After eight years in office, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced this week that she would be resigning due to the “chronic pressures” of her position, drawing parallels with the resignation of former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for the same reason. Even Sturgeon acknowledged a newfound “brutality” towards politicians in recent years. Each received high marks for the ...
State aid reform within the European Union is currently being discussed, with many member states preferring a two-pillar approach that would also involve the bloc engaging in new common borrowing. They worry that if state aid rules are loosened too much, it will unfairly benefit German industry, which would be a blow to the principle of a level playing field ...
The US midterm congressional elections in November of last year were a major political event around the world. But 2023 will also be a monumental election year, with markets around the world anticipating a number of noteworthy votes in so-called “middle powers” like Turkey, Thailand, Poland, and Pakistan. Countries like Australia, Argentina, Italy, and Indonesia are examples of middle powers ...