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Sagrada Família Barcelona Spain

Sánchez Should Offer Catalans a Federal Spain

If an independence referendum is too much to ask.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 1, 2023
Pedro Sanchez

Sánchez Has Made Spain Freer and Greener

The opposition would take the country back in time.

Atlantic SentinelAtlantic SentinelJuly 21, 2023July 22, 2023
Esteban González Pons

Spanish Conservatives Are Unlikely to Normalize Vox

Far from drawing Vox to the center, the People’s Party has been pulled to the right.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 14, 2023
American F-16 fighter jet

Biden Should Consider Delaying F-35 Sale to Greece

The priority is maintaining a balance of power between Greece and Turkey.

Pratik ChougulePratik ChouguleMay 30, 2023May 30, 2023
Amsterdam Netherlands

Everyone Thinks the Netherlands’ Rental Reforms Are Nuts

Banks, investors, pension funds, the OECD… nobody believes the Dutch are getting this right.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 28, 2023July 24, 2023
Dilan Yeşilgöz

Dutch Drug War Isn’t Working. Politicians Would Escalate It

Police budgets and interdictions in the port of Rotterdam are up. So is cocaine use.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 11, 2023October 7, 2023
Salvador Illa

Catalan Socialists Learn from Their Mistakes

Two years ago, Salvador Illa let his ego get in the way of a deal.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 7, 2023July 11, 2023
Ronald Reagan

Dutch Government Mistakes Reagan’s Warning for Advice

If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 5, 2023July 9, 2023
Renmark Australia farm

Future of Farming Must Be a Mix of High and Low Tech

Gene editing and lab-grown meat to feed the world, regenerative farming to save the planet.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 3, 2023July 8, 2023
Dutch trawler

France Should Reconsider Veto to Electric Pulse Fishing

The alternative is shrinking the entire trawler fleet.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 25, 2023October 11, 2023
Karien van Gennip

Dutch Labor Reforms Will Do Little to Encourage Hiring

Companies still need to pay two years of sick leave.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 5, 2023October 7, 2023
Emmanuel Macron António Costa

French Republicans Should Put Policy Over Politics

Macron’s presidency isn’t going to collapse. Republicans should make the most of it.

Nick OttensNick OttensMarch 28, 2023May 8, 2023
Manhattan New York

Progress on Harm Reduction in United States

The FDA may allow naloxone nasal spray. New York opens two supervised drug-use sites.

Nick OttensNick OttensFebruary 17, 2023November 1, 2023
St Thomas Hospital London England

Abolish the NHS

Britain has worse health care than the rest of Europe.

Nick OttensNick OttensFebruary 3, 2023April 14, 2023
Hugo de Jonge

Dutch to Ease, After Tightening, Building Rules

The government is trying to solve a problem it created.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 21, 2023April 5, 2023

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