Wealth of Nations

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Europe Under Attack

Thoughts on next week's Battle of Brussels, Starmer's dangerous dithering, how Ireland's neutrality is costing it friends, can Europe break the Chinese siege, and why we are past peak human

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Simon Nixon
Dec 14, 2025
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  • European Summit: Battle of Brussels

  • UK Defence: Starmer’s dangerous dithering

  • Irish Neutrality: Toothless Tiger

  • Economic War: Chinese Siege

  • Peak Human: Past our prime

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