Italy Has a Draghi-Sized Problem
No one else has his authority and stature.
Nick Ottens
Nick Ottens is a public affairs officer for the Dutch Animal Coalition and a board member for Liberal Green, the sustainability network of the Dutch liberal party VVD. He is a former political risk consultant and a former research manager for XPRIZE, where he designed prize competitions to incentivize breakthrough innovation in agriculture, food and health care. He has also worked as a journalist in Amsterdam, Barcelona and New York for EUobserver, NRC, Trouw, World Politics Review and Wynia’s Week, among others.
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Not through force, but by persuasion.
Don’t Fall for Putin’s Propaganda About Ukraine
Ukrainians must decide their own future.
Spain Tries to Attract More Expats
Taxes are cut, but there’s not much the national government can do about overbearing bureaucracy.
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Éric Zemmour reduces the French to victims. Emmanuel Macron gives them agency.