North AmericaRacism comes out of the closet Anyone who describes Trump as a ‘populist’ now had their moment of truth. He’s not a populist, he’s a white supremacist By Paul Krugman
Foreign and security policyRussia's Iranian stakes Why Moscow will not take part in placing Iran under more pressure. A Russian perspective on the nuclear dispute By Andrey Baklitskiy
EuropeModern Monetary Theory's promise The state can never run out of money. Therefore, the argument that we can't 'afford' the green transition doesn't hold By Dirk Ehnts, Skender Fani
EuropeA clever political staging By nominating Ursula von der Leyen, the Council has needlessly driven the European Parliament into a corner By Tiemo Wölken
Interviews‘Too German, too Western European’ Uwe Optenhögel on the selection of the EU’s top brass and the consequences for the Union’s ability to act
China's new powerThe age of digital geopolitics Europe may well become the scene of a technological proxy war between the US and China By Annegret Bendiek, Nadine Godehardt, David Schulze
EuropeKeeping your word The EU should initiate accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania – because they are no guarantee of membership By Nils Schmid
GlobalFacebook’s Libra fails the Hayek test Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency would be highly risky for holders and a giant enrichment programme for the company By Peter Bofinger
