What a week! It shook up European politics and showed how divided the EU is. It began with new harshness: the foreign ministers launched economic sanctions against Belarus and its dictator Lukashenko, which are intended to “dry up the regime financially”, as Foreign Minister Maas explained. The new measures could also become a model for sanctions against Russia, which, according to a decision of the EU summit, are to be tightened when the opportunity arises. Yet, according to the overwhelming opinion of experts, sanctions do no good – they only do harm, often to the supposedly “good guys”, as I show in an article for Makroskop (
The language of power – and of LGBT
The language of power – and of LGBT
The language of power – and of LGBT
What a week! It shook up European politics and showed how divided the EU is. It began with new harshness: the foreign ministers launched economic sanctions against Belarus and its dictator Lukashenko, which are intended to “dry up the regime financially”, as Foreign Minister Maas explained. The new measures could also become a model for sanctions against Russia, which, according to a decision of the EU summit, are to be tightened when the opportunity arises. Yet, according to the overwhelming opinion of experts, sanctions do no good – they only do harm, often to the supposedly “good guys”, as I show in an article for Makroskop (