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20 articles
Renewables Are Dirty And Make You Poor
Building solar and wind is costless in strategic terms, a pure addition to a nation's energy portfolio with no trade-offs worth mentioning. "It doesn't hurt to have them," goes the refrain.
10 Apr 2026
The Continent of Managed Decline
Describing Europe's trajectory as "improving" requires a definition of the word so generous it borders on dishonest.
24 Mar 2026
Europe's Trade Trap
On November 14, 2024, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Peruvian President Dina Boluarte inaugurated the Chancay Port—a $3.5 billion megaport in which COSCO Shipping holds a 60% stake.
13 Jan 2026
Why Critics Say Europe Is Lost
In a recent analysis of reader reactions to the European Union's trajectory, we found a stark contrast between the official narrative and public sentiment.
28 Nov 2025
Europe's Fiscal Reckoning
A painful reality is forcing a long-overdue reckoning across Europe, and the United Kingdom (and France) are the canary in the coal mine
13 Nov 2025
2008... But Bigger
The grand European project, born from the ashes of war, was built on a promise of shared prosperity and cradle-to-grave security.
09 Oct 2025
Tariff Truce Fails to Halt Collapse in China-U.S. Trade
Newly released trade figures from Beijing show shipments to the U.S. tumbled 35% year over year in May, the steepest decline since the pandemic’s early months in 2020.
10 Jun 2025
Europe's Gap Widens
The continent that once gave the world the printing press, the jet engine and the World Wide Web is now conspicuously absent from the global tech vanguard.
21 May 2025
Europe's Capital Challenge
Despite an abundance of savings across the continent, Europe continues to struggle with converting those reserves into productive, high-growth investments.
16 May 2025
Europe's Economic Hope
Spurred by the war in Ukraine, rising geopolitical tensions, and decades of underinvestment, the continent is entering a new era of state-led defense spending.
08 May 2025
Europe's Illusion of Progress?
In recent months, a wave of cautious optimism has swept across European circles. Some claim that Europe is "back on track" — buoyed by a perceived slowdown in the United States.
24 Apr 2025
Europe Can Only Blame Itself
Large corporations and national governments are increasing pressure on the European Union to roll back elements of its ambitious sustainability agenda.
27 Jan 2025
Day One (+ Gorgorus's Take)
President-elect Donald Trump is preparing to issue a series of executive orders immediately after his inauguration, leveraging executive authority to prioritize key policies related to immigration, energy, and government reform
20 Jan 2025
U.S. Money Managers Win Big
The global asset management industry is undergoing a profound shift as US-based financial giants dominate the UK and European markets.
17 Dec 2024
European Dystopia 2.0
Facing mounting pressures, the European Union is currently reassessing its ambitious strategy to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
14 Feb 2024
Europe's Belt And Road
Italy's decision to join China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is back in the spotlight, as Rome's new leadership faces a deadline to potentially end the agreement.
13 May 2023
Europe Rethinks Ties with China
The Dutch intelligence agency's warning was issued shortly after Emmanuel Macron's visit to the country, during which he suggested that the EU should remain neutral in any potential conflict between the US and China
25 Apr 2023
E.U. And China Meet
French President Emmanuel Macron and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen are currently holding talks with Chinese leaders in Beijing. These discussions could mark a new direction for the bloc's relationship with China, which has been strained in recent years.
10 Apr 2023
A Shallow Recession?
The International Monetary Fund has even increased their prediction for global growth in 2023, and the once inevitable European recession is now not seen as such a big concern.
16 Feb 2023
Europe's Lose-Lose Situation
On the political side, some European countries are turning themselves into the poster child of what happens when growth is low for several years, debt rises and social policies take a more important place on the agenda than economic progress
19 Jul 2022
