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Willemstad Curaçao

Dutch Terms for Caribbean Support Are Fair

Public-sector cuts are long overdue.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 5, 2020October 22, 2021
Matteo Salvini Marine Le Pen Harald Vilimsky Michał Marusik

Right-Wing Italians Swap Salvini’s for Even More Right-Wing Party

The League is down in the polls, but it aren’t the mainstream parties who are benefiting.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 5, 2020March 29, 2022
Oakland California police

Policing in America Is Broken. There Are Solutions

Reforming the police isn’t easy, but it can be done.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 2, 2020January 16, 2023
Donald Trump Vladimir Putin

Trump Once Again Throws Europe Under the Bus

Withdrawing from the Open Skies Treaty could lead to another arms race in Europe.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 27, 2020November 21, 2021
Mark Rutte Angela Merkel

Europeans Trust Incumbents in Pandemic

Most leaders have seen their approval ratings go up.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 24, 2020November 14, 2021
Emmanuel Macron Angela Merkel

Left-Wing Criticism of Macron Isn’t Grounded in Reality

The alleged neoliberal really has governed as a centrist.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 19, 2020April 20, 2022

Arrimadas Shifts Spain’s Liberal Party Back to the Center

The Citizens break with other parties of the right to support the government’s COVID-19 policy.

Avatar photoDave UwakweMay 14, 2020December 3, 2021
Pedro Sánchez

Support for Quarantine Weakens in Spain

Regional leaders and opposition parties argue for a quicker return to normalcy.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 5, 2020November 18, 2021
Paolo Gentiloni Mariano Rajoy Emmanuel Macron Angela Merkel Mark Rutte

Setting the EU Up to Fail

Integrationists raise unreasonable expectations and then blame the EU when it fails to meet them.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 22, 2020November 11, 2021

Democratic Primary News

What went right for Biden and wrong for Sanders.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 17, 2020November 24, 2021
Donald Trump Emmanuel Macron

Trump: Absolute Power, Absolutely No Responsibility

The president claims “total” authority, but don’t blame him if something goes wrong.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 16, 2020November 12, 2021
Milton Abbas England

British Rediscover Normalcy in Abnormal Times

Bitter divisions over Brexit have been set aside.

David DowningDavid DowningApril 9, 2020October 25, 2021
Bernie Sanders

Sanders Is Right to Quit

He no longer had a chance of winning the Democratic nomination.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 8, 2020November 24, 2021
Emmanuel Macron Mark Rutte

Dutch Opposition to Eurobonds Is Not Unreasonable

The Netherlands is prepared to help crisis-struck countries in many other ways.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 8, 2020December 21, 2021

Starmer Wins Labour Leadership Election

Corbyn’s favorite places a distant second.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 4, 2020November 23, 2021

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