Reading Time: 4 minutes Some Canadians and French believe that their ‘leaders’ are mere followers of a supra-national agenda, not champions for their electorate
Tag: European Union
Brexit drama has historical echoes
Reading Time: 4 minutes The battle over Brexit isn’t the equivalent of the Second World War, but the outcome is shaping up to be a disaster on its own terms
Antiquated privacy laws fail to protect Canadians
Reading Time: 4 minutes Government must update legislation in a way that addresses today’s technology and prepares for future changes. And political parties can’t be exempt
Political turmoil in Italy spreads to global financial markets
Reading Time: 3 minutes As Europeans begin to head south for the summer, the market seems to be following them
Meet the next generation of leaders in Eastern Europe
Reading Time: 4 minutes A visiting professor to Lithuania discovers a generation of bright, committed and principled students who aspire to change their world
Politics, propaganda and the Bayeux Tapestry
Reading Time: 3 minutes French President Emmanuel Macron has loaned the historic depiction to Britain for public display. Is he taunting the English about Brexit?
Lithuania a country caught between two worlds
Reading Time: 4 minutes A letter from Lithuania: Its history is one of struggle and compromise. Now it’s looking to the future and its options with caution
Turmoil in Europe puts union at a crossroads
Reading Time: 4 minutes The next few years will determine whether Europe’s current problems represent bumps in the road or a fundamental turning point in its grand vision
West complicit in North Korea’s 21st-century slave trade
Reading Time: 5 minutes Hundreds of thousands of World Cup soccer fans will buy tickets to sit in stadiums being built in Russia and Qatar with slave labour
Saving the euro: Why Germany must bring back the mark
Reading Time: 5 minutes Germany must exit the increasingly dysfunctional eurozone to allow its other members to benefit from a cheaper euro