Pieter Cleppe | The European Conservative

European Defence Should Not and Need Not Entail Debt or Centralisation

Pieter Cleppe March 28, 2025

There are ample opportunities to find savings in Europe’s bloated welfare states, making it entirely feasible to find the resources to bolster the military.

A Trade War With Sinners on Both Sides

Pieter Cleppe March 18, 2025

Trump targeting allies doesn’t excuse the EU’s imposing new tariffs that taxpayers will have to bear, rather than addressing European protectionism.

More Sanctions, Same Stalemate

Pieter Cleppe March 8, 2025

Doubling down on sanctions that haven’t worked until now is unlikely to deliver different results in the future.

Europe’s Energy Crisis: How To Shoot Yourself in the Foot

Pieter Cleppe January 21, 2025

Rather than worrying about what Trump might do, the EU should question its own ‘green’ policies that raise prices and alienate trade partners.

Will a Closer Look at Merkel’s Start in Politics Help Germany Deal With Its Stasi Past?

Pieter Cleppe December 4, 2024

“I am now 70 years old, 35 years in the East, 35 years in politics, apparently two lives … and the second half cannot be understood without the first.”

Milei Disrupts the Cosy Consensus at the G20

Pieter Cleppe November 23, 2024

The international community is governed by imposition, not symmetrical and autonomous cooperation, says Argentina’s president.

What To Expect from the Next EU Competition Commissioner?

Pieter Cleppe October 18, 2024

Teresa Ribera will need to clarify to what extent the Commission should be outlawing mergers between companies.

Europe: A Hub for Global Arbitration

Pieter Cleppe October 4, 2024

The EU should consider whether an increasingly hostile stance towards international arbitration is wise.

Europe and the Middle East: An Opportunity

Pieter Cleppe September 16, 2024

Europe can deter terrorism by encouraging Lebanon to ensure that its airport is used for civilian—not military—purposes

The Left’s Role in the Rise of Antisemitism

Pieter Cleppe August 26, 2024

Progessives looked the other way as antisemitism became a feature, not a bug, in their ideology.

Tag: Pieter Cleppe

European Defence Should Not and Need Not Entail Debt or Centralisation

A Trade War With Sinners on Both Sides

More Sanctions, Same Stalemate

Europe’s Energy Crisis: How To Shoot Yourself in the Foot

Will a Closer Look at Merkel’s Start in Politics Help Germany Deal With Its Stasi Past?

Milei Disrupts the Cosy Consensus at the G20

What To Expect from the Next EU Competition Commissioner?

Europe: A Hub for Global Arbitration

Europe and the Middle East: An Opportunity

The Left’s Role in the Rise of Antisemitism

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