industrial sectors contrast with dispersed costs borne by farmers, SMEs, and European consumers.

February 1, 2026
Can a National Conservative Win in One of Europe’s Progressive Capitals?

Can a National Conservative Win in One of Europe’s Progressive Capitals?

Parisian mayoral candidate Sarah Knafo lights a pathway to reclaim the continent through its major cities.

On Remigration and the Question of Belonging in Europe

On Remigration and the Question of Belonging in Europe

Between civic nationalism and ethnonationalism lies a third idea: ethnocultural nationalism, which does not define belonging by contracts or blood alone.

January 31, 2026
India Is the Winner in ‘Mother of All Deals’ with EU

India Is the Winner in ‘Mother of All Deals’ with EU

No matter how we turn and twist the numbers, it is hard to see how Europe’s struggling industries will gain anything from this new trade agreement.

January 30, 2026