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Foreign and security policy

For a strategy of minimal deterrence

Nuclear weapons don’t have to be stationed in Germany to keep Europe safe. A minimal stockpile is all that NATO needs

By René Schlee

Reuters

European integration

No to a fudge on the rule of law!

The rule of law has always been a foundation of the EU. It must not give in to Poland's and Hungary's blackmailing

By Martin Schulz

Reuters

European integration

Europe's worst case scenario

In 2020 Europe’s economy has been on life support. Ending it prematurely could spell disaster unlike anything seen in 2008

By Adam Tooze

Reuters

Future of social democracy

The culture war over the Istanbul Convention in East Central Europe

Between right-wing polarisation and progressives' blind spots, the culture war over 'gender' rages with full force

By Eszter Kováts

Reuters

European integration

Barrelling towards the ‘Brexit’ cliff edge

The most frightening thing is not the UK government’s end-game strategy, Paul Mason writes. It’s that there isn’t one

By Paul Mason

Reuters

European integration

Why Viktor Orbán took the EU hostage

Orbán is right to worry about EU funds becoming conditional on the rule of law. It threatens his whole socio-economic model

By Gabor Scheiring

Reuters

European integration

100 days of Andrzej Duda: a test of character

The Polish president owes his re-election to PiS. But he will have to counter Kaczynski’s attempts to subordinate him

By Maria Skóra

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

The Nagarno-Karabakh war has ended. But the conflict continues

With the Nagarno-Karabakh war, Azerbaijan created facts by military means. But the larger conflict remains unresolved

By Felix Hett

Reuters

Democracy and society

The case for an EU Development Bank

With its own development bank, the EU could drive global decarbonisation and development — instead of waiting for the US and China to act

By Werner Hoyer

Pexels

European integration

The European recovery is up in the air — again

Europe’s economies are being hit hard by the second wave. The EU’s recovery fund needs to be adjusted accordingly

By Björn Hacker