Illarion Pryanishnikov, “The French Retreat in 1812”
The Third European Gas Crisis
Putin Tests the EU’s Mettle

Russia has laid the groundwork to pressure the European Union with surging gas prices and supply shortages next year, but the longer a new gas crisis goes on, the greater the chance it will cost Russia dearly. Will Moscow or Brussels blink first?

Lights Out For Nord Stream 2?
The EU May Have Just Put an End to Russia’s Pipeline Project

Russia’s capacity to play pipeline games may have just been effectively curtailed.

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May's Folly
Brexit: An Unsustainable Deal

The draft EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement only prolongs the uncertainty surrounding Brexit, and will almost surely be rejected by Parliament.

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Squaring the Circle
Sorting Out Brexit

Will May ultimately seek to save Brexit by embracing the single market?

Pipeline Politics
Can Nord Stream 2 Really Replace Groningen?

The EU faces a collapse in its domestic gas production. Russia claims it wants to help by providing more natural gas supplies via Nord Stream 2. Is this claim yet another example of a Russian disinformation operation in action?

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Slovakia v. Achmea
How the European Court of Justice Undermined Europe

A recent ruling by the EU’s supreme court simultaneously undermines the single market, deprives its states access to investment flows, and threatens the bloc’s security. It also helps the Brits.

Impeachment
It Could Be Worse

President Trump should be grateful that the Founding Fathers did not adopt the British model.

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