Globalization at a Crossroads
Whether or not one realizes it, 2018 may have been a historic turning point. Poorly managed globalization has led to nationalist “take-back-control” movements and...
Europe: From Project to Project(ing) a Common Future
Europe is stuck. Stuck between a newly muscular, dystopian and uncompromising version of the American dream and Xi Jinping’s ‘Chinese dream’ for the ‘great...
The EU is Not Enough
Are you afraid of flying? To some degree everybody is. Does the thought of turbulence make you fasten the seat belt that little bit...
Humanity’s Finest Work of Art
In times like these, when we are overwhelmed by the speed of changes around us and we feel a certain loss of overview and...
Values Shape Ethical Choices
I can’t think of a time in history when the need for ethics and integrity mattered so much. As former U.S. Supreme Court Justice...
Transatlantic Relations: Difficult Decisions Ahead
As the son of European immigrants to the United States, I’m proud to call myself an Atlanticist; my heritage has given me an enduring...
Political Polarization: Is there an Antidote?
Political polarization, in very general terms, refers to the divergence of political views, attitudes, and beliefs and is often associated with ideological extremes. More...
Overcoming The Trust Deficit
A prosperous, secure and united Europe will not be delivered to us on a silver platter. We will have to fight for it more than...
Time to Focus on European Public Goods
For over a decade, articles and op-eds about Europe have been framed from the perspective of crisis, and, every outlook for the year ahead...
Listen More and Better to Put International Co-Operation Back on Track
The author Gore Vidal once remarked that there was not a single human problem that could not be solved if people did as he...