In the last two months, Frenchman Emmanuel Macron, Irishman Micheál Martin, Canadian Mark Carney, Finn Petteri Orpo, and Briton Keir Starmer have traveled to the Chinese capital. German Chancellor Friederich…
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Where Rutte goes wrong when talking about Europe's defense and what the NATO chief actually needs to do
Rutte’s vision of European defense follows a familiar yet increasingly unacceptable logic: nuclear deterrence equals U.S. protection, and U.S. protection equals European security. Therefore, European strategic sovereignty is an illusion.…
Europe takes first steps to reduce its dependence on the U.S.
Governments and major European companies are accelerating efforts to reduce their dependence on the United States, especially in strategic areas such as technology, energy, payments, and defense. The deterioration of…
Washington Post: Europe and Asian democracies could become a superpower without the U.S.
Europe and the major democracies in Asia have the potential to become a superpower in their own right if they manage to act in a coordinated manner, says Max Boot,…
Why Europe should temper its enthusiasm for Carney
The speech recently delivered in Davos by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has sparked admiration in European capitals, where many leaders have seen his defiant tone towards the United States…
Why the madman theory doesn't help Trump
Rates are in effect, then they’re not. Military force is an option… then it’s ruled out. Chaotic behavior and unpredictability have returned to foreign policy circles. In the White House…
How Trump hit Russia harder than any Ukrainian missile
The sanctions imposed by the Trump administration against the Russian energy sector are beginning to have concrete effects, directly impacting the Kremlin’s finances. The Russian oil giant Lukoil has agreed…
Washington Post: global backlash against Trump’s “paramilitary” force
The internal reaction against the anti-immigration campaign launched by President Donald Trump is intensifying, but the harshest echoes paradoxically come from outside the United States. The massive deployment of federal…
No escape from the toxic relationship. Psychologist: Women believe that if they love a little more, they can tame their aggressor
She was born in May 1986, three years before the fall of communism. It was a difficult time, marked by great shortages, food queues, all kinds of rations, lack of…
Financial Times: the Trump administration held confidential meetings with Alberta separatists seeking independence from Canada
The Trump administration has held confidential meetings with representatives of a marginal separatist movement in Alberta, the Canadian province rich in oil, against the backdrop of deteriorating relations between the…
Europe's strategic nightmare, caught between Trump, Putin, and a war it cannot stop
Europe has spent decades convincing itself that geopolitics has rules, that allies are trustworthy, and that sovereignty is sacred, at least on the continent. A heated transatlantic debate shows that…
Corruption in the Police and Judiciary played an important role in the death of Marina Avram
Ciorogârla is a commune located in the western part of Bucharest, almost engulfed by the metropolis, situated just 10 kilometers from Chiajna. On the night of January 27 to 28,…
Trump takes bribes from Putin and endangers Romania, Poland and Hungary?
Trump’s Peace Council, which accepts funds from foreign governments, clearly violates the United States Constitution. Through this organization, Trump is actually receiving bribes from other governments, a practice explicitly prohibited…
The end of flattery: How European leaders came to say "no" to Trump
After months of cautious probing, diplomatic formulas, and visible efforts to not antagonize Donald Trump, European leaders seem to have reached a common conclusion: there comes a moment when „no”…
“You don’t want to live in his mind”: The diplomats’ dilemma in the Trump era
How can you keep track and then understand a president who, in just one year, has published over 6,000 messages on social media, attended over 433 public events, and held…
The new MI6 chief is embracing a more aggressive mode of action, stretching from psychological operations to the intentional provocation of panic
The new director of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) signals a change in strategy at a time when Europe is facing an escalation in confrontation with Russia. This is…
Europe’s ‘new reality’: The week that transatlantic ties came undone
It took Donald Trump six days to build a new world. Since threatening last Saturday with customs duties and the confiscation of Greenland, Trump’s discrediting behavior has clearly shown the…
The Times: Finnish reservists outperformed US soldiers in a NATO exercise
The US claims that occupying Greenland is vital for security, but analysts say that disagreements with allies would make this territory less secure. Additionally, armies in northern Europe are better…
American expert: Europe has a Bazooka. It's time to use it or it will remain with a wet firecracker
Ever since Donald Trump started talking about reclaiming Greenland from Denmark, European leaders have hoped to escape his notoriously short attention span. Their repeated submission has put Europe in a…
Trump, mocked at Davos by American Democrats after surrendering to Denmark and European allies
When Donald Trump arrived at the famous Alpine resort, two hours late due to a small malfunction on Air Force One, the presidential plane, “The Economist,” the most important economics…