Countries publicly support the WTO while secretly negotiating bilateral deals with Washington that undermine multilateral trading rules, leading analysts to question whether proposed WTO reforms can address systemic trade tensions driven primarily by U.S. protectionist policies rather than institutional defects.
Former EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier characterizes Boris Johnson as cynically pursuing power, reflecting on four years of complex negotiations that left Britain economically weaker while allowing Farage to shift blame from Brussels to domestic failures.
EU Will Not Be Neutral Mediator Between Ukraine and Russia
Hungary's government spent billions on anti-Brussels propaganda campaigns since 2015.
The European Union's external policy increasingly concentrated on neighboring regions during its 2019-2024 commission, prioritizing Eastern European countries like Ukraine and Moldova over distant regions, while maintaining global influence through selective diplomatic and sanctions tools.
Turkish President Erdogan threatened to review political ties with the EU after an April referendum on expanding presidential powers, risking Turkey's EU membership bid and a refugee deal worth three billion dollars in aid.
Developed world governments increasingly face one-term tenures due to stagnant wages and economic discontent since 2008, forcing leaders to pursue bold fiscal policies within credible frameworks to retain voter support and bond market confidence.
Hungarian billboards criticizing Brussels have largely disappeared after a decade of propaganda campaigns.
Jean-Claude Juncker says Europe must activate Article 42.7 to play a role when an EU country is attacked.
Researchers analyzed governance frameworks across ten governments, finding that Norway's mandatory external quality assurance reduced infrastructure project cost overruns from seventy-two percent to twenty-seven percent, demonstrating how strong institutional oversight improves delivery outcomes for global infrastructure investments exceeding $150 trillion through 2050.
Mario Mariniello is a Non-resident Fellow at Bruegel specializing in digital policy.
Greece's economic crisis began in 2008, sparked by global financial turmoil and government debt issues.
The Irish government cannot help every group in crisis, according to a minister.