Opinion & Editorials
Op-Ed: Von der Leyen Commission II - An attempt to balance out the European shift to the right?
Ursula von der Leyen's commissioner designations for her second term as President of the European Commission have drawn attention to the future direction of the European Union (EU). As she transitions from her first term (2019-2024) to her second term (2024-2029), how will she aim to steer European politics?
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France’s Far-Right Lost Another Battle, But They Could Still Win the War [OP-ED]
After a nearly-successful attempt on his life, followed by a crushing military defeat at the hands of the Prussian Army in 1757, King Louis XV pondered the precarious future of France with four biblical, nihilistic words: “Après moi, le Deluge.”
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For Better or Worse, Germany is Flexing its Muscles Again [Op-Ed]
Russian President Vladimir Putin managed to single-handedly spark a foreign policy revolution in Germany. Putin’s grotesque invasion of Ukraine