Are Voodoo Politics bewitching Spanish voters?
The big story these days in Spain is the unexpected – and meteoric – rise in the polls of the leftist Podemos Party
José Ignacio Torreblanca
Europe’s big tax scam
It is hard to believe that Juncker knew nothing of the recent LuxLeaks tax scandal, but political deception is not a better alternatie
Where has good old Britain gone?
While the UK used to be on the forefront of human rights, David Cameron's party is poised to change this dramatically with talks of withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights
Israel’s time is running out
As more and more European countries decide to recognise the Palestinian State, Israel faces the threat of losing international legitimacy.
Who will the new European Commission serve?
A breakdown of the recent votes by the European Parliament to approve the incoming European Commission, headed by former prime minister of Luxembourg Jean-Claude Juncker.
Juncker’s Commission is crumbling
Some dubious appointments are causing strong resistance to Juncker's Commission within the European Parliament
The New World Disorder
As a marked increase in conflict causes instability across the globe, the West can only watch international order unravel
The Russian mirror has broken
Putin has diverted Russia's course from modernisation to revisionism in order to shore up the power of a small elite
Dissecting Juncker’s Commission: Spain’s Commissioner
Ecologist criticized the choice to entrust energy and climate to a Spanish conservative
Iraq, forge of the 21st century
Bush gave Saddam a kicking, but left Iran to rule over a region infested with terrorists