Victor Angelo

I said before that brevity is a sign of intelligence. And I am still convinced that is the case. The problem is that I have a few friends...

It is a serious mistake to follow double standards when you are leading a country. You cannot be exacting for some and permissive for oth...

President Trump’s press conference about the coronavirus pandemic was a smart move. It was about big money, resources to fight the virus,...

Today’s word is containment. Every government should ask themselves what they can do to more efficiently contain the epidemic. That must ...

Another Saturday, another day of rallies for the Gilets Jaunes in France. This is going on since November 2018, almost six months ago. It ...

President Macron is losing direction when it comes to France’s domestic politics. I real think that’s a major issue, both for the French ...

I rarely write about religion. I am even tempted to say I never write about the matter. But being prudent by nature, let me use the word ...

Close to the end of the year, I ask myself who should be considered the model politician in 2015. I have a small number of names in mi...

In democratic politics, success is about votes. The more you get the more successful you are. There is no other measure as it is very diff...

I have spent the last days reflecting about political leadership in the European context. There is a strong feeling, in many quarters, tha...

Madness is a key ingredient in the making of a political leader. The crazier one is the greater are the chances of getting in charge. We t...

The political leaders seem to have lost control, in several countries, of their national security apparatus. The espionage saga is sti...

The noise made by Madrid around Gibraltar in the last few days is a manoeuvre, by the embattled Prime Minister of Spain, to divert people’...

As the discussions on a free trade agreement with the US get – painfully – off the ground, I notice growing opposition in many segments of...

Manipulation of public opinion is one the oldest tactics in the bag of tricks of secret services, isn't it? 

I participated in a discussion about financing development co-operation this morning. Friends of Europe, an NGO close to the European Comm...

As I observe what is going on in some European countries, I have to recognise I do not understand Prime Ministers who are afraid of reshu...

The debate at Madariaga Foundation in Brussels today was about the “American Disengagement” from Europe’s defence.  It attracted a large ...