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EU Defence Faces Significant Challenges Despite Welcome PESCO Additions
The creation of Permanent Structured Cooperation, or PESCO, was designed in 2017. The structure sees 25 of the 28 (soon…
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Economy
Is France Replacing Germany as Europe’s Main Engine of Growth?
While Germany’s economy threatens stagnation, having only narrowly avoided entering recession, France is chugging right along and has outpaced the…
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Cyprus
Iran, the US and Gunboat Diplomacy
At the beginning of October, France gave both the US and Iran a one-month deadline to come together at the…
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Europe
The Price of Tariffs on Trans-Atlantic Trade
Brace yourselves: tariffs are coming. On October 18th, the United States is prepared to leverage 25 percent tariffs on a…
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Europe
EU Policy Toward Libya Under Renewed Scrutiny
The lawsuit, which will likely be symbolic in nature, comes as the EU tries to shore up support for Tripoli’s…
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Cyprus
Tensions Mount in the Eastern Mediterranean as Turkey Seeks to Drill in Cyprus’ EEZ
As Turkey gets ready to drill for natural gas offshore of Cyprus, Cyprus rallies support from the EU to collectively…
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Italy
Claudio Marenzi Fuels Fashion and the Prestige of Made in Italy
Italy is known around the world for its high-quality fashion industry. Italian fashion manufacturers represent more than 40 percent of…
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Europe
EC President Juncker and US President Trump Take First Step Toward Resolving Trade Tensions
Speaking at a previously unannounced joint news conference in the White House Rose Garden on July 25, EC President Jean-Claude…
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Europe
EU Signs Largest Trade Deal Ever with Japan
After five years of negotiations, the European Union signed its largest trade deal ever with Japan on July 17. The…
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