The Globalist

The German government should not need any exhortations from the U.S. President to raise its level of defense spending.

The demise of the current Merkel government is not the most likely outcome yet. Both CSU and CDU would have too much to lose from it.

The upcoming European Council Summit may well focus on migration — rather than the enlargement issue.

Sorting out political Brexit, economic and commercial Brexit as well as geopolitical Brexit.

If Italy’s government tames its radical instincts it could be allowed to get away with a few things. But if it is confrontational with the EU it will be heading for trouble.

Germany’s SPD has long seen Macron as a beacon of hope. But his stance on migration policy will greatly frustrate them – and rob Angela Merkel of her European cover.

If the CSU does not agree to any compromise on migration policy, Merkel’s government may fall apart.

In the age of Trump, the rest of the world now stands alone.

The man who gave us the disaster of Libya is no help against Brexit.

The EU no longer lives in the orderly world of the Maastricht treaties, but in the world of a “populist monetary union.”