USA: The long hand of the American far right in Europe – Musk’s “landing” in Germany, England January 2, 2025 The world’s richest man and tech mogul Elon Musk has written an op-ed in support of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in…
Macron’s last hope to prevent Le Pen from dominating December 26, 2024 France now has a new government as François Bayrou announced the new cabinet. The question of course is how long it will last. Because…
Canada: Change in target for zero CO2 emissions – To 2050 instead of 2035 December 26, 2024 The Canadian government unveiled its new, finalized Clean Electricity Revenue (CER) regulations on Tuesday. The regulations aim to create a net-zero CO2 electricity grid…
International trade: US and China ready for… mutual annihilation December 26, 2024 Before you can say anything, Washington responded to Beijing’s move to target the giant American semiconductor company Nvidia, launching an investigation into “potential antitrust…
UN: World hunger is increasing – Humanitarian aid is decreasing December 26, 2024 The number of hungry people is rising, while the amount of money the world’s richest nations are contributing to help them is falling. The…
Trump in the footsteps of W.McKinley & W.H.Seward – Canada becomes 51st state of the USA & Greenland acquisition December 26, 2024 After recent interventions regarding the regaining of control of the Panama Canal and the purchase of Greenland for national security reasons, US President-elect Donald…
Auf Wiedersehen Scholz December 19, 2024 On December 16, 2024, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was ousted by a no-confidence vote in parliament, triggering early elections in February 2025. Scholz’s departure…
Germany – France: The chronicle of a foretold crisis December 19, 2024 Almost 25 years ago, when France and Germany were experiencing one of those “love and cooperation” periods, then-French President Jacques Chirac emphasized: “When France…
Alternative local currencies are booming in France December 19, 2024 “Bee”, “flower”, “peach”, “ear of wheat”, “owl”, “biscuit”: if anything, alternative local currencies have imaginative names in France. Unconventional and not intended to replace…