14 Mar, 2025
Het verschil in machtspolitiek tussen Trump’s Amerika en Rusland is enorm: woorden (Trump) versus daden (o.a. oorlog met Georgië (2008) en overname van Zuid-Ossetië en Abchazië, invasies de Krim-2014 en Ukraine-2022). De intenties van Rusland lijken tamelijk duidelijk: de heroprichting van de Sovjet-Unie (1922-1991). De Russische president ziet dat als een...
10 Mar, 2025
On 11 April 2015, I published my blog: Chaos, Equilibrium, SuperPowers and the United States of Europe (1). A lot has happened since, like Trump 2017-2021, 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Trump 2025-tbd. Today, I present an update of my 2015 diagram, which includes The Great Flood (16,000 BC – 4,000 BC). Or, alternatively, the post-glacial sea level rise following...
5 Mar, 2025
Trump is creating new enemies every single day. Some day, they will realise an ancient proverb: the enemy of my enemy is my friend, “which suggests that two parties can or should work together against a common enemy.” I doubt Trump cares about friendly nations. Retaliatory measures (eg, by Canada) against USA will only “prove” Trump’s point: friendly nations do...
19 Feb, 2025
The media in Russia are celebrating Trump's proposal for peace negotiations on Ukraine (eg, Newsweek, the Independent, the Moscow Times), and view this as positive and even as a victory. I suppose their view is an example of reverse psychology given the many negative comments in Europe and in Ukraine. I suppose the Russian president will fear the outcome of such...
18 Feb, 2025
Soon, Trump’s USA will negotiate with Russia about peace in Ukraine. Some European countries want - rather than need - to participate in such negotiations. However, not participating has more advantages than disadvantages. My explanation is important because everything follows Why. Successful negotiations will be claimed by its “parents”. Unsuccessful negotiations...
13 Feb, 2025
Intro LO: The most important quote might be in the 5th paragraph below: “He noted that the number of marriages in China last year was less than half of the 13.47 million in 2013.” Note: bold & italic markings by LO. Source: Reuters, 10 February 2025, Marriages in China plunge by a record in 2024, fanning birthrate concerns Hence, China may not have enough...
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