Wolfgang Munchau
@EuroBriefing
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speaks with a German accent, writes with a British one. Director of Eurointelligence; Columnist for UnHerd and DL News
Oxford
Joined October 2009
Taco, the idea that Trump Always Chickens Out appears to be the consensus in some European policy circles. In our briefing this morning, we argue that this is a potentially expensive miscalculation.
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In our latest podcast our team discusses the EU's complicated and deteriorating relationship with China.
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In our lead story this morning, we write about the possibility of another snap parliamentary election in France.
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In our lead story this morning we write about the sharp contrast between investor optimism about Germany and the country’s unaddressed economic problems;.
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In our lead story this morning we write about how the rise in the euro’s exchange rate has become more important than US tariffs. Together, the two will go some way to eradicate Europe’s structural current account surpluses.
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RT @DLNewsInfo: The European Central Bank’s latest attack on stablecoins highlights just how problematic the idea of a digital euro is, acc….
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In our lead story this morning, we write about the potential failure of a prestigious European defence project - the French-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System – and what this says about the state of European defence procurement.
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Our lead story this morning is about Trump’s letter to Europe, when it will arrive, what it might say, and the division it causes already.
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and here is the latest Eurointelligence column by Jack Smith on Europe's energy policy indecision - being stuck between a new world that is represented by China and an old world represented by the Trump administration.
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here is our latest podcast, in which our team discusses the consequences of rising levels of government debt across the western world. We have special sections on the UK, France, the US and Germany.
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Our lead story is about Kaja Kallas' inept China diplomacy.
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In our newsbriefing this morning, we are asking ourselves whether we still should consider the UK as solvent - and France, and even Finland too. The rise in debt in the western world right now is alarming.
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In our lead story this morning, we write about the ECB’s latest strategy review, and why we think of it as a missed opportunity.
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In our lead story this morning, we write about Canada and the EU folding in their trade talks with the US. Nobody is standing up to Trump, not over trade, or over security. He will get what he wants.
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In our briefing this morning, we write about the next European climbdown - on the trade deal with the US.
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In our lead story this morning we write that the Ukraine war is becoming increasingly unsustainable for both sides – Russia, too, is reaching the point of exhaustion.
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our lead story this morning is about Germany’s projected increase in the debt-to-GDP ratio from 60-80%. The appetite to agree to more European debt, and the fiscal space that is left, will fall dramatically.
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In our lead story this morning, we write about the peace that descended on the Middle East this morning and wonder what will now happen to Iran’s nuclear programme.
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In our briefing this morning, we look at the long-term consequences of the US strike against Iran, and struggle to find any good outcomes.
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