The plot against Europe
Are we in the midst of a plot against Europe, à la Philip Roth? Imagine Presidents Trump in Washington, Le Pen in Paris and Putin in Moscow.
Global Spectator
Obama, the nuclear weaponising deweaponiser
The Obama Administration has embarked on an intensive and costly nuclear modernisation programme, and on a new nuclear weapons race with Russia and China.
And Western protectionism came to pass…in a world of digital flows
It seems that the Western countries have entered in a protectionism phase. The omens are not good for wide-ranging international trade deals.
Tax evasion and avoidance: a global problem
The revelations of the so-called Panama papers have again brought to the fore the problems generated by tax evasion and tax havens.
Brexit: possible political disasters
It is commonplace to talk more about the economic impact, but a British exit from the EU (so-called Brexit) could lead to a variety of political disasters.
China viewed from Japan: weakness with stability
What worries Japan is China’s internal weakness, and especially that this might induce it to throw its weight around abroad.
Europe: too many crises for so little leadership
The EU is accumulating crises without managing to resolve them. Too many for a Europe lacking leadership.
Globalisation: factors of unity or division, depending on the circumstances
Are we moving towards the end of globalisation or a multipolar world (not necessarily the same thing as multilateral, or even close)?
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