Uma estratégia comum em apuros: a Comissão e as vacinas contra a covid-19

Uma política experiente como Ursula von der Leyen podia (e devia) ter antecipado as fragilidades internas e externas da União […]. Mais Europa feita à pressa não serve os europeus. 1. A covid-19 infectou a Comissão Europeia danificando seriamente a sua boa imagem. Esta é uma descrição metafórica, mas capta o problema que aqui vai ser …

Geopolitics of Eastern Mediterranean – Past and Present

1. At the beginning of the 21st century, the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East are a permanent geopolitical puzzle for the European Union with its endleconflicts. It is not by chance that this turbulence is happening. What we are watching today has deep historical roots, frequently misunderstood or badly known in the West. Probably, what …

Chinese economic relations with Portugal (part I)

 In a globalized world, does it matter where goods end equipment are produced? Is it just a matter of comparative advantages as the liberal economic thought usually states? 1. With globalization and the insertion in the international capitalist economy — particularly after joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001 —, China’s economic attractiveness had …