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Comments written by Prince Michael of Liechtenstein himself provide an informed viewpoint on crucial geopolitical issues. Sometimes challenging and always thought-provoking, these brief commentaries take a stance that stimulate debate.

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The lessons from the last 100 years of Central Europe’s history

A map showing the ethnic composition of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1910.

The emergence of new nation-states from World War I was hailed as a triumph for self-determination, but the destruction of democratic empires that held them previously hardly brought peace and prosperity to the continent, especially Central Europe.

Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

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Potential benefits of the U.S.-China trade dispute

U.S. trade in goods with China

Past U.S. administrations have shied away from standing up to China on trade. Donald Trump’s tough stance has put Beijing in a tough spot, and it is likely to bite the bullet on a deal. A face-to-face meeting between the country’s two leaders this month could initiate a process of U.S.-China policy coordination.

Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

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The perpetual war

A picture of the Turkish Army’s vehicles on the border with Syria

The truce brokered by Turkey and Russia in northwestern Syria has prevented a slaughter of the remnants of the Syrian opposition forces and scores of hapless civilians. This highlights the pragmatic attitudes of the two powers that have assumed key roles in the Syria conflict. The danger of a larger war remains, however, as long as Iran’s designs in Syria threaten Israel.

Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

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Brazil’s presidential elections: An omen for Europe?

A picture that shows presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro arriving at a polling station in Rio de Janeiro during Brazil’s 2018 general elections

Europe is more developed and stable than Brazil, but its citizens also have strong reasons to feel let down by the mainstream political forces. An increasing number of voters here may, just like so many Brazilians, support radicals in the hope of opening a path for badly needed reforms.

Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

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The next EU elections: Justified concerns, but for the wrong reasons

The European Parliament in Strasbourg

Europe’s dysfunctional political system has created a deep rift between centralized governments and their citizens. Trying to marginalize new parties that express this discontent will only make the problem worse.

Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

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Brexit: holding out hope for pragmatism, and a miracle

British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives at the EU summit meeting in Salzburg, Austria, September 20, 2018

Last week’s Salzburg negotiations were embarrassing for anyone holding out hope that European leaders might take a practical approach to Brexit negotiations. Even though maintaining the free movement of goods, services and capital, while losing the free movement of people is preferable to none of the above, EU decision makers are blindly sticking to bureaucratic dogma. Such attitudes are a detriment to European business and indeed the European spirit.

Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

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Shifting alliances in South Asia

American and Indian defense and foreign ministers wave to photographers at a press event in September 2018

For decades, tensions have run high in South Asia, where the interests of China, India and Pakistan clash. Lately, Beijing and Islamabad have stepped up cooperation, while India and the United States have grown closer. The many unsettled conflicts in the region make the situation extremely volatile. For now, nuclear deterrence is stabilizing the situation – but as pressure builds, its efficacy could weaken.

Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

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Redressing the European position

Picture of Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz

In urging Europe to become stronger, politicians like French President Emmanuel Macron and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas are right. But their statements sound more like expressions of defiance toward Washington than serious declarations of intent.

Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

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Shortsightedness and stubbornness are holding Europe back

European leaders are busy infighting and kowtowing to populist impulses instead of taking a pragmatic approach to piloting the EU project

As European leaders rail against “populism,” many of them are taking on populist positions themselves: they are taking a hard line on Brexit, refuse to implement commonsense solutions on public debt, and are bowing to pressure against GMOs. All this will hurt Europe in the long term and diminish its global position. It desperately needs leaders who are willing to follow a more pragmatic strategy.

Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

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The sense and nonsense of economic sanctions

The leaders of Germany and Russia in an informal setting

Economic sanctions are occasionally useful in trade conflicts, but they work poorly when employed as a political tool. The United States and the EU would have accomplished more had they responded to Russia’s 2014 aggression against Ukraine with immediate increases in defense spending and kept their military options open.

Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

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