Can Europe Become Africa’s Partner of Choice?
A recent EU-AU summit sought to reboot relations and expand European investment on the continent.
Why Is Europe So Obsessed with Pacific Tax Regimes?
The EU Tax Blacklist is at best a cynical and pointless political exercise and at worst an enduring vestige of the colonial era.
Germany Enters the Post-Merkel Era
The SDP-Greens-FDP coalition has laid out a policy framework that envisions significant changes in Germany’s domestic and foreign policies.
Britain Stages a Comeback in the Indian Ocean
The Indo-Pacific features prominently in ‘Global Britain,’ but diplomatic and fiscal realities could get in the way.
SNAPSHOT: No Relief for Natural Gas Prices in Europe
Natural gas prices have skyrocketed in Europe since July, and they continue to defy gravity heading into the winter.
This Is Not the Joe Biden Europe Was Hoping For
The AUKUS saga reflects a different set of strategic priorities in Washington from what many European leaders were expecting.
ECB Moves to Scale Back COVID-Era Bond Buying
Citing improved growth and rising inflation, the ECB moved to scale back its bond purchases. But don’t call it a taper.
ECB Sets New Inflation Target in Rare Strategy Overhaul
Either the target or the loose monetary policy had to go. In the end it was the target.
Backgrounder: EU COVID-19 Recovery Fund
The legacy of Next Generation EU and the joint issuance it envisions will likely outlive the immediate harms of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Global Forecast (6-7-2021)
Iran makes a naval foray into the Atlantic, the EU takes aim at multinational tax avoidance, and security in the Sahel continues to deteriorate.