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Europe's Surrender
Thoughts on a spectacularly one-sided trade deal between the EU and US
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Simon Nixon
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So Many Losers
Thoughts on Trump's trade war "success", what British history can teach America, the EU's problem with China, the unstoppable rise of renewables, and…
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Simon Nixon
20
Five Roads to Perdition
Thoughts on America's fiscal populism, how independent is the Bank of England, can France's PM Bayrou survive, Japan's nightmare trilemma, and the…
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Dangerous Complacency
Thoughts on Trump's latest trade salvoes, who's afraid of the strong euro, and how Italy and France have traded places
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Simon Nixon
4
A Reparation Loan for Ukraine
How Europe can help Ukraine without needing Donald Trump's permission - a guest post by Hugo Dixon
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Hugo Dixon
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Back to the Future
Thoughts on what to watch out for on Liberation Day 2.0, why Elon Musk is right, Denmark's pro-European turn, Greece's uncelebrated anniversary and the…
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4

June 2025

Daddy Issues
Thoughts on Labour's unhappy anniversary, Nato's unresolved Daddy issues, can Brussels rescue the global trading system, why Europe's anti-green…
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5
Dire Straits
Thoughts on the economics of America's new Middle East war, what Pedro Sanchez gets right on NATO, why the West is being shut out of Africa, Brexit's…
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Simon Nixon
3
The Age of Impunity
Thoughts on the death of the West, Trump's High Seas piracy, who gains from Bulgarian euro membership, could a stablecoin destroy Europe, and Substack…
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Simon Nixon
9
Europe's Moment?
Thoughts on Spain's remarkable recovery, can the EU revive its flagging economy, can German stocks continue to outperform, and why British talk of…
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Simon Nixon
19
Regime Change
Thoughts on Poland's MAGA president, Ukraine's stunning attack, Trump's weaponisation of finance, why Starmer is right to fear Farage, and how to tweak…
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Simon Nixon
6

May 2025

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