Berlin’s new language of compromise
European politicians have made an abundance of normative speeches on Europe, but few on the politics of cooperation. German leaders’ recent interventions hint at a turning point in this trend.
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Power words: Europe’s stake in the Macedonian name dispute
By actively supporting Macedonia and Greece to settle their name conflict, the EU could energise other countries of the Western Balkans to engage in democratic reforms, while also strengthening their economic outlook – and counter an assertive Russia
Trump-Kim summit: Has the West lost it?
Mark Leonard speaks with Professor Kishore Mahbubani about the talks between the US president and North Korea’s leader, its outcome and implications for the US’s…
Digital supremacy
Mark Leonard speaks with Ulrike Franke, Angela Stanzel and André Loesekrug-Pietri, about the international race to develop artificial intelligence. The podcast was recorded on 4…
Ideology first: Italy’s troubled approach to migration
Far from leading to substantive reforms, Rome’s new line on immigration risks deepening the rift in the EU
Italy plays in the Penta League
Can the unlikely bedfellows of the Five Star Movement and the League really make government work?
UN peacekeeping in Donbas? The stakes of the Russia-Ukraine conflict
A transitional UN peacekeeping mission in, and international civilian administration of, Donbas would have two major benefits
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New Europe: What Shape Will it Take?
Unia Europejska znalazła się na historycznym zakręcie
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New Europe: What Shape Will it Take?
The European Union has entered one of the crucial moments in its history
Pedantry in motion: European intervention hits the language barrier
German politicians struggle to endorse Emmanuel Macron’s proposal for a “European Intervention Initiative” not least because the term intervention sounds misleading in German