Politics
A Ruthless Diagnosis. Europe More Paralyzed than Divided
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On April 8 2026, the Breugel Institute (Brussels European and Global Economic Laboratory) web-site published a policy brief Risks for Europe of US dominance of global asset management on the risks of growing influence of US asset management companies in the EU.
Risks for Europe of US dominance of global asset management
On April 7, 2026, the Centre for European Reform published at its web-site an article dedicated to the 1 year anniversary of the EU goods duties imposed by Donald Trump.
One year liberation day: The delusion of transatlantic economic divorce
Hungary may become the first member State of a new European union: a Europe of free States is coming to replace the Europe of supranational institutions.
New Eastern Empire to Wreck EU: What Péter Magyar Starts with as Head of Hungary
A new form of capital is ascending: cloud capital—networked algorithmic machines that grant their owners remarkable powers to modify our behaviour. And just as financiers needed neoliberalism, today’s tech lords need a new ideology to legitimise their rule. I call it techlordism.
Palantir and the New Order: Neoliberalism is dead. Say hello to Techlordism
You can’t quarrel with Russia and the USA at once and cherish a hope for some mythical ‘cavalry from behind the hill’ that will come and help. It is not cavalry that will come but people accustomed to surviving in deserts and wastelands – into which Europe will inevitably turn without an industry and agriculture of its own. For the sake of its own survival.
Oil? Gas? Fertilizer? Just Life.
A permanent citizens’ forum as the fourth branch of governance in the European Union should give citizens greater influence over European politics. This is the argument put forward by the French-Greek-British professor of international relations Kalypso Nicolaidis.
Kalypso Nicolaidis: I Want a Woodstock for European Politics
On 12 March, an article entitled The Iran War: A Test Case for Germany’s Credibility by David Jalilvand and Stefan Meister, working for the German Council on Foreign Relations, was posted on the website of the Internationale Politik Quarterly journal. It discusses Germany’s issues and opportunities in connection with the U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran.
The Iran War: A Test Case for Germany’s Credibility
On 11 March, an article by senior research fellow Nadia Schadlow, entitled The limits of global governance, was posted on the website of the Hudson Institute. The article deals with the State’s changing role amid the new reality in international relations.
The Limits of Global Governance
On March 5, 2026, BRUEGEL (Brussels European and Global Economic Laboratory), a think tank, published on their web site a policy brief The case for a European Union digital enforcement authority making a case for setting up an additional digital rights agency in the EU.
The Case for a European Union Digital Enforcement Authority
Europe should support Spain in its fight against the threats from the US, otherwise it will get worse for all.
Trump vs Sánchez
On 3 March, a report entitled From Economic Giant to Geopolitical Powerhouse? A roadmap towards enhancing the EU’s global clout was posted on the website of the ‘Clingendael’ Netherlands Institute of International Relations.
From Economic Giant to Geopolitical Powerhouse. A roadmap towards enhancing the EU’s global clout
On 26 February 2026, an article entitled Gone with the West. How the transatlantic split helps China and forces Europe to rethink its Indo-Pacific strategy by Andreas B. Forsby, senior researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies, was posted on the Institute’s website.
Gone with the West. How the transatlantic split helps China and forces Europe to rethink its Indo-Pacific strategy