The interplay between them, Russia, and the US will determine the continent’s future security architecture. French President Macron’s declaration on Wednesday that he’s flirting with extending his country’s nuclear umbrella over other continental allies shows that he’s throwing down the gauntlet to Germany and Poland for leadership of post-conflict Europe. Outgoing German Chancellor […]
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Europe Wants to Massively Increase Defense Spending, But Investors Should Be Careful
Ursula Von Der Leyen, the President of the European Commission has proposed that Europe increase its defense spending by 1.5% GDP over the average 2.0% GDP European countries are currently spending on defense. She fears that Europe has to defend itself and she understands that the United States probably will […]
Election Results: Economy (II)
Part I Economy. Everything is still highly ambiguous here. Since the probability that the Greens will drop out of the fight for a place in the future coalition is extremely high, Merz will not have to make concessions in the field of promoting green energy and climate neutrality. Nevertheless, the […]
Zelensky: Victim Of Colosseum Politics
There was a revolting tabloid quality to the Oval Office reception given to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on February 28, but then again, President Donald Trump is a tabloid brute, a man incarnated from the nastiest, shallowest precepts of yellow press clippings and, ultimately, the reality television empire that gave […]
The EU And India Forge The ‘Deal Of The Century’
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said during her visit to New Delhi on February 28 that a landmark free trade agreement between the EU and India could be concluded by the end of 2025. She also added pompously that “this visit marks the beginning of a new era. It […]
Why America, The EU, And Ukraine, Should Lose To Russia In Ukraine’s War
The war in Ukraine is, but in reverse, the same situation that America’s President JFK had faced with regard to the Soviet Union in the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, when the U.S. would have invaded Cuba if Khrushchev wouldn’t agree to a mutually acceptable settlement — which he did, and […]
America First Or Not – The World Is Becoming Multipolar
Donald Trump has set the world on the path of unprecedented reconfiguration. This dramatic shift was started by his expressive foreign policy aiming to restore the dominance of the United States in world affairs and has sent shockwaves around the world, with some feeling ecstatic joy because of America’s comeback […]
Righteous, Confused And Unwilling: Europe’s Ukrainian Predicament
There is something deeply moving about the ignorance and scatty nature of politicians. At points, it can even be endearing. In the apparently wide wake left by the mauling of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in front of the press at the Oval Office on February 28, backers of Kyiv’s war […]
Europe Is Zelensky’s Last Hope
The Ukrainian president is not able to communicate on equal terms with political heavyweights. Last week, two European politicians arrived within three days. It’s not hard to guess what they talked about with Trump, but was it successful? Macron was able to convince the American President to accept Zelensky, even […]
The Murder In Austria And The War In Ukraine: An Unobvious Connection (II)
Part I At the same time, the President of Ukraine vilifies the Americans at the Munich Conference and says that Europe can no longer rely on cooperation with its former trans-Pacific partner. They say that today we are not talking about the continuation of the Transatlantic Partnership, but about […]
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