Is Italy’s crisis the new Greece? Is it just as bad? Or different? Could it take just as long to resolve it?
US Drones and the Khashoggi Murder
What is the background to the U.S. reaction to the killing of Jamal Khashoggi by the courtiers of Trump family’s close friend, Mohammed bin-Salman?
Erdogan’s Hooligans Came Knocking on NYU’s Doors
Why do we tolerate a foreign autocrat dispatching his thugs to our country and challenging our right to free speech and assembly?
Germany: Merz in Pole Position
How is the race to succeed Angela Merkel at the helm of the CDU, Germany’s largest party, shaping up?
The Democrats Might Lose the US Midterm Elections
In the U.S., we have moved to event-driven elections. Republicans could very well hold on to both houses of Congress.
After Merkel: Germany’s Tax State Faces Its Limits
Denying the root causes for the increased frustration of the public with existing policies is not going to regain trust. “Populism” will continue to gain support.
After Merkel: Lax Migration Rules Trigger More Poverty
The entire increase in the share of people running the risk of poverty since 2005 is due to the bigger share of immigrants in the German society.
Donald Trump and How Fascism Takes Root
What a dead Swiss novelist teaches us about the everyday men and women who are the willing, but unwitting accomplices of Donald Trump.
Tomas Masaryk and Czechoslovakian Independence, 100 Years Ago
Few people are aware that Czechoslovak independence was declared in the United States, in Philadelphia on October 26, 1918.
When Murdering Journalists Becomes Commonplace
It is time to be far more forceful in defending reporters and activists who serve the public and monitor the powerful.























