What to look out for in the European elections
The European elections will mark a new, more complex era, with more challenges but also new possibilities to halt and reverse the nationalist-populist movements.
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India, a connected power
The explosion of connectivity is also making itself felt in the current elections in India, in which the nationalist Narendra Modi’s future is at stake.
European elections and Brexit: pause, forwards or stop
The eventual holding or otherwise of the European elections in the UK on 23 May could constitute a watershed for British politics and eventually for the EU.
Europe lifts its Chinese veil
The veil has been lifted from what has called ‘Europe’s naivety’ towards China, although this does not translate into the EU being more united on China.
The return of industrial policy: more European than Europeanist
Industrial policy is nothing new in Europe but the level of urgency and ambition has increased markedly. It has to be both European and Europeanist.
The nostalgic
European society and politics are now dominated by the nostalgic who think that the past –without specifying which– was better than the present.
When China catches a cold, the world shudders
When China falters, the world shudders. The current weakness of the Chinese economy is a concern for European economies, as it must be for the US.
An EU fund for adapting to the technological revolution
Whether with a new EU fund or by reforming the existing ones, the EU and the member states need to managed the effects of the technological revolution.
Destabilising the Middle East by absence
The announcement by Donald Trump of a unilateral military withdrawal of US forces from the Middle East is another step in the area’s destabilisation.
Politics is incapable of solving Brexit
Brexit was an essentially political issue, but British politics is incapable of resolving it. Not just the withdrawal agreement, but what will come next.
Globalisation 4.0: people-centred
Globalisation and the technological revolution go hand-in-hand, in a way that is now inseparable. But they both need to revolve around human beings.