Europe

  In Berlin, the Social Democratic Party, which took a drubbing in recent elections, dominates the governing program of the coming four years. Policies that were rejected by the majority of voters will continue with some lukewarm adjustments. Likewise, in Paris, President Emmanuel Macron, having lost center and left voters in the last French national […]

  Geographically, Europe is a peninsula at the western end of the vast Eurasian landmass. It is also part of the Atlantic region, where easy shipping across the ocean has fostered connections between Europe and America. Thus, the old continent is closely linked to both East and West. Its close neighbor to the south, Africa, […]

  Stock markets have dropped. This is not too concerning, as it comes after two years of rallying. The big tech stocks especially, such as Apple, Alphabet, Amazon and Tesla, were highly overvalued. The market works and corrects excesses. Other news might have a larger impact: a possible weakening of the United States dollar. It […]

In a striking speech this February at the 61st Munich Security Conference, United States Vice President J.D. Vance held a mirror to European elites. Rather than focus on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, he highlighted Europe’s democratic value deficits, which leave the continent vulnerable. The vice president asserted that European citizens are often silenced when they express non-conformist views. […]

  In Germany, during Angela Merkel’s 16-year tenure, we witnessed a strategic shift of the Christian Democrats towards socialism to capture voters from the left. Ms. Merkel masterfully marketed her politics of stagnation as stability. The result was steady decline, culminating in the dysfunctional coalition between the Social Democrats, Greens and Liberals. Infrastructure is now […]