Merkel Breaks with German Tradition in Seeking EU’s Top Job
No German has ever held the presidency of the European Commission. For a reason.
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.
Italy’s Populists Come to Terms with Reality
The Five Star Movement and League shelve proposals for a universal basic income and flat tax.
Blunt Talk for Brexiteers
The EU is not going to compromise.
Sánchez Has the Right Idea: A Referendum on Catalan Home Rule
The prime minister argues for renegotiating Catalonia’s autonomy before calling a referendum.
New Figures Argue Democrats Should Target College Graduates in Suburbs
Hillary Clinton got more support from white college graduates than we knew.
The American Right Needs to Stop Crying Wolf
Call social democrats extreme and voters won’t take you seriously when real socialists show up.
Trump Critics and Russia Hawks Have Change of Heart
Lindsey Graham and Rand Paul were once clear-eyed about Donald Trump and Russia. What changed?
The Pettiness of Catalonia’s Unionists
Let the separatists display their ribbons.
Trump’s Drug Policy Is Destroying Lives
A sudden crackdown on opioids is leaving Americans without care.
No-Deal Brexit Becomes More Likely
Conservative Party hardliners are still unwilling to accept the EU’s terms.
Ignoring Nativists Doesn’t Work in Sweden Either
Sweden’s mainstream parties should have known that isolating the far right wouldn’t work.
This Is What They Voted For
Republicans don’t care about the crimes and corruption surrounding Donald Trump.
“Only the Best People.” Two More Trump Campaign Officials Guilty
Paul Manafort’s verdict and Michael Cohen’s guilty plea bring the number of criminal campaign workers up to five.
Social Democrats in Iberia and Scandinavia Try Opposite Strategies
Cooperate with the far left or try to win back voters from the far right?
EU Shields Companies from Trump’s New Sanctions on Iran
Europe, together with China and Russia, is honoring the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.