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Is Going It Alone the Best Way Forward for Europe?

Since the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States, Europeans have struggled to come to terms with his confrontational style and policies. From Trump’s tariffs to his withdrawal…

Benjamin Haddad and Alina Polyakova 26 October 2018

How Europe Can Reform Its Migration Policy

Three years since the start of the European refugee crisis, the continent’s politics are still convulsed by disagreements over migration. This is despite the sharp decline in the number of people…

Alexander Bett and Paul Collier 12 October 2018

Post-Truth Germany

Post-Truth GermanyAnd if it never happened? Then, of course, nobody is to blame. There is no responsibility, and there are no consequences. The end of a common understanding of what happened is in…

Georg Diaz 21 September 2018

German Government Press Office (BPA), German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with newly-elected French President Emmanuel on May 15, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. (Getty)

Europe's Quest for Financial Independence

On Monday 27 August, France and Germany each gathered all of their ambassadors for their annual meeting in Berlin and Paris. In their opening speeches, French President EmmanuelMacronand German…

07 September 2018

The Latest Brexit Crisis: A Tory Family Drama

[caption id="attachment_55257003" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A model of Theresa May and Boris Johnson and other Conservative MP's is displayed as anti-Brexit and anti-austerity activists take…

Majalla 13 July 2018

Brexit, Stage Right?

[caption id="attachment_55254878" align="aligncenter" width="4491"] Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May walks behind flags of Europe as she arrives on the second day of a summit of European Union …

Ronald J. Granieri 17 November 2017

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From Apple's chips to Nvidia's data centres, Israeli tech has embedded itself in the global tech ecosystem. This comes with grave national security implications.

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