The Globalist

History teaches that everyone suffers from trade wars, but the biggest pain is incurred by those who run the big surpluses once it starts.

Instead of seeking war reparations from Germany, Poland should take steps that bring the country closer to the euro area to secure the country’s long-term economic interests.

To advance their prospects of finding partners, both 5Star and Lega have ditched the most dangerous part of their erstwhile agenda. But significant risks remain.

Germany will continue to gradually slip from the top to the upper middle ranks of the growth league of major European countries. Its current golden decade will end in the 2020s.

Which development model today among the Big Three – Europe, the US or China – best fosters economic and environmental sustainability?

The European Way has great potential to nudge the world forward.

The crisis in Catalonia and the European Union’s options?

To manage Europe’s future, the outgoing German finance minister argues “First comes risk reduction — and only then risk sharing.”

As there are no “good” solutions to the Brexit conundrum, it’s time to focus on the practicality of the least “bad” one.

Germany should point out to Trump that it is his own irresponsible macroeconomic policies that make the dollar strong and the euro weak.