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Can the left win by turning against immigration?

2 weeks ago | eurointelligence.com | Jack SMith |Jack Smith |Wolfgang Munchau

In interwar Denmark, the writer Aksel Sandemose came up with a concept that would come to define his home country, and Scandinavia as a whole: the law of Jante. Named after a fictional town, the gist of the 10 so-called laws is that nobody was to think they were anything special, or better than anyone else. Sandemose joked that Jante’s penal code was gossip and recrimination. The townspeople always knew something about everyone else.
A matter of principle - and interest

3 weeks ago | eurointelligence.com | Susanne Mundschenk |Wolfgang Munchau

In war there is the world of suffering, and the world of politics. The two do not often interact. Eventually there comes a point in any conflict when the suffering is so great that politics has to change. Israel has reached this point in Gaza. After over 600 days of war in Gaza, the declared goal of Israeli government is still to eradicate Hamas and its infrastructures. Israel’s peace-by-force strategy is devastating to civilian lives in Gaza. Success of its strategy is far from assured.
A Debt Crisis, a Pandemic, and a Dictator

1 month ago | eurointelligence.com | Wolfgang Munchau

The tragedy of Europe has been foretold in the fable Two Boats and a Helicopter. A priest finds himself trapped by a flood. A canoe comes by. But he declines the invitation to step in on the grounds that God will save him. The waters rise further. A motorboat comes, and the captain invites him on board. He stays put. Finally, a helicopter arrives, but the priest still declines. He drowns, and when in heaven he asks God why he did not help him. God says back: I sent you two boats and a helicopter.
From memory into history

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

May 8th, last week, was Victory in Europe, or VE Day. It is a public holiday across much of Europe. This year’s is a bit different. It marked 80 years since the end of World War II in Europe, after Germany’s unconditional surrender. On VE Day this year, I thought about two memories from my own, relatively short, life. One was of all the people I met who fought in the war, but particularly a man my family knew as Uncle Ned. He was a quiet and reserved man.
Macron's gamble on Palestine

1 month 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 months 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

2 months 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?

Mar 17, 2025 | 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

Mar 7, 2025 | 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.