Merkel Presents Alternative Eurozone Plan, Erdoğan Calls Early Elections
Germany would expand the Eurogroup in order to promote economic reforms.
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.
Macron’s German Challenge, What America Should Attempt in Syria
Angela Merkel is wary of risk-sharing. America should try to break up Assad, Iran and Russia.
Americans Want Voting Reform, Analysis of Trump’s Attack on Syria
Most Americans would support reforms to break up the Democratic-Republican duopoly.
Democrats Poll Better for Senate, Trump Rethinks TPP
The Republican majority in the Senate is no longer safe. The president may be changing his mind on trade.
Airstrikes in Syria, Explained
The targets, the weapons involved, reactions from around the world and analysis in the United States.
American Right Loses Its Mind, Catalans Escalate Legal Fight
Fox News is freaking out. Catalonia sues a Spanish judge. Portugal may not be a role model for social democrats.
Italy’s Democrats Split, EU Victory for Macron, Doubts About Syria Strikes
Italy’s Democrats debate whether to negotiate with the Five Star Movement. Experts caution against an attack on Syria.
Ryan Joins Exodus of House Republicans
Paul Ryan’s retirement sends a terrible message to Republican Party actors: that he expects them to lose in November.
Franco-German Relations Cool, Anti-Assad Coalition in the Works
The hope in Paris was that a new German government would be more pro-EU.
The Rent Is Too High, Partisanship Versus Democracy
Expanding affordable housing in America’s major cities is the key to reducing inequality.
Legalistic Spain Criticizes Legalistic Germany
Spain, which treats Catalan separatism as a legal problem, is angry that Germany treats it the same way.
Five Imperatives for the Left
Up with the new coalition. Down with inequality. Unite the left. Forward to an open world. Ride the long wave.
Orbán’s Rebellion, Liberal Democracy and Trump’s War in Syria
Hungary’s strongman challenges liberal democracy in Europe. Donald Trump has no policy for the war in Syria.
France Eyes Non-EU Military Force, Trump Governs by Bluffing
Defense cooperation outside the EU would allow the United Kingdom to participate.
Macron Marches On, China Retaliates in Trade War
The French president isn’t giving in to rail workers. China threatens the United States with tariffs.