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Libya, Turkey and Europe
As the new Turkish Ambassador in Prague, I am asked more and more frequently about the recent developments in Libya and the policies of...
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Trump, China, the New Ideology and the “Useful Idiots”
The two dominant issues these days are both of great future importance and after a year’s time may come one and will signify the...
Analysis
Kosovo is Our Masada and Jerusalem
With the culture of remembrance, we fight against the revision of history. This is the instrument of “soft diplomacy” – reliable facts which advise...
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The changing face of economics
Responding to pressures from within and without, the economics profession is gradually changing for the better. Not surprisingly, the populist backlash sweeping advanced democracies...
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Why Modi’s thugs attacked my university
On January 5, masked men and women stormed the New Delhi campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), where I am a professor, and attacked...
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Is Trump’s Iran strategy working?
US President Donald Trump’s authorization of the targeted killing of Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani is, in many ways, similar to his administration’s approach to...
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Ukrainian minister involves EU expert in political game over journalist's murder
Ukraine is a country used to political and “legal” circuses. But the show that unrolled before the Ukrainians' eyes on December 12 was beyond...
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Erdoğan Wades into the Libyan Quagmire
Foreign critics of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan deride him as a quasi-dictatorial megalomaniac. But Erdoğan – who was Turkey’s prime minister for 11...
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Democratising the ECB
The European Central Bank is undergoing a changing of the guard: a new president, a new chief economist, and two new Executive Board members....
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Central banks face a year of mounting challenges
After a year that involved one of the biggest U-turns in recent monetary-policy history, central banks are now hoping for peace and quiet in...
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From the Revolution of 2020 to the Evolution of 2050
European societies are already on the move and 2020 will shape the direction that they go in. Within 30 years, in one way or...
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European fintech needs joint ventures to survive
The EU Commission’s FinTech Action Plan was clear - Europe needs more globally competitive innovation hubs. This is a sore spot for the bloc, since the...
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Why Lebanon deserves international support
The news from Lebanon in recent weeks has been grim. As street protests in Beirut and other cities intensify, so does the country’s economic...
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Why Australia is burning
Owing to the smoke from nearby wildfires, Canberra this month has had the world’s worst air-quality index, with readings 20 times above the official...
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Toward a privileged EU-UK partnership
Following Boris Johnson’s landslide victory in the United Kingdom’s general election, Britain is now on track to leave the European Union on January 31,...
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Putin’s Pipelines to Power
Over the last year, predictions of serious struggles for Russian President Vladimir Putin – or even his political demise – have been increasingly frequent....
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Why morals matter in foreign policy
When I told a friend I had just written a book on morality and foreign policy, she quipped: “It must be a very short...
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Making the Best of a Bad Brexit
The United Kingdom’s general election this month not only settled the question of Brexit, but also put paid to Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s...
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Make Europe Relevant Again
It is increasingly clear that the European Union was not built to be a global actor. The EU is a strictly European idea, designed...
China
A revived role for the US in Northern Greece requires dynamic action and focus
As a former US diplomat who served as Consul General in Thessaloniki, it’s impossible not to become a lifelong booster of the Thessaloniki International...
Cyprus
US political fireworks reach Delphi Economic Forum
The official American presence at the March 1-4 Delphi Economic Forum came close to being overshadowed by the academics, business people, and American political...
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