In a recent analysis of reader reactions to the European Union's trajectory, we found a stark contrast between the official narrative and public sentiment.
Go Deeper (6 min read)A painful reality is forcing a long-overdue reckoning across Europe, and the United Kingdom (and France) are the canary in the coal mine
Go Deeper (6 min read)The grand European project, born from the ashes of war, was built on a promise of shared prosperity and cradle-to-grave security.
Go Deeper (8 min read)The stability framework designed to protect the Eurozone is facing a challenge it was never truly built for: a crisis of fiscal credibility within its core.
Go Deeper (5 min read)The European Union was founded as a bold promise: a continent without barriers, where trade and cooperation would unleash economic dynamism.
Go Deeper (8 min read)A restrained and measured approach has continued to be taken by the Federal Reserve, with policy left unchanged as inflation remains slightly above the 2% target and the effects of tariffs introduce further complexity.
Go Deeper (3 min read)Nearly a decade after the signing of the Paris climate accord, it was widely believed that coal use would be rapidly reduced. World leaders had been heard promising that coal would be phased out in pursuit of the 1.5 °C warming limit.
Go Deeper (4 min read)Newly released trade figures from Beijing show shipments to the U.S. tumbled 35% year over year in May, the steepest decline since the pandemic’s early months in 2020.
Go Deeper (4 min read)Since early April, China has effectively shut off the global supply of several heavy rare earth elements and magnets critical to sectors ranging from auto manufacturing to aerospace defense.
Go Deeper (3 min read)Rolled out a decade ago, the plan was aimed squarely at transforming China from a low-cost assembly hub into a high-tech industrial powerhouse.
Go Deeper (4 min read)The continent that once gave the world the printing press, the jet engine and the World Wide Web is now conspicuously absent from the global tech vanguard.
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