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No, Mr. Witkoff, Putin is not a nice guy. He is an evil man who kills and kidnaps children, murders his political opponents, and launched a needless war that has slaughtered tens of thousands. You can negotiate with him without trying to be his buddy.
This headline reflects a world beyond misery "for Gazans ever shrinking buble". I was in #Gaza several times in the '90's. Already then the situation was dire with 1 mln people. Image the situation now. edition.cnn.com/2025/04/12/m…
How many times more will we hear this lie? "we had information that terrorists/army was hiding/had a meeting in placy X or Y?" And then kill scores of innocent civilians. The #Russian missiles used today in #Sumy were precise weapons. Shame on #Moscow
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The best article so far on the US #tariffs. A must read. Includes history of free trade, impact of services, financial flows. Main conclusion: free trade made Americans rich, but US policy did not correct the loss of certain type of jobs. bbc.com/news/articles/cp34nk…
I agree with economist John Authers that the worst quarter for the US stock markets in 23 years is largely due to the policies of the American President #Trump
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#Diplomacy at its best. Danish FM @larsloekke while stressing the close ties with the US, also saying: "Open to criticism, but we do not like the tone it is being delivered. Among close allies you do not do this" . #Denmark #Greenland #USA
Thinking out of the box. #Canada will win the tariff war. No more access for Americans to Canadian owned #pornhub (1/3 of all users are located in the USA). I am looking forward to the unfolding discussion on this topic :)
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A logic consequence of Trump’s actions: NATO partners start reconsidering buying F-35. Portugal for example mentions the "geopolitical" situation as one of the criteria. Only start of a process though. politico.eu/article/portugal…
As always spot on: @tomfriedman
I would call Trump’s foreign policy philosophy not “containment” or “engagement,” but “smash and grab.” Trump aspires to be a geopolitical shoplifter.
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Een onthutsend gebrek aan geopolitiek inzicht en afwezigheid van enig gevoel van urgentie en prioriteiten (ref motie-Eerdmans). @robdewijk
Dus investeren in vrede is minder belangrijk dan het begrotingstekort. Volgens mij zijn veel politici nog steeds niet overtuigd van de ernst van de huidige situatie: VVD schaart zich als enige coalitiepartij achter Europese defensieplannen nu.nl/politiek/6348777/vvd-s…
Not sure if we are now watching the fall part of the rise and fall of #Musk. Probably not. One prediction though: miracles aside, #Tesla is toast in Europe, feelings run deep mail.yahoo.com/n/list/folder…
#Greenland. Already in 1857 the USA was interested in purchasing Greenland. See link for good historic read engelsbergideas.com/essays/t…
How #Ukraine has been successful in stopping the unstoppable gliding bombs of #Russia. yahoo.com/news/russia-glide-…
Looking for alternatives for Starlink. Will it work? Yes, in my opinion.
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Interesting to follow: some republics standing up against Trump.
