Während die amerikanische Regierung dabei ist, ihr Anti-Kartell-Verfahren gegen Microsoft abzuschließen, fährt die Europäische Union mit ihrer eigenen Untersuchung des Software-Giganten fort. Ist ein weiterer transatlantischer Kampf um die Wettbewerbspolitik in Sicht? Der EU-Wettbewerbskommissar Mario Monti vertritt den Standpunkt, dass Kooperation beim Wettbewerb der einzige Weg nach vorn ist.
At the end of European Communism, there was a widespread, euphoric hope that freedom and democracy would bring a better life; eventually, though, many lost that hope. The problem, under both Communism and the new liberal dispensation, was that those pursuing grand social projects had embraced ideology instead of philosophy.
considers what an Albanian Marxist philosopher can tell us about liberty in today's world.
For the US, Slovakia's general election may produce another unreliable allied government. But instead of turning a blind eye to such allies, as President Joe Biden has been doing with Poland, or confronting them with an uncompromising stance, the US should spearhead efforts to help mend flawed democracies.
reflect on the outcome of Slovakia's general election in the run-up to Poland's decisive vote.