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Suddenly, Western “Regime” Changes Keep Failing
Suddenly, Western “Regime” Changes Keep Failing It used to be done regularly and it worked: The West identified a country as its enemy, unleashed its professional propaganda against it, then administered a series of sanctions, starving and murdering children, the elderly and other vulnerable groups. If the country did not collapse within months or just […]
Why The Next ECB Stimulus Plan May Fail
Why The Next ECB Stimulus Plan May Fail In June 2014 I wrote an article called Draghi’s Plan does not fix Europe. In that article, I explained that the structural challenges of the eurozone -high government spending, excessive tax wedge, lack of technology leadership and demographics- were not going to be solved by a round of […]
Will Europe Ever Shake Its Dependence On Russian Energy?
Will Europe Ever Shake Its Dependence On Russian Energy? Much of the current discourse over Europe’s economic “independence” has revolved around its increasingly-tense relationship with the Trump administration over foreign policy issues such as trade and Iran. This focus has sidelined another important development, however: portions of the European energy industry—a major pillar of the […]
Economic Storm Trump Will be Blamed For Because of Bad Advisers
Economic Storm Trump Will be Blamed For Because of Bad Advisers There is a very Dark Cloud hovering over the world economy and at the center of this cloud lies not just Europe, but Germany – the strongest economy holding up all of Europe. The German manufacturing sector is in freefall. Trump will be blamed […]
Human Activity Caused Latest European Heat Wave, Scientists Say
Human Activity Caused Latest European Heat Wave, Scientists Say The latest heat wave that crippled Paris with 109 degree Fahrenheit heat and saw the mercury hit 104 degrees Fahrenheit in the Netherlands and Belgium was caused by humans, according to a new studypublished on Friday, as the Associated Press reported. The rapid attribution study by a team of respected climate […]
Latest Weapon of US Imperialism: Liquified Natural Gas
Latest Weapon of US Imperialism: Liquified Natural Gas One of the most important energy battles of the future will be fought in the field of liquid natural gas (LNG). Suggested as one of the main solutions to pollution, LNG offers the possibility of still managing to meet a country’s industrial needs while ameliorating environmental concerns caused by other energy sources. At […]
Spain Battles Self-Combusting Manure As “Heat-Wave From Hell” Torments Europe
Spain Battles Self-Combusting Manure As “Heat-Wave From Hell” Torments Europe Update (1240ET): Temperatures were even hotter than expected across Europe today and, as Accuweather reports, the extreme heat wave is suspected of killing several people as it set an all-time high in France. The highest temperature ever measured across France in the entirety of record keeping was […]
Europe Gives Up On Sound Money, Prepares To Join The Currency War
Europe Gives Up On Sound Money, Prepares To Join The Currency War Not so long ago, Europe seemed to have its financial house more-or-less in order. German government spending was actually falling. Industries that had been nationalized in the socialist 70s were being privatized. The European Central Bank – run by sound money advocate Jean-Claude […]
“Hell Is Coming” Dangerous Heatwave Strikes Europe
“Hell Is Coming” Dangerous Heatwave Strikes Europe Most of Europe will be blanketed by an oppressive heatwave as the continent suffers unreasonable warmth this week, with officials across the European Union announcing severe warnings against dehydration and heatstroke. The heat wave will be centered from Spain into France and Germany. AccuWeather said a storm stalling over the […]
No, Rate Cuts Were Not Discussed: ECB Insiders Out Draghi as Fabricator & Schemer, and Talk to Reuters
No, Rate Cuts Were Not Discussed: ECB Insiders Out Draghi as Fabricator & Schemer, and Talk to Reuters Draghi’s shenanigans get hilarious, months before his term ends. So here’s ECB President Mario Draghi, whose term ends in October, and he’s at the ECB Forum in Portugal, and in a speech on Tuesday titled innocuously, “Twenty Years of […]
“The Countdown Has Begun:” Iran Warns It Will Breach Uranium Stockpile Limits In 10 Days
“The Countdown Has Begun:” Iran Warns It Will Breach Uranium Stockpile Limits In 10 Days Iran certainly isn’t planning on backing down in the face of Washington’s accusations about the country’s role in last week’s tanker bombings, and as a result, the possibility of a boots-on-the-ground military conflict in the Islamic Republic cannot yet be […]
“Europe Will Not Be Europe”
“Europe Will Not Be Europe” In the United Kingdom, the Brexit Party victory at 31.6% of the vote was a remarkable achievement that showed the persistent willingness of millions of Britons to leave the European Union. The “populist” positions — the defense of national sovereignty and European civilization, refusal of uncontrolled immigration and diktats of […]
The Center Isn’t Holding in Europe
The Center Isn’t Holding in Europe If there is one big takeaway from the recent European Parliamentary elections it is that centrist parties which stand for nothing in particular represent a lot fewer people. From both the ‘left’ and the ‘right’ the center lost ground across Europe. The Euroskeptics got a lot of press in […]
US Threatens Europe With “Loss Of Access To US Financial System” Over SWIFT-Evading Iran SPV
US Threatens Europe With “Loss Of Access To US Financial System” Over SWIFT-Evading Iran SPV It’s going from bad to worse for Europe, whose currency had just hit session lows after Brussels confirmed that Italy faces a massive fine over its debt, when the Euro was hit with a double whammy after Bloomberg reported that the Trump […]
Trust is On Trial in Europe and the World
Trust is On Trial in Europe and the World “It seems that if there was any truth to our language, ‘trust’ would be a four-letter word.” Joel – “Risky Business” Trust is the most important aspect of human endeavor. Without trust there can be no interaction. No communication. No friendship. No love. No Commerce. The […]
