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The Socialist parties of Germany and Austria are heading for heavy defeats in the upcoming parliamentary elections. Their enemies have bee..
Deep wounds: The 2007 financial crisis does not let go
Ten years on, the most important economic indices are pointing upwards. Those numbers are misleading: The wounds of the financial crisis s..
Electric cars won’t save the planet (yet)
Electric cars are being hailed as revolutionary in the fight against climate change. Yet their high emission levels during production and ..
Climate change: Does America really matter?
Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement has caused concerns over the future success of global action against climate ..
The week in politics: Election fever across Europe
France’s new President picks his cabinet, Austria gets to elect a parliament sooner than expected, and Germany’s socialist candidate faces..
Fragile China: The shaky foundations of an ambitious economy
Despite impressive growth rates over the past three decades, China’s economic fairy tale is by no means a never-ending story. With pressur..
Germany: The economy paradox in Merkel versus Schulz
Germany is the role model for every advanced economy – developed, peaceful, and rich. Yet despite this glorious performance, recent polls ..
Nuclear energy versus market power
The construction of new nuclear power plants is stagnating while Fukushima records extreme radiation levels – dire prospects for what was ..
Discorsivo’s political calendar of 2017
2016 was a turbulent year in all respects – socially, economically, politically. Against the backdrop of the post-truth era the British vo..
Scotland and the EU: Torn between two worlds
Remaining part of the United Kingdom or becoming a sovereign state within the EU? Scotland’s governing party SNP is at a crossroads: A wro..