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The Worldview of Harris
More Continuity, Less Change Under a Harris White House
Kamala Harris would likely keep to — but tweak — the foreign policy priorities established by the administration of President Joe Biden.
Coming of Age in Romania
The Best Child in the World
The autobiographical story of a Roma girl who at a young age discovers the differences of race, colour, and environment yet makes her way through life and transforms her complexes into determination and motivation.
Transatlantic Relations
Learn from History or Lose
With neither Trump nor Harris clear on their national security views, looking at the past of US-European relations helps in projecting the future.
Conversation
“If We Want Peace, We Have to be Prepared for War ”
In a conversation with the incoming Council President António Costa, José Manuel Barroso, a former president of the European Commission, calls for greater EU integration, wider EU expansion, and redirecting defence spending from the US to Europe.
Interview
“Putin’s Legacy: Making Russia a Vassal State”
Historian Timothy Snyder predicts a dire future for Moscow and sounds an optimistic note on the state of the world. Democracy is not dead and Ukraine might win the war with Russia.
Debate
“Everything that We Considered for Granted Isn’t Anymore”
The war in Ukraine, migration, EU enlargement: Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and former Slovenian President Danilo Türk sat down for a conversation about these and other problems the Union needs to deal with.
About European Voices
Editorial
Europe and America
The Triple Challenge for the West
European Dependencies
Big Bang or Slow Pullback: There Will Be Less US for Europe
Does a win for Kamala Harris in the US presidential election mean a more secure Europe? Probably, compared to a new Trump presidency. But weaning Europe off from its dependency on the US is set to continue.
Putin‘s Hybrid War
Russia’s Expanding Covert Campaign Against Europe
Competitiveness
The EU’s Single Market is Showing Its Age: Time for a Relaunch
The Pain from the Past
My Yugoslavia: A Tale of Pain and False Glory
Politics
Discussion
„The Dominant Role of The West Is Over”
In a controversial debate with Austria’s former chancellor, Wolfgang Schüssel, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán argues against EU and NATO membership of Ukraine, warns of a security deal between Russia and the U.S.A., and outlines his vision for the EU.
Security Policy
The Geopolitics of Enlargement: Should EU Candidates Join NATO First?
The decision facing EU countries is whether to anchor candidates under the umbrella of the Transatlantic Alliance before giving them membership. The question is what’s better for Europe’s security.
Europe Debates
Strengthening the EU at a Time of Upheaval Means Voting for Its Backers
The EU is „the answer to the fragmentation of Europe and the answer to toxic nationalism”, says Jean-Claude Juncker in a conversation with Ursula Plassnik.
Europe‘s Third Way
A Third Way for the Future of Europe
The path to saving the European project may lie neither with nationalists nor federalists but with a greater role for NGOs and other neglected players.
War Diary
Transformations: Monsters and Other People
On a journey through a war-torn country, one can find that Ukrainians are simultaneously flexible and stubborn. A bitter lesson of war: Often, the way forward is a return to a certain point in the past.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Struggle to Build a State
With its complicated political structure, Bosnia and Herzegovina has a long way to go to achieve needed reforms. High Representative Christian Schmidt talks with his predecessor in the country, Valentin Inzko, about the rule of law, emigration, and the role of the international community.
Pan-european Polycrisis
Europe‘s Vertigo Moment
Climate change, migration, war. Europe is reeling. Pushed to the brink by more than a decade of crises, the continent is at a tipping point.
Europe’s Charm Offensive
Make Europe Work Again
Jean Monnet, one of the EU’s founding fathers, set the bar high for the success of the European Union. To what extent has it passed the „Monnet Test”?
Economics
Europe by the Numbers
A Lot to Gain A Lot to Lose
The region of Central, East, and Southeast Europe faces huge economic challenges as it emerges from the twin shocks of the pandemic and energy-driven high inflation.
Competitive Europe
„Regulations Should not Ignore Basic Market Economic Mechanisms“
Can Europe compete economically with China and the US as it seeks equal footing on the world stage? Former Croatian Finance Minister Martina Dalić offers views on ways to work towards that goal.
Reconstructing Ukraine
Yes We Can Help Ukraine and The Western Balkans
East and Central European successes stand as a model for the continent’s new aspiring candidates.
Migration
Future Citizens or Just Workers?
Croatia has loosened immigration quotas to counter its demographic decline. But to avoid tensions, it needs to pay attention to integrating its new arrivals.
Europe by the Numbers
Central Eastern Europe’s Achilles Heel: The Energy Question
The high cost of energy in Central Eastern Europe and its slow progress in the green transition is a weakness that could be turned into an opportunity.
Feature
Warsaw Diary
A Polish Metamorphosis
Twenty years ago, Praga, the district on the right bank of the Vistula River was the stuff of bleak legend and folklore. Like Poland with its EU accession, this part of Warsaw, too, has changed dramatically.
Café Kosovo
The Balkans: History Debunked
A small café in Prizren: The microcosm of the Balkans in all its complexities and contradictions. Vignettes from the south of Kosovo.
Start-up Nation
Look No Further than Ukraine for the New Silicon Valley of Defence Tech
It’s not only about winning the war. Ukrainian deep tech startups emerge as the backbone of the country’s postwar economy.
Skopje Impressions
Back Back to Positive Things
At the Crossroads
The Tug of War for Central Europe’s Future
History is no Autobahn. The region’s fate will be decided by who will prevail: liberals or autocrats.
Czech Republic
It’s Too Early to Say It’s Over
My dad and my country: My complicated relationship with my father and my fatherland. Two stories, some parallels.