Wobbly Germany In Wobbly Europe
By Paolo von Schirach – WASHINGTON – The inconclusive outcome of the recent German political elections does not move...
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US Kicks Gazprom In The Shin
By Paolo von Schirach – WASHINGTON – It looks like a clever Washington move. The US Government just put...
Terrorism Is Not An Existential Threat
WASHINGTON – Sadly, there has been another terror attack. This time it took place in Munich, one of Germany’s...
Italian Prime Minister Talking Nonsense When wishful thinking becomes farce
WASHINGTON – Yes, there is something to be said about optimistic political leaders who inspire their people to hang...
German Voters Fear Difficult To Assimilate Immigrants Popular rebellion against the liberal approach of Chancellor Angela Merkel
WASHINGTON – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her political allies just took a big hit in three states elections...
Anti-Immigrant Europe Needs Immigrants Most European countries are facing a demographic crisis, with population declines
WASHINGTON – I recently read a well crafted article about immigration in both Europe and the USA. It pointed...
A Very Weak American Economy While the US economy remains very fragile, the presidential campaign is about "anchor babies"
WASHINGTON – The slow but steady decline of the US economy should be the main theme of this unfolding...
Will The New Bailout Save Greece? Probably Not The resentful Greeks will have to live under an austerity regime for a very long time
WASHINGTON – After dire warnings about Greece falling into the abyss of bankruptcy and national ruin, guess what…the EU got...
A United Front Against Russia? Not Really Just days after the G 7 meeting, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi welcomed Putin to Italy
WASHINGTON – Just a few days ago the G 7 Leaders, assembled in Germany for their annual meeting, discussed...
Tsipras Goes To Moscow The Greek Prime Minister wants us to know that he looks at Vladimir Putin as a good friend
WASHINGTON – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras thought that it was a good idea to pay a visit to...