A return to normal? Forget about it.
Covid-19 is not just a medical and economic crisis. It is a historical watershed moment with massive effects for entire generations. [...]
Publications
The salt in the soup of democracy
Perhaps the election of Judith Collins to the National leadership does not change her party’s immediate electoral prospects. National is still fighting an uphill battle to unseat an extremely popular Prime Minister. [...]
The Eurogroup would not want to start from here
The great irony is that Donohoe now gives Germany a Eurogroup President who embodies Berlin’s own policy inclinations like no other. And yet, the new president will not help with Germany’s goal of keeping the Eurozone united during its stewardship of the EU this year. [...]
A Green path to the fringe
For the Greens’ long-term success, the party would be wise not to focus on its fringe supporters –which might just get the party over the 5 percent threshold – but instead on the centre of society which could make the Greens a mainstream force [...]
Making sense of the ECB’s pandemic interventions
The ECB's policies are the macro-economic equivalent of trading on while insolvent. All these interventions are papering over the cracks in the European economy, but they are not solving them. [...]
The price for overcaution
New Zealand could keep its border shut regardless of whether it is possible to open it safely. But that would mean repeating the mistake it made during lockdown.
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The West in a new cold war with itself
This new Cold War could be decided not by Beijing’s victory but by the West’s suicide. [...]
Don’t mention the ‘r’ word
When legal anti-racism becomes seen as racist, something has gone horribly wrong. [...]
Democracy is not a fairy-tale
In its veneration of Jacinda Ardern, Taking the lead goes so far as to become boring – even for children. [...]
Nothing stops the march of European integration
No other political institution in history has been built and forged as much in emergencies as the EU. But what happens when the EU itself becomes a crisis? [...]
