EU politics
Wolfgang Streeck – Angela Merkel’s empty leadership
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Wolfgang Streeck
EU politics
Wolfgang Streeck – The mysteries of European defence policy
When it comes to the German political elite, what matters most is transferring wealth to the rich and themselves, everything else is just a pother. Wolfgang Streeck is the Emeritus Director of Director the Max […]
Corruption
Wolfgang Streeck – Rusty Charley and the Rule of Law
Another brilliant analysis of EU political reality by Wolfgang Streeck Wolfgang Streeck is the Emeritus Director of Director the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne, Germany Cross-posted from El Salto Translation […]
Austerity
Wolfgang Streeck – Zero for the left, no support for Paris, and the difficult task of getting Merkel’s boots on the ground
The Left Party’s (Die Linke)s dismal results in the German elections eliminate any chance of a red-green-red (R2G) coalition government, much to the relief of the leaders of both the SPD Social Democrats and the […]
Austerity
Wolfgang Streeck – Believe me, it will be enough
When debt grows faster than capitalism, the governance of capitalist political economies becomes a Ponzi-like confidence game. Wolfgang Streeck is the Emeritus Director of Director the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in […]
Economics
Wolfgang Streeck – ‘Eastern Europe is learning to play its own game inside the EU’
If one is to look for a potential source of future conflict in Europe, it is less likely to come from Russia than from a growing disparity between the EU centre, Germany, and its periphery […]
Corruption
Wolfgang Streeck – The distorted values of an ever-closer union
A look behind the EU veil: Apart from the failed EU-Putin meeting, the June session of the European Council was dominated by an emotional debate on Orbán’s LGBQT legislation. Wolfgang Streeck is the Emeritus Director […]
EU politics
Wolfgang Streeck – Switzerland and its relationship with the European Union
The EU has once again failed to impose its political will upon a sovereign nation. Wolfgang Streeck is the Emeritus Director of Director the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne, Germany […]
EU politics
Jonas Elvander – Interview with Wolfgang Streeck: The EU’s war in Africa
Planned was an interview concerning European military intervention in the Sahel. It turned out to become a very interesting conversation about European defence policy in general, and the ongoing attempts by France to establish a […]
EU politics
Wolfgang Streeck – The Missing Chair and the Missing Democrat
Sofagate” or how EU presidencies legitimise Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s regime. Wolfgang Streeck is the Emeritus Director of Director the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne, Germany Cross-posted from El Salto (in […]