Geopolitics is intruding

In our latest podcast, our team discusses how the political centre gets squeezed in France, the Netherlands and Germany, and good and bad ways for centre parties to deal with the far-right. 

In our latest podcast our team discusses the politics of fear in Europe - with a focus on immigration and the de-industrialisation.

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the Draghi report and what it would take to implement it.

In our latest podcast, the team discusses the appointment of Michel Barnier as French prime minister, why this suits Le Pen, and how the left managed to turn an election victory into a defeat.

France and Germany both face political gridlock and some gloomy prospects though it plays out quite differently on each side of the Rhine

In our latest podcast our team discusses what could be Italy's most successful export - governo tecnico, or government by bureaucrats. It's happened in the Netherlands, and may soon be happening in France. 

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the implications on Europe of US tariffs, under a Trump presidency, and of China's accelerating push into manufacturing. 

In our latest podcast our team discusses the options, or lack of, for a French government

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the scenarios for France after the parliamentary elections.

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the weakness of the centre in European politics - and what it should do, but most likely won't.