11 Feb, 2026
Intro LO: This article represents an American perspective, which is quite clear from the following WSJ quote: “The European Union itself is a good example of the promise and limits of cooperation—it links 27 countries, giving it collective clout to negotiate trade deals and set common standards. But its bureaucracy bogs down decision-making on everything from...
9 Feb, 2026
Intro LO: I recommend reading this article by Simon Kuper, one of my favourite FT authors. FT: Trump is Europe’s best enemy yet FT subtitle: Lack of a common foe enfeebled Europe — but not any more By: Simon Kuper Date: 5 February 2026 “It’s an old tenet of political thought that to build a collective identity you need an enemy. An adversary can force your people to...
28 Jan, 2026
There’s an interesting trend happening: the sale of American treasuries by European countries, including their insurance companies and pension funds. The volume isn’t high yet but American media did notice this trend (eg, Bloomberg-2026). The above seems trivial but the devil is in the details: Any increase in sales will lower any market price, and/but a lower...
22 Jan, 2026
Not so long ago, it was simple to determine a friend or a foe. Today, there's a turn of a friendly card (see song below). "Identification, friend or foe (IFF) is a combat identification system designed for command and control. It uses a transponder that listens for an interrogation signal and then sends...
21 Jan, 2026
The continuous - and increasingly ridiculous - import tariff threats by the American president, makes me wonder if he already knows the forthcoming SCOTUS verdict. Losing could well explain his ridiculous threats. Winning could, however, also explain the forthcoming SCOTUS verdict. The absence of that verdict - about the legality of import tariffs - could well imply...
9 Jan, 2026
Het bombardement van Venezuela (o.a. aanlegsteiger, boten, hoofdstad) en het kidnappen van de President betekent dat (tegenwoordig) het recht van de sterkste geldt. Ik vermoed dat dit "incident" uiteindelijk nogal verstrekkende internationale en geopolitieke consequenties zal hebben (o.a. EU, ICJ, VN). De Amerikaanse aanvallen op de Verenigde Naties en het...
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