Henrique Schneider

  Russia has steadily expanded its presence across Africa since 2017, establishing operations in several countries through a combination of military contractors, energy partnerships and infrastructure projects. This engagement builds on Soviet-era relationships while pursuing modern strategic goals: securing natural resources, countering Western influence and demonstrating Russia’s relevance as a global power despite international sanctions […]

    As the North Atlantic political sphere spent the last few years focused on elections in Europe and the United States, as well as Russia’s war on Ukraine, China has made a remarkable resurgence. After displaying significant vulnerabilities during the Covid-19 pandemic and its immediate aftermath, the country rebounded. While it currently faces major economic […]

  Only a few months into his second term, United States President Donald Trump is already shocking the American establishment, as well as politicians and media the world over. Even the conservatives and libertarians who supported him have been taken by surprise. Along with his advisor, entrepreneur Elon Musk, President Trump seems willing to profoundly […]

  Ein Versuch, Freiheit „von oben“ voranzutreiben Preußen müsse sich auf „das dreifache Primat der Waffen, der Wissenschaft und der Verfassung“ gründen. Feldmarschall August Wilhelm Graf Neidhardt von Gneisenau (1760-1831) brachte so den Inhalt der Preußischen Reformen auf den Punkt. Dass ein Land von oben umgebaut – ja sogar befreit – werden kann, zeigen diese […]

  Conventional wisdom holds that while the United States tends to embrace innovation, the European Union often holds it at arm’s length. Recent events seem to support this: In September, the EU’s General Court ordered Apple to pay 13 billion euros in taxes to Ireland, then later that month the European Court of Justice imposed […]