Category: Europe
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Populism, US and Europe
This is the republication of an article that I think is necessary after the US election.
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Germany and the question of moving into the 21st Century
The rules based order is moving into an uncertain period. The ideas of liberal democracy is also under threat with the movement of the US towards the unpredictability of its presidency, but the ideas and arguments that have kept the western world above the political machinations of the authoritarians has led to states that have…
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Its all in the air now the US election is over
It is all in the air with the US elective electing Trump to the presidency. Countries in Europe, China and right across the Middle East are wondering what his presidency will bring. For Europe it is about trade, for China it is about tariffs and for the Middle East it is about stability, all arguments…
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EU, from election to election
Not since Angela Merkle’s domination of Germany, has there been any leadership in Europe. The movement to the right of the electorate in Europe has had consequences for both Paris and Berlin, which are struggling with populist right wing political parties. As such the leadership of Europe has gone from dominant powers (France and Germany) to…
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Will Biden and Starmer blink, or will Putins red line be enough
Starmer and Biden are meeting in Washington today, but the question of the war in Ukraine is just a talking point at the moment, but the deeper questions that need to be approached are dependent on whether Biden has the confidence to act on weapons that are critically needed in the Ukrainian theatre. Its not…
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Will politicians ever take responsibility for what they say.
It was obvious that the riots in Britain were going to happen. The politicians have spent the past five years migrant bashing and arguing for tougher penalties on those entering Britain illegally. But it is stories that have shocked the British people that led to the riots, the stories of young girls being abused by…
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What did NATO achieve in Washington
NATO didn’t quite get there for Ukraine, but its attempts to Trump proof any agreements that Trump would make with Putin, could and would be undone by NATO’s affirmation of Ukraine as a partner. The US elections ran large over NATO’s summit in Washington and everyone was watching out for any gaffes that Biden would…
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Critical time for the world, is America up to it…?
It was sad to see Biden stumble about on stage and lose his train of thought. Neither candidate seemed that well-informed and if the free world rests on the inconsistencies of Trump or the frailty of Biden, the world is in trouble. There was an element of sadness that the frailties of Biden were on display,…
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NATO, Europe and the question of Ukraine
It is strange that when a country invades part of your territory, you are not allowed to attack the supply line that is enabling the attacking power to invade your territory in the first place. Ukraine is in this position, a position of weakness because it cannot attack Russia’s supply lines with the Western weapons…
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Sweden’s move to the right
Sweden a country known for openness transparency and gender equality, has changed, there is a new populist government that has opened the door to the far right. There is an image of Sweden that it is a socialist utopia, but there is something else, it is rebelling against immigrants, taxes and change has come from…
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