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Magdeburg shocks Berlin
The results of Sunday’s regional elections in the German state of Saxony‑Anhalt should not be seen as a surprise. The victory of the hard‑right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) and the defeat of the governing Christian Democrats (CDU) had been signalled for weeks.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (298), Politics (421)
The World Cup, Argentina and Europe’s quest for moral clarity
The fury directed at Argentina does not really seem to be about football. It exposes Europe’s need to assert moral certainty - a habit seen before in its treatment of Greece during the country’s debt crisis. And it reveals a major blind spot.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (298), Society (156)
Is the Greek green transition running out of power?
We are pleased to share the latest briefing MacroPolis has authored on behalf of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES). It is titled ‘Is the Greek Green Transition Running Out of Power?’ and was written by our energy expert Georgia Nakou.
Contributor: Georgia Nakou
Categories: Europe (298), Politics (421), Greece (538)
Podcast - Walking a tightrope: Greece’s geopolitical balancing act
Greece is navigating one of its most complex geopolitical moments in years — from tensions stretching across Venezuela, Greenland, Iran, and Ukraine to the high‑stakes energy diplomacy of the Vertical Corridor.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Europe (298), Greece (538)
From nice story to pulped fiction: Carney delivers reality check on rules-based order
The speech delivered by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the World Economic Forum in Davos has rightly attracted significant attention. It offered the crisp, crystallised analysis of global order, or disorder, that the world needed, enabling leaders to assess options based on a realistic understanding of the present rather than an idealised fantasy.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (298), Politics (421), Economy (357)