John Ryan

In Germany, the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Greens were the clear winners of the federal elections on September 26, 2021. The Free Democrats (FDP) registered a slight gain, while the ruling Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and the Left…

The three contenders vying to succeed German Chancellor Angela Merkel went head-to-head in their first major primetime television debate on August 29th. The three candidates - the Green Party's Annalena Baerbock, Olaf Scholz, Germany's…

Brexit could cut significantly into the City of London’s economy and the capital’s service sectors will bear the brunt of a downturn, according to a study published by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. An analysis by the Centre for Economics…

A trade deal with the US has long been a centerpiece of ambition for devoted Brexiteers. A pro-EU, Irish American candidate winning the 2020 presidential election is not what they expected. The fragile peace in Northern Ireland will yet…

In October 2016, the UK government conducted a national pandemic flu exercise, codenamed Exercise Cygnus. Ministers had to decide what to do as the overwhelming scale of the pandemic became apparent. In contrast to COVID-19, there was a…