The Globalist

Compared to the extreme disunity and cynicism that rules the U.S. political process, the decision-making process of the EU27 is a sea of calm and rationality.

How Angela Merkel could effectively operate at the just-concluded European Summit on the basis of a well-hedged position.

Imagine it is 1970 — and still there is no peace or reconciliation between France and Germany. Fast forward to the present and consider the situation in the West Balkans.

With regard to the EU’s own financial resources, Europe is taking another page from U.S. financial history.

The COVID 19 pandemic and the ensuing mega-recession may shape political debates and choices for a long time.

Dominic Cummings, die-hard Brexiteer and UK sovereignty fetishist, is now part of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s problems — and no longer a solution.

In the twilight of her career, will the German chancellor manage to produce a grand European compromise between the Northern “frugals” and the Southerners?

Why the Marshall Plan would be turned down by today’s European leaders.

There are big questions about the viability of the EU in the era of IT dominating technological innovation as well as in an era dominated once again by geopolitics.

Germany´s Ursula von der Leyen and the European Commission have to overcome five major challenges.