At present, Joe Biden appears well enough equipped to pursue the majority of his agenda, staunchly if not aggressively. However, his immediate actions are not likely to be particularly significant on the global stage as Democrats initially seek to counter much of what Trump and the GOP instituted over the last four years. The 2020 election has already set the stage to expand that sphere of influence in ensuing elections, but we are unlikely to see Biden push a radical agenda with an eye toward further consolidating that power in the 2022 ‘midterm’ elections.
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Following the unfortunate surge of the global Covid-19 pandemic, the Munich European Forum e.V. decided to cancel the Spring 2020 Brussels European Forum.
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Current Column
The Corona Crisis: A Clash of Systems and Political Leadership
by Verena Beckby Verena BeckThe Coronavirus pandemic has put the globe and its civil society into crisis mode.
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Ever since Britons have voted in favour of leaving the European Union, uncertainty and doubt seem to have taken over the political environment in the United Kingdom.
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Current Column
European Politics outside its Borders – What does the EU mean to the rest of the world?
by Carmen Murguby Carmen MurguIn the case of EU domestic affairs, all the media channels and most European voices approach matters such as Brexit, the migration crisis, the latest laws the European Parliament voted on and much more.
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Current Column
The “Gilets Jaunes”: The individuals caught between multilateralism and every day life
by Evelyn Shiby Evelyn ShiThough decreasing in number, the “Gilets Jaunes” protests have led to increased violence in the last weeks, forcing Macron into an interim suspension of his reform agenda.
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The United Kingdom is due to withdraw from the European Union in March 2019. But why?
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If you have been paying attention to western media coverage of the Brazilian elections, you would probably think that Brazil, along with Britain, the US and the Philippines, has gone off the right-wing cliff and is about to crash and burn.
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Monthly Mind
Catalonia – an unsuccessful attempt in becoming independent
by Carmen Murguby Carmen MurguThe Catalan Crisis is a matter of national identity. To be more specific, the crisis started with the wish of having the Catalan identity recognized as unique and indisputable by the Spanish central government in Madrid.
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In the recent history of the European project, few have been the upheavals of such magnitude as the sovereign debt crisis.