Spain Promises Not to Hold Brexit Hostage to Gibraltar
Spain could have used Brexit to bargain for a new settlement for Gibraltar but vows not to.
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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The president barely talks about an issue that preoccupies two-thirds of French voters.
Macron Takes Inspiration from California and Scandinavia
The French president’s economic vision is a mix of the Californian and Scandinavian models.
Donald Trump Wants Conflict with Iran
The American is determined to declare Iran noncompliant, whatever the truth.
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Other than winning the presidency and putting a conservative on the Supreme Court, Donald Trump has only hurt his party.
Berlusconi Comeback in Italy Looks Like a Long Shot
Too many things need to work out in the octogenarian’s favor.
Republican Attempt to Repeal Obamacare Descends into Farce
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Complacency May Have Led to Brexit and Trump
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Don’t Read Too Much into Macron’s Falling Popularity
The president loses support from the people who would be hurt by his reforms.
Duda Hasn’t Stopped Law and Justice from Subjugating Poland’s Courts
The president’s veto doesn’t end the ruling nationalist party’s attempts to put the judiciary under political control.
Trump Behaves Like the Head of a Banana Republic
The president considers pardons for himself and his family and calls on soldiers to support him.
Kushner Had “Hardly Any” Contacts with Russians
Except for these.
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Donetsk and Luhansk are unlikely to form a new country. The rest of Ukraine might be better off if they did.
Conservatives Need to Make Capitalism Work for Everyone
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