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Merz runs out of road in Saxony-Anhalt
Friedrich Merz faces a challenging landscape in Saxony-Anhalt after the AfD's significant electoral win.
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Cut the VAT
European leaders are urged to cut VAT rates to stimulate economic growth, crucial for boosting defense spending amidst geopolitical challenges and sluggish growth.
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Europe is unprepared for a US victory in Iran
European leaders find themselves unprepared for a potential US victory in Iran, which may have significant implications for the global economy and Western alliances.
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Why Europe may come to miss MAGA
As the Democratic Party shifts left, European leaders may find themselves missing the stability provided by the MAGA right, fearing a loss of military support and traditional…
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Merz clings to a firewall his own voters have abandoned
CDU leader Friedrich Merz faces growing discontent as shifting voter support in East Germany favors the AfD, highlighting a disconnect with conservative constituents.
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Morawiecki’s expulsion opens the door to a broader Polish right
The expulsion of Mateusz Morawiecki from PiS by Jarosław Kaczyński may weaken the ruling party but strengthen opposition efforts, particularly against Prime Minister Donald…
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Europe’s World Cup travellers come home wanting what America has
European World Cup fans returned home with a new perspective on America, impressed by its wealth, friendly people, and vast, modern stadiums, potentially influencing their…
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Le Pen’s real second-round test is the comfortable bourgeoisie
Marine Le Pen's resurgence in the 2027 presidential race reveals a crucial challenge: persuading the comfortable bourgeoisie to support her over Macron's candidate.
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Romania’s deadlock shows the cost of shutting out populists
Romania's government deadlock highlights the challenges traditional parties face when sidelining populists.
German Left want to use anti-democratic means to ban democratic rise of AfD
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Can Burnham marry substance and programme to match his personal charisma?
Andrew Burnham's impending leadership of the Labour Party raises questions about his ability to unify a struggling party and address significant national challenges.
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If Ukraine and Moldova enter EU, their citizens will flood European labour markets
The EU's plan to open accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova raises concerns over a potential influx of migrant workers due to their economic disparities.
The G-7 is Trump’s chance to express US dominance within the Western alliance
The upcoming G-7 summit in France is getting little attention in light of the continuing saga in Iran.
Philippe for president of France? Despite the polls, he is clueless and vapid
French polls suggest former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe is the elite’s best chance to defeat presumptive National Rally candidate Jordan Bardella in next year’s pivotal…
Win victory in a democracy: Just give the people what they want and need
Elites worldwide are saying that incoming Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s win is a template for how to beat conservative populism worldwide.
SPECIAL What actually happened in the election: Our poll expert takes apart Orbán’s defeat
The magnitude of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s defeat is surprising, perhaps even shocking.
Our US poll expert at the heart of the Hungarian election: “Change or stability?”
BALATONFURED – This prosperous town takes its name from the idyllic Lake Balaton. After Sunday’s vote, it may metaphorically have a new nickname: Tiszatown.
Our US poll expert in the heart of the campaign: ‘Hungarian election remains a tight battle’
CEGLED – The small, regional town’s Louis Kossuth Square was an ideal place to hear Tisza leader Péter Magyar for the first time.
Europe must rejoin history with military might and political will
President Trump’s continued online fulminations against NATO will not likely lead to American withdrawal from the alliance.
European political leaders: Old order living on borrowed time
All European leaders have had to adjust their ways of thinking and governing to address American President Donald Trump’s dramatic changes in US policy and its attitude…
Polite as it was, ‘Shape up or we’ll ship out’ was Rubio’s message to Europe
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz each gave memorable speeches at this year’s Munich Security Conference, laying out their…
Despite populist push, Portuguese elites persist in hanging together
In Charles Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol, a visit from the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come so frightens the miser Ebenezer Scrooge that he changes his ways.
EU has forgotten Pascal’s rule that ‘Law without force is impotent’
The European reaction to America’s seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has largely mirrored what one sadly has come to expect from the once proud continent: Pious…
US sees Europe as a continent that opposes everything they hold dear
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz recently declared that the “Pax Americana” in which the United States guaranteed European security is over.
Why polls show National Rally’s Bardella may be the next President of France
Paris is aflutter with talk of that poll – the one showing that Jordan Bardella would easily beat all potential rivals in the second round of 2027’s presidential election.
Trump is not in political trouble — not yet, anyway
President Trump’s Republican Party got shellacked in state elections earlier this month.
Populism gains in The Netherlands, despite Wilders’ seeming failure
Geert Wilders blew it when he quit the Dutch government in June, thereby precipitating last week’s snap election.
Von der Leyens’ numbered days
European Union President Ursula von der Leyen has forged what is likely the strongest role for someone in her office in the EU’s history.
The elites slink into the night, replaced by populists who represent the unhappy voters
The victory of Czech populist leader Andrej Babiš' ANO party in Saturday’s elections did more than confirm the populist trend throughout Europe.
The Strange and Self-Inflicted Death of Tory England
The classic book The Strange Death of Liberal England attempted to explain the rapid decline into irrelevance of the once-powerful Liberal Party.