Commentary / World Mar 17, 2020

The world is at war

All countries should be following China in confronting the coronavirus directly with all available resources, and they should take a lesson from Germany in managing the economic fallout.

Commentary / World Nov 25, 2019

European Union's EV greenwash

Are EVs really as climate-friendly and effective as their promoters claim?

Commentary / World Feb 5, 2019

From a no-deal Brexit to a no-Brexit deal

The defeat of British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal means that all options are the table.

Commentary / World Nov 26, 2018

Europe finally pulls the trigger on a military force

After two years of US President Donald Trump treating European allies as if they were adversaries, France and Germany have finally committed to the creation of an EU-wide army under a central command.

Commentary / World Sep 24, 2017

Juncker's road map for European disaster

Jean-Claude Juncker's plan to accelerate eurozone accession threatens to re-create in spades the chaos of the past decade.

Commentary / World Aug 2, 2016

Saving EU's freedom of movement

The EU will disintegrate if it doesn't change its migration rules that have made it a welfare magnet for economic migrants.

Commentary / World Jan 31, 2016

EU welfare states under siege

If freedom of movement within Europe is to be maintained — and if high inflows of non-EU citizens continue — European welfare states face a stark choice: adjust or collapse.

Commentary / World Nov 29, 2015

Can the Islamic State threat unify Europe?

If recent events have taught us anything, it is that threats to the EU stem not from inadequate fiscal risk-sharing, but from insufficient coordination on foreign-policy and security challenges.