Blog
October 2, 2023
‘The future of the Balkans is within the European Union’ – we now know that this statement made after the Thessaloniki Summit in 2003 was more of a sentimental outcry than an actual call to action.
September 14, 2023
Contemporary discussions on the Eastern Neighbourhood and the future of the Union following Brexit would do well to consider the role of soft power, or the ability to persuade without using force.
September 12, 2023
It has been a year since the first-in-a-decade increase of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) key interest rates.
September 5, 2023
Singapore’s healthcare system is the most efficient in the world, according to the latest Bloomberg health systems ranking; further, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit, Singapore has the second-best healthcare performance in the world.
September 4, 2023
The need for sovereignty – digital, technological, medical, energy, or food – has become a priority, at least in the discourse.
August 30, 2023
When I visited my parents earlier this month, I stumbled across a book which I remember using as a reference for a final-year school essay: Globalisierung: Politische, ökonomische und kulturelle Herausforderungen (=Globalisation: Political, Economic and Cultural Challenges) by Helmut Schmidt.
August 23, 2023
Politicians often forget that it is profit that drives firms in a society built upon the tangible benefits of capitalism, and that it is the pursuit of profit that will lead companies to adopt sustainable environmental, social, and governmental (ESG) practices.
August 21, 2023
The elimination of the wealth tax by the Regional Government of Andalusia to attract high-income taxpayers triggered different reactions. Some autonomous communities (ACs) decided to follow Andalusia’s lead, such as Murcia, which announced the elimination of wealth tax in 2023, or the Community of Valencia, which has just approved a modest reduction in personal income tax for the lowest incomes.
August 17, 2023
Concerns over the damage caused by climate change have prompted a global push for increased investments in renewable energy.
