Category Archives: Europe

Russian Negotiator Reiterates “Nyet” on Ceasefire Even Before US Emissary Steve Witkoff Arrives in Moscow

Russia nixes the barmy US-Ukraine peace scheme faster and more directly than expected. What next?

Elite Failure and the Collapse of the EU Project

The backstory of how the EU has come to fall short of its considerable potential.

Authorities Reject Georgescu’s Presidential Candidacy, Sparking Violence In Bucharest

Western media continue to lie about the reason Romanian courts nullified the country’s November presidential election and are now preventing an anti-NATO candidate from running.

The Empire Rebrands: Foreign Policy Under Trump 2.0

The woke imperium is dead. Long live the American AI “post-democratic” empire.

France, Germany, & Poland Are Competing For Leadership Of Post-Conflict Europe

France, Germany and Poland are reacting to how relations between Russia, and the US will determine Europe’s future security architecture.

Coffee Break: Across the Pond

Our first UK/Europe-focused Coffee Break, which examines Europe’s self-inflected energy cost uncompetitiveness

Trump-Zelensky-Vance Blowup: Does Zelensky Regime End with a Bang, Not a Whimper?

Some hot takes on the epic Trump-Zelensky slugfest.

Can Europe Resist Concessions to Russia in Trump’s Ukraine Agreement?

An uber neocon contends that Europe has found substitutes for Russian energy and so can and will increase sanctions on Russia.

Minority Reports: How Endowment Effect Would Make Ukraine Mineral Deal as a Tar Baby; Brian Berletic on US Preserving USAID Regime Change Capabilities; John Helmer on Shambolic US Conduct of Ukraine Negotiations

Challenging mainstream and prevailing independent media views on Trump’s plans for Russia and Ukraine and the US role in the world.

Germany Holds an Election in an Alternate Reality

The likely new government looks determined to double down on Germany — and Europe’s — destruction.

The Recent Weakness in the German Manufacturing Sector

A look at the fallen state of German manufacturing seems to understate the implications of the conditions it describes.

“How Can Europe Respond to the Ukraine Standoff?”

An example of European paralysis as a result of the US looking likely to abandon not just Ukraine but also NATO.

EU Consumers Don’t Trust US Goods: A Look into Trump’s Trade Deficit Claims

Why trade deficits can’t always be solved by price, as in tariffs or currency manipulation.

“We Must Fund Oppositions Properly to Save Democracy”

The Financial Times’ Martin Wolf, like quite a few others, looks for ways to save democracy from itself, as in rule by voters.

Who Is Driving the Global Privatization of Domestic Infrastructure?

An otherwise informative post about the extent and hazards of infrastructure sales misses who the real bad actors are.