Premium Insights and analysis The EU has finally woken up to the necessity of hard power March 3, 2022 By Caroline de Gruyter Editors' Picks On the morning of Feb. 24, as Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, German army chief Alfons Mais got up and
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Premium Insights and analysis Industrial policy saved Europe’s vaccine drive May 17, 2021 By Caroline de Gruyter Editors' Picks In March, Europe’s vaccine procurement was the world’s laughingstock. The Europeans were far behind the Americans, the British, and the Israelis in obtaining vaccines and