Expanding the Legacy
Chancellor Olaf Scholz Courted
In a diplomatic tour de force, the US government managed to impress on its partners and allies in NATO and the European Union the clear and present danger of a Russian spring offensive against Ukraine. All duly expressed grave concern regarding the recent deployment of Russian troops and hardware in...
Fishing in Troubled Waters
It’s perhaps a case of having your fish and eating it too. The number of analogies that may be rallied to describe the current standoff between the European Union and the United Kingdom over the post-Brexit assignment fish stocks is almost endless. The EU may have bigger fish to fry...
Hard Limits to Sovereignty
It is not a good time to be a supporter of Brexit. If spin were a tradable commodity, all would be exceptionally well in the realm. Alas, it is not. The attempt by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to supplant essential elements of the Withdrawal Agreement, signed with the European Union...
UK Mulls Breaking Law
Eighty years, to the day, since living its Finest Hour, the Hinge of Fate turned Great Britain towards yet another nadir – the latest in a string of historic setbacks that slowly and painfully disassemble a once great power. On Monday, September 14, Parliament voted on the second reading of...
Nobody Satisfied: The Perfect Deal in Brussels
The ‘spitzenkandidat’ is dead. Long live the spitzenkandidat? As far as conundrums go, this was a particularly hard one for the European Parliament to consider: vote for and agree with your own demise, vote against and throw a spanner in the works. In the end, a compromise was reached.
The Will of the People Manipulated
Stumbling or sleepwalking towards the exit of the European Union, Great Britain has put its national fate and destiny into the hands of voters who, for over forty years, have been spoon-fed a sheer interminable succession of half truths and outright lies about a body nearly everybody loves to blame for whatever ills the nation is suffering.
Keys to Lasting Success
Home to some of the world’s largest and most iconic companies, Switzerland is a source of corporate excellence – and has been so for well over a century. Thanks to the country’s much-cherished and long-standing neutrality – which made the Swiss reluctant to join any multi- or supranational organisation, Switzerland...
Turning the Tables
President Trump may enjoy his Twitter-powered banter and bluster; he is not quite getting his way either at home or abroad. As US relations with the European Union and others sour, President Trump pours out one problem after the other, blaming all and sundry – and particularly the much-maligned EU...
Touch and Go
So far this year, Europe’s centre ground has held firm – sort of. After Dutch populist Geert Wilders in March failed to significantly expand his following, French voters on Sunday rejected Marine Le Pen in the decisive round of the presidential elections, sending instead former investment banker Emmanuel Macron to...
The Dark Side of the Prime Minister’s Miracle
Since the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ditched its one-size-fits-all approach, the economic guidelines dispensed by the organisation have become rather vague. On a visit to Britain, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Thursday surprised friend and foe as she lavishly praised British Prime-Minister David Cameron for his ‘eloquent and convincing’ economic leadership.
