Europe

Over the past two decades, the European Union has become the world’s leading regulator of the digital economy, setting many of the rules governing how technology companies operate worldwide. Yet while Brussels has shaped global standards through the GDPR, the Digital Markets Act, the Digital Services Act, and the AI Act, Europe has failed to […]

  The power dynamics within the European Union are changing. For many years, the Franco-German axis was the principal driver of European integration and of the continent’s economic and political progress. Following a prolonged period of tension that produced several wars, the friendship between Germany and France became fundamental to Europe’s success after World War […]

  For decades, Germany was the economic engine of Europe. Its prosperity rested on a highly competitive industrial sector, a strong export orientation and a reputation for engineering excellence. Even as other advanced economies shifted toward services, Germany maintained a large manufacturing base that became central to its economic model. Today, however, the German economy […]

  There is a growing discussion surrounding the potential end of the bloodshed in Ukraine. Washington is pushing for a resolution, the pope is calling for peace, and various countries and individuals are either proposing or stepping forward to mediate. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reached out to Russian President Vladimir Putin in an open letter, suggesting […]

  France once took great pride in its position in Africa and its close ties with African countries, especially those in the francophone world. Yet over the past decade, those relationships have steadily deteriorated. The decline accelerated shortly after French President Emmanuel Macron took office in 2017. Remarks he made about African demographics and family […]