Blogger The General Theorist wonders whether Christine Lagarde’s patchy performance as managing director of the IMF qualifies her for the trickier role of president of the European Central Bank. “The assumption that Lagarde is a like-for-like replacement of Mario Draghi is a huge misreading of her track-record.”
Geopolitics
Kris van der Pas: Litigating the EU-Turkey Deal on Asylum Seekers
Three Dutch NGOs are suing the Netherlands for supporting the EU-Turkey deal, arguing that the conditions under which asylum seekers are being held repeatedly violate human rights. Read HERE Photo: Ggia/Wikimedia Commons
EU politics
Politico: EU promises big on defense ― but risks leaving Ukraine disappointed
Plans to announce a large package of military aid for Ukraine fizzled ahead of the gathering. Read HERE
Finance
David Beer: The power of our social media data
David Beer looks at various apsects of the Cambridge Analytica scandal and considers some solutions to the problems posed by social media. Read here
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