Macron Unveils Small-Business Reforms and Privatizations
Reforms are meant to make it easier for French companies to grow and export.
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.
Merkel Survives Yet Another Overhyped Crisis
The Bavarian right was probably never going to separate from Angela Merkel anyway.
Don’t Call Them Illiberal Democrats
The enemies of liberal democracy are not just illiberal but anti-democratic.
Italy Joins Trump in Resisting Canadian Trade
The country’s new government argues that a trade pact with Canada doesn’t do enough to protect agricultural products.
Bavarian Right Manufactures Immigration Crisis
Here is everything you need to know about the row between Germany’s conservative parties.
Trump’s Praise for Dictators Is Rooted in His Own Insecurity
The American president has something in common with the dictators he praises: insecurity.
Dutch Hear Pro-EU Speech from Rutte, Others Hear Ambivalence
Foreign media emphasize the Dutchman’s opposition to higher EU spending.
Germany’s Social Democrats Understand They Need to Pick Side
The party has tried to please everyone for too long.
Italy Has Become Two Countries
Italy’s economic north-south divide has become political.
Why the Atlantic Alliance Matters
If Europe is independent and strong, it could challenge the United States. If it is weak, it could not resist China.
Trump to G6: Drop Dead
The president insults America’s allies, harms trade and rehabilitates Russia.
Spain Lifts Catalan Spending Controls, Hints at Reform
The goodwill measures are an about-face from the clampdown under Mariano Rajoy.
Thoughts on Class, Meritocracy and Civic Consciousness
The upperclass lives comfortably and with little regard for the rest of society.
Transatlantic Relations Take Another Downturn
Europe retaliates against Donald Trump’s aluminum and steel tariffs.
Seven Reasons to Worry About the American Middle Class
Middle incomes are stagnant. Employment and wages are down. Few believe in the American Dream anymore.