When Slovakia’s prime minister argues that the European Union should drop sanctions on Russian oil and gas in the name of energy security, the statement lands far beyond Bratislava. It exposes an old problem that Europe never fully resolved: sanctions regimes are often presented as unified moral instruments, but they remain vulnerable to internal economic fatigue, asymmetric … [Read more...] about Slovakia’s Sanctions Dissent Shows Europe’s Unity Problem Has Not Been Solved
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Europe’s Energy Debate Is Sliding From Price Pain Toward Political Extraction
Reports that five EU countries are calling for a windfall tax on energy companies show how quickly energy stress can mutate into a legitimacy struggle. When prices spike and households feel squeezed, governments rarely remain content to talk about market dynamics for long. They start looking for visible mechanisms of redistribution and visible villains too, if we are being … [Read more...] about Europe’s Energy Debate Is Sliding From Price Pain Toward Political Extraction