FRANCE´S PLAN TO BRIDGE EUROPE AND ASIA / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

France’s Plan to Bridge Europe and Asia Paris’ ambitions may be greater than its capabilities. By Antonia Colibasanu  France is implementing...

CAN A FOOTNOTE SAVE THE FED? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Can a Footnote Save the Fed? In late May, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell met with Donald Trump at the White House at the president'...

HOW MUCH DID AMERICA´S BOMBS DAMAGE IRAN´S NUCLEAR PROGRAM? / THE ECONOMIST

Obliterated or simply obscured?  How much did America’s bombs damage Iran’s nuclear programme? Assessments vary wildly and it is impossible ...

TRUMP´S GOLDEN DOME PITS SILICON VALLEY AGAINST DEFENSE GIANTS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Trump’s Golden Dome pits Silicon Valley against defence giants Lucrative contracts offer tech start-ups chance to shake up the industry — if...

CAN YOU TRUST ANYBODY? / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL

Can You Trust Anybody? The president, the media, experts—all that’s left is our new sages, ‘influencers.’ By Andy Kessler Joe Biden, flanked...

AMERICA NEEDS A SMARTER GOVERNMENT, NOT JUST A SMALLER ONE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

America Needs a Smarter Government, Not Just a Smaller One Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has prioritized performative stun...

GERMANY IS BUILDING A BIG SCARY ARMY / THE ECONOMIST

German militarism Germany is building a big scary army Its allies are ready. But are the Germans? THIS TIME they were invited.  On May 22nd ...

THE EVOLUTION OF THE GLOBAL DEFENSE INDUSTRY / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

The Evolution of the Global Defense Industry New threats create new economies.  By: Andrew Davidson The global defense industry is undergoin...

UKRAINE´S STRATEGIC GAME-CHANGER / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Ukraine’s Strategic Game-Changer Ukraine has just demonstrated, in spectacular fashion, that a small but determined and innovative country c...