Ursula von der Leyen — Europe Must Learn to Act

Monday, August 31, 2026

Under Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission has moved beyond regulation towards crisis management, industrial strategy and geopolitical coordination. Her vision is of a Europe capable of acting—but its growing executive ambition raises questions about power and accountability.

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The Architecture of Financial Power

Sunday, February 22, 2026

As financial power shifts toward algorithmic markets and infrastructural control, Europe’s central bank increasingly speaks the language of strategy. This analysis explores what it means when technocratic institutions articulate long-term direction — and what that reveals about Europe’s political vacuum.

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