top of page


The Five Star's Fading Fortunes
2016 was the year that changed everything in Italian politics. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, of the centre-left Democratic Party, was...


The horse that tames the dragon? EU Struggles For a United Policy On China
“Cooperation is better than confrontation, and we have more to gain from opening than from being closed.” Such statements are routine...


Jacinda Ardern's response to the Christchurch attack is a model for the world to follow
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s immediate response to the Christchurch shootings as a far-right terrorist attack have been...


"We want to live!" What recent protests reveal about Gazan politics
“We want to live”! A powerful cry emanates from the people of Gaza, brutally suppressed by the ruthless terror group that is Hamas. Amid...


Berlin’s Frauenticket and the Economic Gender Equality It Highlights
Equal Pay Day in Germany was Monday 18 March 2019. The day intentionally falls on the 77th day of the calendar-year, marking the 77 extra...


Can comic actor Vladimir Zelenskiy improve Ukrainian politics?
Since the 2014 revolution, Ukraine has undergone many significant changes. The most serious of these has been the Russian annexation of...


Macron’s new renaissance is a call to further integrate Europe
Emmanuel Macron’s latest vision for the future of the European Project arrives as European Parliament elections loom ever closer and...


Westminster: A Brexit Betrayal of Seismic Significance
If you’re reading this, well done! You’ve survived one of the most shambolic, confusing and counterproductive episodes in recent...


Consigned to failure? What the snap election tells us about Sanchez's shaky mandate
Earlier this February, Pedro Sánchez effectively became Spain’s shortest governing democratic President after calling a snap general...


Tackling anti-semitism requires combating the forces giving rise to populism
Anti-Semitism – the opposition to, or hatred of Jews – has been steadily making its resurgence in Europe for the second time in the past...
bottom of page
