“Pull Your Car Over!” Ethnic Profiling in the Netherlands
The Dutch border police can use ethnicity as a criterion for selecting citizens for checks at the border. To the Netherlands’ court this is constitutional.
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Trade Wars after the G20 Summit
If Chinese President Xi Jinping does not offer big enough trade concessions in bilateral negotiations in the future, it is…
The End of History or the End of Democracy in Austria?
Departing from the Japanese-American political scientist Francis Fukuyama’s contention in his “The End of History” thesis that liberal democracy is…
Who did Kemal Kilicdaroglu Want to Please with his Germany Visit?
Even though the CHP chair stressed that Germany should take into account Turkey’s sensitivities in its fight against terrorism, he…
Is the European Defense Union Viable?
The “European Defense Union” initiative is a manifestation of the campaign kicked off by Germany and France in order to…
The G20 Summit: A Lack of Leadership and Purpose
Today, what we are seeing is the increasing irrelevance and greater provincialization of multilateral institutions that are supposed to provide…
Trump’s U-Turn on Relations with ASEAN
Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, the prime minister of Malaysia, stated that “there is a need for the U.S. President Donald Trump…
Germany: From the Refugee Problem to the Crisis of the Liberal Democratic System
The current crisis in Germany is a representation of what is also happening in other European countries governed by liberal…
The G20’s Incomplete Agenda
As the economies in the West recovered after the Global Financial Crisis, their desire for reform in the global system…
How to Trade in a Multipolar World
The U.S. has benefited from the U.S. dollar both directly and indirectly to an incredible extent. In a multipolar world,…
Theresa May’s Brexit Deal is Part of a Dirty Trick by Brussels to Make an Example of the UK
The EU which doesn’t want the UK to leave the union at all, but prefers an arrangement whereby London stays…
Macron’s Censorship Law for Democracy
While Macron believes that the Press Law of 1881 is not enough to fight the spread of fake news through…
The ECHR Ruling on Demirtas and Turkey’s Response
50 people died in the riots that Demirtas called his party to support – including 4 children conducting charity work…
Will Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman attend the G-20 Leaders’ Summit in Argentina?
Will the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman attend the G20 Summit next week? And if he does, will world…
What is the Future of the US Dollar?
The unique role of the U.S. dollar will cease to exist in the foreseeable future. This will not happen anytime…
US Sanctions on Iran and their Impact on the United Arab Emirates
The U.S. decision not to include the UAE among the countries the Trump administration issued a waiver to is an…
Debunking Trump’s Myths on Saudi Arabia
Trump has gone so far in protecting Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman that Senator Bob Corker stated he never thought…
Who’s Who in the CDU Race for Presidency?
Will the new chairperson of the CDU cooperate with Angela Merkel, or will it give birth to a new power…
Walking Through the Minefields in the US-Turkey Relationship
The U.S.-Turkey relationship is going through interesting times, as both allies are willing to work through their differences despite serious…
