People on the left and the right view Marx and Friedman as true icons of their causes. The two men are rarely mentioned for their similarities.
India: The Europe of Asia
Despite a similarity in temperament, Europe and India struggle to enhance their partnership. Why?
The Naftogaz Maneuver: Ukraine’s Twilight as a Western Country?
How the ouster of a reform-oriented energy sector CEO is a microcosm of Ukraine’s battle to become a Western country.
U.S. Republicans: Flirting With Fascism
Like their German counterparts in the 1930s, Donald Trump’s Republican enablers in the U.S. Congress have lots of intelligence but no principles.
Nomadland: A “Chinese” Western
This year’s big Oscar-winner indicates that the U.S. and China are two sides of the same coin.
Biden: Appeasing Putin?
Putin’s little PR bluster games shows how much Russia has declined in the global league tables of geopolitical relevance. Why Joe Biden won’t take Putin’s bait.
Of Borders and Metaphors
How the U.S. handles the U.S.-Mexican border will say much about its character as a nation.
Reining in Facebook and Google: A Common Transatlantic Project
Big Tech media present a serious challenge for Western democracies. Tackling them is a worthy mission for the Biden Administration and the EU to work on jointly.
Myanmar and the Oppressive Side of the Digital Revolution
Surveillance technology devices from the West and the East have become essential tools for seeing through a coup d’état in the digital age.
Putin and Erdogan: Two Men Race to the Bottom
Russia’s and Turkey’s lack of a solid economic performance is what motivates their two leaders’ steady resorting to domestic oppression.
























