In the face of the war in Ukraine and the growing tension with China, the West (above all the United States) has adopted an arrogant rather than defensive attitude which almost no one else in the rest of the world follows. It is a vestige from colonial or imperial times and, above all...
Supply-side shocks were mostly related to energy and food price shocks, partly due to the invasion of Ukraine. At the same time the euro area was hit by an inflationary shock stemming from the combination of pent-up demand for goods and services that accumulated due to subdued spending and ...
Ukraine," which suggest that this is "a sign that Beijing may be edging closer to providing the sort of lethal aid that western officials have warned against." Alexander Stubb, the President of Finland, even stated in an interview on Tuesday that one phone call from China "would solve this...
Consumers said they expected to increase spending on home improvement and gardening supplies, international flights, and hotels, as well as sports and outdoor equipment. As this survey took place in the first quarter of the year, this could explain why these categories are more popular, since th...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is wrapping up a three-nation, Ukraine-focused European tour in Poland after hearing repeated appeals from Ukrainian officials to use Western-supplied weaponry for long-range strikes inside Russia. Blinken traveled to Warsaw on Thursday after spendi...
Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has been pushing for NATO's continuous eastward expansion. While squeezing Russia's strategic living space, it also strengthened its political, military, and economic control over Europe. Today, the United States is capitalizing on the Ukraine cri...
Russia’s brutal war of aggression against Ukraine has brought back high intensity warfare to Europe. After decades of under-spending, we must invest more on defence, but we need to do it better and together. A strong, resilient, and competitive Eur...
Read More Analysis Priorities and financing of Ukraine’s reconstruction Marek Grzegorczyk Ahead of a major Ukraine Recovery Conference, a new study suggests the country should focus on social spending, housing, employment, education, health, infrastructure... Read More 1...
The war in Ukraine has prompted European governments to reverse the course of years of shrinking defence spending. Now, they want to do more to confront a newly aggressive Russia — and the companies at Farnborough hope to benefit. The war has galvanised efforts to make good on vague or fail...
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