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Alan Crawford

@ACBerlin

International government for Bloomberg, co-author of Angela Merkel biog. Scottish. I like early history and earthy poems. Opinions mine.

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Rio's confluence of graft and violence has become symbolic of the wider race to govern Latin America’s heavyweight nation bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Rio de Janeiro Emerges as Crucible for Brazil’s Ugly Politics

Rio de Janeiro Emerges as Crucible for Brazil’s Ugly Politics

As Lula and Bolsonaro face off for the presidency, Rio de Janeiro’s record of crime and corruption — and the political remedies advanced — are shaping the campaign.

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Europe has a lot of catching up to do in Space. Great article from @mgerrydoyle and @ACBerlin from @Bloomberg
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Excellent essay from @ACBerlin on the importance of German regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt on September 6 - where @AfD is leading the polls, and could take control of a powerful state administration bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
In an AfD Stronghold, Germany Confronts Its Political Future

In an AfD Stronghold, Germany Confronts Its Political Future

The medieval towns of Saxony-Anhalt have witnessed centuries of political upheaval. Now the far-right AfD is on the cusp of an electoral victory.

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Trump's Donroe Doctrine has recorded some clear political successes across Latin America. Economically, it's falling short bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Trump Fails to Loosen China’s Economic Grip on Latin America

Trump Fails to Loosen China’s Economic Grip on Latin America

As head of an association representing cities across Colombia, Andrés Santamaría Garrido has a front-row seat to observe China’s economic playbook at municipal level.

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A giant cable exposes Ireland’s AI ambitions and security risks bloomberg.com/news/features/… via @ACBerlin @jenniduggan @livfletcher_
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A new Amazon cable is proof of Ireland's AI ambitions, but it's also highlighting security risks that are spooking other Europeans bloomberg.com/news/features/…
A Giant Cable Exposes Ireland’s AI Ambitions and Security Risks

A Giant Cable Exposes Ireland’s AI Ambitions and Security Risks

A new Amazon transatlantic fiber-optic link is symbolic of the country’s tech economy, but also of its chronic lack of defense spending.

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The result of my latest trip to the Arctic (and to northern Scotland) Deep under the sea, NATO is tracking a supercharged Russian submarine fleet in cat-and-mouse games reminiscent of the Cold War. bloomberg.com/features/2026-… via @bpolitics
Putin’s High-Tech Russian Submarines Goad NATO Deep Below the Atlantic

Putin’s High-Tech Russian Submarines Goad NATO Deep Below the Atlantic

NATO is fighting back against Russia’s submarine threat in cat-and-mouse games reminiscent of the Cold War

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Essex is at the heart of the UK government’s AI ambitions — ambitions that could radically reshape British society and politics, and take its toll on the commuter belt bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
The Coming AI Upheaval Risks ‘Collar-Flipping’ the Middle Class

The Coming AI Upheaval Risks ‘Collar-Flipping’ the Middle Class

A divide between Britain’s data-center boomtowns and its white-collar commuter-belt shows how AI could upend the economic and political order.

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Human rights lawyer Oleksandra Matviichuk sits down with Bloomberg in Berlin on her tour to champion her country’s cause. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Ukrainian Nobel Prize Winner Sees World at a Defining Moment

Ukrainian Nobel Prize Winner Sees World at a Defining Moment

Human rights lawyer Oleksandra Matviichuk sits down with Bloomberg in Berlin on her tour to champion her country’s cause.

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Both play down any rivalry, but they can't avoid speculation over a possible Trump succession bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Vance and Rubio Offer Clues to Trump’s Foreign Policy — and the 2028 Race

Vance and Rubio Offer Clues to Trump’s Foreign Policy — and the 2028 Race

The US vice president and secretary of state have divergent styles. Both are building credentials on the world stage as potential successors to Trump.

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In the Finnish region closer to St. Petersburg than Helsinki, shock over Russia’s actions is turning to apprehension at what comes next bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Finland’s Border Region Once Profited From Russia. Now Unease Is Growing

Finland’s Border Region Once Profited From Russia. Now Unease Is Growing

In South Karelia, which lies closer to St. Petersburg than Helsinki, shock over Russia’s actions is turning to apprehension at what comes next.

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Europe gets squeezed by Trump-China rivalry origin.www.bloomberg.com/new… via @ACBerlin
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Donald Trump clearly relished being feted by world leaders for getting his Gaza peace plan over the line. The question is whether the US president will develop a taste for such diplomatic triumphs. bloomberg.com/news/newslette… via @ACBerlin
Testing Trump’s Appetite for More Peace Deals

Testing Trump’s Appetite for More Peace Deals

Will the US president develop a taste for such diplomatic triumphs?

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Slightly disconcerting line followed as Trump directly addressed the world's most valuable company's CEO, whose tech (GPUs) is the gold standard for AI: “I hope you’re right," he joked. "All I can say is we both hope you’re right.”
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"I don’t know what you’re doing here" Donald Trump quips that Nvidia's Jensen Huang is "taking over the world," as the US president's state visit to the UK continues Latest: bloom.bg/3Iek54V
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Just came across this piece, and it's worn well given Starmer's moves closer to Europe - Britain can't escape its history and geography: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Brexit Britain Can’t Escape Its History and Geography

Brexit Britain Can’t Escape Its History and Geography

Relations with its continental neighbors are destined to shape the U.K. for many years to come.

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As the Arctic region thaws, there’s surging demand for icebreaker ships that can open it to business – and fend off geopolitical rivals bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Arctic Icebreaker Ships Are in High Demand as Nations Vie for Power

Arctic Icebreaker Ships Are in High Demand as Nations Vie for Power

The US and Canada want more icebreakers to counter Russia and China in the Arctic, as the polar region — and competition for it — heats up.

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High in the Arctic, Norway’s uneasy ties with Russia are fraying bloomberg.com/features/2025-… via @heidits @ACBerlin
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The Arctic is becoming increasingly contested thanks to Trump’s Greenland ambitions, putting Norway on high alert for Russian threats - Heidi Taksdal Skjeseth and @ACBerlin report from #Svalbard bloomberg.com/features/2025-… via @bpolitics
High in the Arctic, Norway’s Uneasy Ties With Russia Are Fraying

High in the Arctic, Norway’s Uneasy Ties With Russia Are Fraying

Arctic-power rivalry means Svalbard’s strategic importance is growing — but that can’t hide the Norwegian outpost’s identity crisis.

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The Arctic is becoming increasingly contested thanks to Trump’s Greenland ambitions, putting Norway on high alert for Russian threats bloomberg.com/features/2025-… via @bpolitics
High in the Arctic, Norway’s Uneasy Ties With Russia Are Fraying

High in the Arctic, Norway’s Uneasy Ties With Russia Are Fraying

Arctic-power rivalry means Svalbard’s strategic importance is growing — but that can’t hide the Norwegian outpost’s identity crisis.

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Trump's antagonism toward Brazil is backfiring — and rejuvenating Lula bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Brazilian Veteran Lula Rejuvenated by Trump’s ‘Fake’ Tariff News

Brazilian Veteran Lula Rejuvenated by Trump’s ‘Fake’ Tariff News

Brazil’s president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, had just returned to his office from a meeting with Indonesia’s prime minister when the reports began blaring on TV.

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