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Why Markets Do Not React to Europe's Defense Spending Surge
Financial discipline, growth potential, and deeper EU integration reassure investors amid rising defense budgets. A commentary by Lorenzo Bini Smaghi
Policy Brief n.36 - A European Security Fund for Ukraine
A coalition of most EU Member States plus the UK and Norway should create a European Security Fund to provide Ukraine with a reliable source of financing, large enough to substitute the US. A Policy Brief by Daniel Gros
Trumponomics Faces Market Test: Implications for Europe
Trumponomics Faces Market Test: Implications for EuropeThe heightened risk aversion triggered by Trump's policies has not spread to Europe, where optimism prevails regarding more cohesive and responsive policymaking. A commentary by Lorenzo Bini Smag...
Europe’s Defence Awakening: A High-Stakes Balancing Act
The normalisation of war in political discourse is forcing a renegotiation of the European welfare state, a delicate balancing act that will determine whether defence budgets remain sustainable in the long run. A commentary by Stephanie Hofmann &...
Trump Administration’s Real Agenda for the European Union
The explicit goal of the new US administration is to protect the US tech industry and to dismantle European regulations, reverting to bilateral arrangements where the strongest naturally prevails. A commentary by Lorenzo Bini Smaghi
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Monica Perosino
Monica Perosino has been a journalist for the Italian newspaper La Stampa since 2001. She has been covering Eastern and Central Europe, the Baltics, and Scandinavian countries since 2013. Turin-based, but mostly travelling through Central Europe, Visegrad, and Nordic Countries, she focuses mainly on politics, economic,s and social issues, with a particular attention to civil rights and EU ties and perspectives. She is the author of the book La neve di Mariupol (Paesi). She is a IEP@BU Media Fellow
Pan-Regions and Trump’s Imperial Geography
Trump’s ambitions to extend U.S. influence over neighboring countries align with Karl Haushofer’s notorious geopolitical doctrine. A new global order is emerging, and Europe may not be part of it. A commentary by Andrea Colli
Why Italy is Attracting so Many Bank Merger Proposals
After the 2008 financial crisis, the ECB's supervision restored the soundness of euro area banks. Now, it has the opportunity to build a banking sector of continental dimension. A commentary by Ignazio Angeloni.