If it comes to pass, Germany’s new “grand coalition” government’s EU-related plans represent progress for Macron’s calls to reform Europe.
Hungary’s Viktor Orban: Europe’s Flame Thrower
How Viktor Orban rides the populist wave against Muslim “invaders.”
Interpreting Germany’s New Grand Coalition Deal: A First Assessment
Germany will continue to gradually slip from the top to the upper middle ranks of the growth league of major European countries. Its current golden decade will end in the 2020s.
2018: The Year British Politics Has to Wake Up
Like Sleeping Beauty, British politics has been in a deep slumber since June 23rd, 2016. Will 2018 by the year the UK wakes up?
UK Tories Vs. the People’s Needs
Failing to deliver on basic necessities of modern life does not seem to faze many Tory politicians much.
Britain’s Master Plan Regarding Europe
What can be done to derail a United States of Europe, or at least to neuter it?
To Secede or Not to Secede: Learning from Catalonia
When is it appropriate for a region of a larger geopolitical entity to secede? And what criteria should be used to decide the legitimacy of a secession bid?
Merkel’s Germany: Shaper or Taker of a United Europe?
As Europe’s largest economy struggles to find its future path, what about calls that Germany is Europe’s hegemon?
Poland’s Path and Challenges: A Reality Check
Though the Polish economy faces external threats, the greatest challenges remain inside the country.
Poland’s Economic Destiny: Middle-Income Trap?
Despite the Polish economy’s success post-1990, the challenge of escaping the middle-income trap is steep.























