Europe Could Miss Its Opportunity For Political Realignment
“There are two sides at the moment in Europe. One is led by Macron, who is supporting migration. The other one is supported by countries
The Upheaval Italy Needs
Two months after the Italian general election on March 4, amid continuing uncertainty about what kind of government will emerge, a strange complacency seems to
The Lesser Evil For The Eurozone
It was not supposed to happen like this. The formation of a new German government took so long that it was only after the Italian
Germany’s Dangerous Obsession
As Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), seek to form an unprecedented “Jamaica coalition” with the
Preventing the Next Eurozone Crisis Starts Now
European leaders have devoted scant attention to the future of the eurozone since July 2012, when Mario Draghi, the European Central Bank’s president, famously committed
The Geography Of Elections
In many countries, where you live tends to be an accurate predictor of what or whom you are voting for. This was most evident in
Why Democracy Requires Trusted Experts
Last month, I wrote a commentary asking why voters in the United Kingdom supported leaving the European Union, defying the overwhelming weight of expert opinion
Why Are Voters Ignoring Experts?
By the time British citizens went to the polls on June 23 to decide on their country’s continued membership in the European Union, there had
A British Test of Reason
If voters in the United Kingdom decide in the country’s referendum on June 23 to leave the European Union, it will not be for economic
Preparing For Europe’s Next Recession
If you do not understand what is happening to the eurozone economy, you are not alone. One day we are told that growth is definitely
Responding To Europe’s Political Polarization
In Europe, 2015 began with the far-left Syriza party’s election victory in Greece. It ended with another three elections that attested to increasing political polarization.
Europe’s Three Fault Lines
Ten or 20 years ago, the existential question facing the European Union was whether it still had a purpose in a globalized world. The question
Social Benefits In The Age of Uber
When it comes to compensation, the company you work for often matters more than how good you are at what you do. In 2013, the
The End Of Work As We Know It
In 1983, the American economist and Nobel laureate Wassily Leontief made what was then a startling prediction. Machines, he said, are likely to replace human
Europe According To Mario Draghi
Central bankers are often proud to be boring. Not Mario Draghi. Two years ago, in July 2012, Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank,
Will Vladimir Putin Bolster The Eurozone?
Jacek Rostowski, Poland’s finance minister until last November, recently suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have dared to annex Crimea if he had