Business Spectator
The beginning of a European denouement
The time when Europe was a dominant force in the world are long gone, and now even Europe’s status as an important economic and political factor is being called into question.
Month: January 2013
Insights
The other doping scandal
Artificially creating money does not make a country any more prosperous.
National Business Review
Can the land of the free also be the land of the brave?
As our political and economic circumstances are among the best in the world, we need to fill them with life.
Business Spectator
The spectre protecting a sinful little Cyprus
As it turns out, even countries smaller than Greece can still turn into major headaches for Europe’s policymakers.
Business Spectator
Drab and dull Merkel will spark German mania
Surprisingly, readers of this column often ask me: who is going to win this year’s German federal election?
Business Spectator
Cameron to carve a European illusion
When Cameron finally delivers his long-awaited speech on Europe, he now faces a real choice.
Business Spectator
Adieu, adieu: Depardieu’s justified jeers
Perhaps Gérard Depardieu mainly left France because he refused to believe that high income earners like him should be allowed to keep at least about half their earnings.