Peace in Ukraine?
The attitude of the warring parties, combined with Europe’s political timidity and strategic indecisiveness, makes peace in Ukraine unlikely for now.
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Europe should focus on its own defense readiness, not on Trump
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The European migration conundrum
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Big Government is watching you
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The Central European dilemma
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Threats, risks and hidden agendas
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Quo vadis, Europe?
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The betrayal of the Afghan people
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Christianity, Marxism, and free society
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Afghanistan’s sad story – and a new wave of immigration
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Climate illusions are no substitute for disaster management
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The return of geopolitics and war
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The self-deception of Western societies
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The end of the rules-based world order
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Lessons from the Swiss referendum on the CO2 law
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Biden’s ‘Build Back Better World’
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Rising food prices: A harbinger of inflation
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Supranational bodies and the lack of democratic accountability
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Adding fuel to the fire in the Middle East
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The West needs to recognize Russia’s significance
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Freedom and innovation are keys to Europe’s success
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Redressing policies in the Middle East
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Freedom besieged
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Europe’s partners: The United States, Russia and Turkey
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Europe’s tragic vaccine saga
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Renewed relations with Iran could come at a cost
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America’s choice: Healing and competing, or punishing
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Covid-19, the ‘white knight’ for irresponsible policies
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The end does not justify the means
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New economic deals and what they mean for Europe
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Covid-19, a catalyst toward more freedom?
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European sovereignty in global competition
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Biden can build on Trump’s successes
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RCEP: A wake-up call for Europe
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The loss of constitutional protection
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China prepares for a storm
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U.S. Elections: Media credibility is the biggest loser
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India, a handicapped giant
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In a panicked world, critical thinking is essential
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The Russian mystery
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Fighting poverty after Covid: Through ideology or valid economic strategies?
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Self-righteousness weakens the European success story
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Regional hegemony and control of the Tibetan plateau
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Iconoclasm and moral hypocrisy
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The real danger of election meddling
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Taiwan and China’s relationship with the West
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Turkey’s complicated position in the Mediterranean Sea
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Covid measures, crucial decisions
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Lebanese tragedies and hope
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Reassessing the geopolitics of rising China
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Europe needs integration, not harmonization
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Britain takes a clear stand on Hong Kong
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Too early to judge: Sweden’s Covid-response
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100 years of Hungary’s dictated peace
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New standoffs between China and India
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Europe and Russia would be wise to seek better relations
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Global fragmentation will have severe economic consequences
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The German constitutional court’s courageous ruling was necessary
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The political economy of crony socialism
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Business strategies are needed for the rough economic stretch ahead
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Policy cures worse than the disease
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Sound business is key, not centralist ambitions
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China’s geopolitics, Europe and the loss of freedom
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The role of Malaysia’s king
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Central Europe and EU cohesion
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A trillion euros on the wrong policy
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Iran’s aspirations for hegemony and its terrorist activities
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Turkey and Russia in the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea
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Goodbye freedom, democracy and the rule of law
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How to destroy the European Union
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The true strengths of sub-Saharan Africa
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Divide and rule in the Middle East
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Europe’s heedless foreign and security policies
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From decentralized democracy to centralized bureaucracy
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Is the German coalition condemned to stay?
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Greenland and Washington’s offer
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Jammu and Kashmir and Hong Kong: Autonomies violated
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The euro and the German constitution
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Respecting Turkey’s position
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An opportunity to solve the Russia-West and Ukraine conundrum
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Politics follow the money – the ECB’s fate
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Do we need Boris Johnson?
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The financial elephant in the room
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Inconsistent policies on Ukraine
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The debt problem ignored
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Social Democracy: Goodbye and thank you!
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The value of data
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The primacy of politics is a dangerous dogma
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Challenges for Kiev
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Theresa May and the continental side of Brexit
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Foreign meddling in elections: a form of ‘alternative truth’
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A choice for economies: Freedom or socialism
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Changing scenarios in the Middle East maze
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Potential conflict between Asian giants
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Planning the economy
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Fake problems, real dangers
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The logical response to failed interventions
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Brexit: An unnecessary problem
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An offense to common sense and EU principles
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The worrying faults of the UN migration compact
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Mounting tension in Asia
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The lessons from the last 100 years of Central Europe’s history
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Potential benefits of the U.S.-China trade dispute
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The perpetual war
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The next EU elections: Justified concerns, but for the wrong reasons
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Brexit: holding out hope for pragmatism, and a miracle
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Shifting alliances in South Asia
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Africa and foreign influence
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Redressing the European position
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The sense and nonsense of economic sanctions
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Making sense of the lira plunge
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Thank you, Mr. Trump
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An ideological exercise in Spain
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Think of the unthinkable
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Turkey’s elections
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Europe’s data regulation conundrum
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The European Union and the true meaning of liberalism
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Italy’s new coalition – a necessary disruption?
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The doom loop
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EU budget plan offers progress and pitfalls
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What to expect of North Korea?
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The fragile German-French axis heads toward isolation
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War or peace for Syria: A humanitarian and geopolitical predicament
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Big data and the right to privacy
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Turkey, Iran and the potential for peace in Syria
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Big data and individual freedom
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Brunei, a case of missing an opportunity
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Is the world safe from major war?
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Western leadership leaves much to be desired
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Vietnam’s careful strategy
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Socialism is worse than Brexit
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Turkey has the right to protect its national interests
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The new German government: a political shambles
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Is economic inequality a bad thing?
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Parliaments worldwide neglect their duty to maintain fiscal discipline
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Defense is essential
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Europe and Germany’s coalition of ‘losers’
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The Middle East: Balance in instability
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2018 European perspectives
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