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Macron's gamble on Palestine

1 week ago | eurointelligence.com | Susanne Mundschenk |Wolfgang Munchau

Shortly before his death Pope Francis wrote: "Peace-making requires courage, much more so than warfare." These are not words that are frequently cited in his obituary. Not everybody wants peace. Peace is not only about the territory but also about beliefs and loyalties. The land sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims has known endless wars. It is a land where the cycle of violence is repeating itself, leaving behind a long trace of mistrust, fear and broken promises.
After the dollar

2 weeks ago | eurointelligence.com | Wolfgang Munchau

The rise of persistent global imbalances is the biggest economic event of this century in terms of the impact they had on society. Imbalances drove China’s economic growth. It is through imbalances that the euro area wiggled itself out of a life-threatening financial crisis. They also gave us Donald Trump - and Brexit. Both events occurred in countries that were on the deficit-end of those imbalances – happily so until electorates decided otherwise. Imbalances arise naturally when economies trade.
An oil market crash like no other

1 month ago | eurointelligence.com | Jack SMith |Jack Smith |Wolfgang Munchau

The fall in oil price is both dramatic in terms of its scale, and the reasons that lie behind it. This is not only about Donald Trump. As of the morning of April 8th, Brent crude is down to $60.27 a barrel, $19.59 down on the week, and $19.25 on the year to date. In the same time, West Texas Intermediate has gone down to by almost 20%, to $58.38 at market open. Two different factors have triggered the sell-off.
Is Europe ready for peace?

1 month ago | eurointelligence.com | Susanne Mundschenk |Wolfgang Munchau

Europe’s sudden rush to raise defence spending distracts us from asking more pertinent strategic long-term questions. What is our goal for the post-war era with both Ukraine and Russia? And what strategy would be best to get us there? Europe has an objective – that Ukraine must win whatever it takes. But Europe lacks a strategy of how to achieve this objective, and certainly no strategy for what happens afterwards.
Europe’s bigger dependency

2 months ago | eurointelligence.com | Wolfgang Munchau

Before I get going, here is a short service announcement what of this new column does – as opposed to my columns in other places. This is a Eurointelligence-exclusive column, comparatively nerdy, where I focus on macroeconomic policy and financial markets. As you may have noticed, I am now sharing this column slots with my colleagues at Eurointelligence. Today is my first column in this slot. Each of our columns will appear in roughly three-week intervals.
The price of everything

Feb 7, 2025 | eurointelligence.com | Susanne Mundschenk |Wolfgang Munchau

Donald Trump thrives on chaos, but the rest of the world does not. Within just 10 days of coming to office, he managed to sow anger and confusion everywhere. He is slapping trade tariffs on allies, freezing foreign aid and presenting to the world the idea that US could own Gaza. What will remain and what will pass? One decision with lasting consequences is Elon Musk’s shutdown of USAID, the largest donor organisation of humanitarian aid.
Waiting for Trump

Jan 6, 2025 | eurointelligence.com | Wolfgang Munchau

Unless something unexpected intrudes, Vladimir Putin is on course to win the war in Ukraine. His troops are now within military spitting distance of the city of Pokrovsk, in the Ukranian oblast of Donetsk. Pokrovsk is an important hub for the Ukranian military. Last year’s fight for Bakhmut, which cost the lives of many thousands of Russian soldiers, served no known military purpose. Pokrovsk is of a different category.
Rise and Fall of Olaf Scholz

Dec 2, 2024 | eurointelligence.com | Wolfgang Munchau

Since the 1970s, German chancellors have been re-elected at least once. Olaf Scholz is on course to become the first to be voted out of office after only a single truncated term. His three-party coalition between his own Social Democrats, the Greens, and the conservative-liberal FDP, collapsed over disagreements on economic policy earlier this month. Snap elections are scheduled for February. The SPD’s fate should be a cautionary tale for Labour and other centre-left parties in Europe.
Trump is right on Ukraine

Nov 27, 2024 | eurointelligence.com | Wolfgang Munchau

Ukraine diplomacy in the West has long ceased to be about winning the war. It is about red lines and bargaining positions in peace talks. The Biden’s administration decision to allow Ukraine to use US-supplied ATACMS missiles to strike targets in Russia could take us closer to a deal. Its more direct purpose is to help Ukraine defend is position in the Russian oblast of Kursk, where Putin is currently planning a counter-offensive with the help of North Korean soldiers.
How to live with Donald Trump

Nov 19, 2024 | eurointelligence.com | Wolfgang Munchau

If only the European had responded to Donald Trump’s victory in 2016 by making themselves less dependent on the US for defence, technology, and trade, they would be in a better place today. The EU thought Trump was an aberration. That view seemed to be vindicated when Joe Biden beat Trump in 2020. Some Europeans, like Angela Merkel, already warned that the EU needed to become more self-sufficient on defence, but she did not invest political capital to support this idea.