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Simon Forster
As 2025 draws to a close, France is heading into 2026 without a passed budget, but with a new aircraft carrier under construction and an ocean of debt in the hold.
FRANCE: THE BUDGET, AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, AND DEBT
Could the real problems in Europe be not only those we see on local TV, masquerading as news programs, but also those we do not easily see—issues hidden from the public and concealed within information that is difficult to access?
Is the Perception of Safety Changing, or is it the Media That Changes the Way We Inform Ourselves?
In response to the EU’s 21st sanctions package against Russia, the People’s Republic of China has imposed restrictions on European defense industries.
China Strikes Back
A sober look at the case for common European Union debt
Common European Debt: a Fine Idea Unworkable Without True Federalization
How wonderful it is to live within the European Union; and it's free, right? How much does it cost us to remain within the EU?
A European Union Everyone Wants to Enter
Connections of public services directly to workers’ contributions and to the distribution of economic output between wages and profits.
WHO PAYS FOR PUBLIC SERVICES AND PENSIONS?
How employment responds principally to demand, not to the wishes of business owners, and considers French subsidies as evidence that public incentives do not necessarily produce new jobs.
SPECULATION, INVESTMENT, AND THE MYTH OF JOB CREATION
THERE IS A LEGAL PROVISION THAT ALLOWS EMPLOYERS TO TERMINATE EMPLOYEES: BUSINESS NEEDS.
NOTHING IS FREE—LEAST OF ALL PUBLIC SERVICES
François Chimits, head of Europe Program, examines how much Europe has advanced in implementing the recommendations laid out in the Draghi report.
Europe Again Catching Up but Stalling Against Itself Again
Mark Leonard cites poll figures showing that most Britons would like to rejoin the European Union. But are the EU leaders ready for such a turn of events.
Ten Years After Brexit, Britons Are Against It – but the EU and UK Are on Different Paths Now
This is how experts of the German Konrad Adenauer Foundation assess the opposition’s prospects in France.
The Election to the French Senate Could Strengthen the National Rally Before the Presidential Election
