Schulz In No Rush, Makes Demands on Europe, Health Insurance
The Social Democrat feels no time pressure to form another coalition with Angela Merkel.
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.
People’s Party Should Leave Catalan Media Alone
Attempts to force journalists to be “neutral” are misguided and getting out of hand.
Polish Ruling Party Forces Through Reforms to Defang Supreme Court
Law and Justice ignores all warnings and advice as its tries to put the judiciary under its control.
Europeans Can Be Sorted Into Six Tribes
Europeans aren’t just pro- or anti-EU. Their views on immigration and solidarity suggest the existence of six tribes.
The Trends That Gave Us Trump — And What to Do About Them
Many of the trends that led to Donald Trump’s presidency are intractable, but there are things Americans can do.
French Right Struggles to Unite Against Macron
Both the center-right Republicans and the far-right National Front are riven with divisions.
Russians Were All Over Trump’s Campaign
Nearly everybody around Donald Trump was talking to the Russians in the course of the 2016 campaign.
The Republican Tax Plan Is Awful. It Will Probably Pass Anyway
Republicans have been in power for a year and achieved almost nothing. They need a win.
It’s Not the Economy, Stupid!
Fear of losing power and status created the alliances that voted for Brexit, European populism and Donald Trump.
Irish, Northern Irish Leaders Make Contradictory Brexit Demands
Ireland is determined to avoid a hard border, but unionists in Northern Ireland rule out staying in the EU customs union.
Poland Makes Mistake Engaging with France But Not Germany
The Polish government’s World War II obsession is blinding it to the need for an alliance with Berlin.
Another Grand Coalition Dilemma for Germany’s Social Democrats
The party could achieve a lot in another left-right government, but they risk being punished by voters.
Allies Wary of Sharing Intelligence Since Trump Betrayed Israeli Source
Countries better think twice about sharing information with the president of the United States.
English-Language Media Hype Collapse of German Coalition Talks
American and British reporters immediately reach for comparisons with Brexit and Trump.
Italian Parties Draw Battle Lines Ahead of Election
The left rules out the right. The far left rules out the center-left. The Five Stars rule out everybody. How will Italy be governed?