The European Union is fundamentally failing to manage the coronavirus crisis. Much of the continent remains locked down, member states are furious at the European Commission and 2021 looks set to be as difficult as 2020 across much of the...
The European Union and the United States are seeking to impose new sanctions on Turkey. Ankara has been behaving like an adversary and not an ally of the West and now it will feel the consequences. Why are the EU...
Ever since Washington’s war on terror, drones have become increasingly important in modern warfare. Powerful actors are investing in drone technology and using it on the battlefield. Europe, however, has a lot of ground to make up. Turkey’s Growing Drone...
As a lesson from the coronavirus crisis, the EU Commission is calling for a European pandemic plan for future cases. In addition, the Commission is seeking to expand the competencies of the EU health authorities European Center for Disease Prevention...
Washinton seeks to reimpose sanctions against Iran at all costs. America’s weapon of choice, the snapback option, is opposed by the Europeans. Nevertheless, the White House could have more leverage when it comes down to resolving the matter. Washington’s Plan...
For the first time in its history, the EU has committed itself to joint debts to fund the €750 billion coronavirus aid recovery package. Three hundred ninety billion euros of it will be paid in grants, which is less than...
So far, the EU summit in Brussels has not made any progress. Austria and the Netherlands continue to oppose the current COVID-19 aid proposal worth 750 billion. Particularly Austria’s Chancellor Kurz is not inclined to transform the European Union into...
The EU has already pledged itself to a €540 billion bailout to rescue the eurozone from the economic effects of the coronavirus, but the President of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen, announced on Wednesday that she will...
A discussion is currently taking place on the European continent regarding the best way to economically salvage its future. However, these debates are being framed in the wrong way. The matter is as much political as it is economic. The...
The coronavirus has taken many governments by surprise and nowhere is that more apparent than in the EU. Brussels’ response to the pandemic has been both chaotic and uncoordinated. This has resulted in the bloc’s 27 member states initiating a...
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