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Europe’s protectionist turn challenges Japan
Scott Foster argues that Europe’s efforts to protect its auto industry through local content requirements and subsidy restrictions are creating new challenges for Japanese manufacturers. As European competition weakens and governments embrace more interventionist industrial policies, Japan faces growing obstacles in a market that remains strategically important despite its declining global economic weight.
Germany’s immigration problem is a warning sign of human capital
Diego Faßnacht claims that Germany’s migration record obscures a deeper problem: the country is losing educated and productive taxpayers while relying on immigration flows that often require costly and lengthy integration. The result is a gradual erosion of the human capital base that underpins Germany’s welfare state and long-term economic competitiveness.
The hardliners of Russia and Ukraine are fueling each other’s rise
James Davis reports that escalating drone strikes, ongoing battlefield damage and stalled diplomacy are strengthening hardline factions on both sides of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Ukrainian de-escalation advocates hope tougher Russian responses will attract greater Western involvement, while Russia’s “war party” increasingly argues that military escalation is the only possible response to continued Ukrainian and Western pressure.
