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Mopping up after Sarkozy

April 27, 2013

François Hollande, the French president, is currently back from a state visit to China. Hollande hopes to expand trade in Asia, as France’s current account deficit has reached 75 billion euros, a third of which is with the Middle Kingdom. His task has been made difficult by the recent history of French-Chinese relations. In 2008,… » read more

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No German miracle, after all

Over the past few years, Europeans have been bombarded with media accounts of the so-called “ German miracle” and the role of Schroeder’s Agenda 2010 in generating it. Guillaume Duval, editor-in-chief of Alternatives Economiques (France) has recently published a book on the subject, “ MADE IN GERMANY : Le modèle Allemand au-delà des mythes “.… » read more

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China and the EU model

April 20, 2013

For almost two years now I have avoided dealing on my blog with China’s spats with Japan, its tensions with ASEAN partners or its apparent inability to reign in the excesses of its obstreperous North Korean protégé. Although China is fast becoming an economic superpower, its foreign policy has remained far less successful than its… » read more

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“Fiscal optimisation” and the crisis of EU democracies

April 6, 2013

After more than four years of misguided austerity policies, the sharp economic downturn is about to claim its latest victims – Europe’s democracies. During the sovereign debt crisis, politicians in office – regardless of party ideology – have been forced to resort to hugely unpopular budget cuts and to increase taxes for the middle and… » read more

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Spotlight on Geopolitics

Florian Pantazi is an historian and geopolitical consultant.

Florian Pantazi is an historian and geopolitical consultant. The focus of his research is the European Union's role as a global actor, its influence in Asia and Latin America, as well as the major geopolitical shifts confronting the international community of states. Apart from his interest in European external affairs, he has -- since 1998 -- researched and authored articles on the emergence of China and its geoeconomic agenda ; Turkey's Islamic model of democracy; the Asian and global financial crises; the most recent political evolutions in the Maghreb.

Florian Pantazi holds a Master in Geopolitics and International Relations from Sciences Po Toulouse and an MA in History from the Al.I.Cuza University, Iasi, Romania. Contact: florian.pantazi @ gmail.com  Twitter: @Geopolinsider


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