Wealth of Nations

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American Gangsterism plus other ways to make China Great Again
Thoughts on Trump's Ukraine mineral heist, Merz's fighting talk, the flawed logic of "reverse Nixon", are we heading back to the 1930s, and what America…
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The Death of the West plus other mortal threats to Europe
Thoughts on Europe's darkest days since the 1940s, why common defence is so difficult, Britain’s geostrategic choice, Trump's MEGA-Europeans, and should…
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Has Starmer Blown up his Brexit Reset?
Thoughts on Labour's craven AI surrender, Trump's green light for bribery and the latest ominous signal on US support for Ukraine
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Starmer's Brexit Reset plus other European dilemmas
Thoughts on Trump's quest for reciprocal trade, the return of Brexit cakeism, five options to save broken Brussels, and is Tesla paying the price for…
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America’s Fatal Friendship plus other risks to global prosperity
Thoughts on Trump’s not-so-splendid little trade war, Europe’s growing pains, the costs of Merz’s broken firewall, is France about to get a budget at…
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January 2025

The Return of Imperialism plus other global revolutions
Thoughts on Rachel Reeves's lucky break, what not to expect from the German election, will Trump's Russia pressure tactics work, what's at stake in…
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Europe's Existential Crisis
Thoughts on how to make Europe great.again, the ominous emergence of McKinley is a MAGA hero, could Trump be right on tariffs, the price of retaliation…
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The State of Britain
Thoughts on Rachel Reeve's uneasy reprieve, Labour's credibility trap, how (not) to grow an economy, Britain's lost competitiveness, breaking the Brexit…
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An American Liz Truss Moment? Plus other global shitshows
Thoughts on rising anxiety in the bond market, can lame duck Trump get anything done, why Moscow and Beijing aren't scared, how Jimmy Carter won the…
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Looking on the Bright Side plus other delusions
New year thoughts on the death of the West, cures for euro pessimism, the new scramble for Africa, and the next four big tech breakthroughs
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December 2024

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