Posts - Roel Thijssen

We are witnessing the birth of what some playfully call the "European Onion": a multi-layered, pragmatic model of continental cooperation.

In the face of competition from the United States and China, Emmanuel Macron is calling for "joint investment." In an

The French economy has long been the problem child of the European Union. With the recently passed budget by Prime

Europe must transform into a federation to survive in a world where the United States and China are rewriting the

The US dollar suffered a historic blow on Tuesday January 27th, sending ripples through global financial markets. In a final

The European Union and India have reached a historic free trade agreement following nearly twenty years of negotiations. Described as

After weeks of threatening language from the American presidency, the European Union has reached its limit. Yesterday, the 27 member

What If Europe Dumped All Its US Debt? The global economy rests on a delicate balance of trust and investment.

If you had followed the economic forecasts at the start of 2025, you’d have been tempted to hide under the

The European Union is working on a second “Chips Act” to strengthen its own, independent semiconductor industry. Not only for

Hoe D66 de grootste werd

D66 werd met een nipte overwinning de grootste partij. Wat betekent deze uitslag? En wat zegt dit over de kiezer?

A neutral analysis of political, ideological, and structural barriers to the Trump administration’s peace proposal. The peace framework proposed by

Wat gaan we stemmen op 29 oktober? En waarom wegen de feiten voor veel kiezers minder zwaar dan sentimenten? Voor

September 2025 inflation in the Netherlands came in at 3.3%, significantly higher than the eurozone average of 2.2%. While many

Heatwaves, droughts, and floods that struck Europe over the past summer caused an estimated €43 billion in immediate economic losses,

Based on President Trump's public statements about the EU-US trade deal announced on 27 July 2025, here’s how they align or

What defines a strong NATO ally? Since the alliance’s founding in 1949, debates over burden-sharing have been constant. Donald Trump,

It’s a strange phenomenon. Americans keep buying Mercedes cars and other expensive items—even though they can’t actually afford them. Normally,

Milton Friedman, a Nobel Prize-winning economist and leading advocate of free-market capitalism, was a strong proponent of free trade and

The new American tariffs resemble those of President Herbert Hoover in the 1930s, which helped plunge the world into the