Why is Von der Leyen creating an European CIA?

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen again strives to expand her powers. This time she wants to create her own spy agency. According to the Commission, the outfit would […]

Deciphering Merz’s visit to Turkey

Friedrich Merz’s visit to Ankara on October 30 exposed the rhetorical short-circuit between the German chancellor and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over Gaza, but also the manifest desire not to break […]