"Consecutive US leaders have been exhorting European allies and Canada to spend more on defense for more than a decade ... . Much of the money goes back to US industry." If EU builds up its own defense industry, it will be interesting to see if this US rhetoric changes.
The EU buys too much defense equipment abroad, especially from the US, a major report says
European Union countries are buying too much of their defense equipment abroad, much of it U.S.-made, and failing to invest in joint military projects, a landmark report is warning.
"By allowing youth mobility to be presented as a European “demand”, Sir Keir has made something that would be good for Britain seem like a concession." www.economist.com/leaders/2024...
What if Rachel Reeves can spend more money in the budget thanks to surging tax revenues from OnlyFans' UK-registered parent company. Just increasingly awkward how much money this giant British media success story is making, not that it's going to be on any "Britain is GREAT" export adverts.
One of those stories where every single party is unambiguously awful
Good Lord, TV/blogger celebrity Nastya Ivleeva has released yet another video apology for her "Almost Naked" party — this one more than 21 minutes long — talking about losing touch with her audience and "with reality." Her sponsors have abandoned her, and TV networks have been told to cut her off.
«Говорят, Россия умеет прощать. Если это так, я бы очень хотела попросить второй шанс у вас, у народа», — Настя...
If Trump is elected, US allies may ignore whatever Trump's latest trade demands are, and just impose retaliation that is equivalent to Trump's new trade restrictions.
Donald Trump is planning an aggressive expansion of his first-term efforts to upend America’s trade policies if he returns to power in 2025. “We will impose stiff penalties on China and all other nations as they abuse us,” he said at a recent rally.
Donald J. Trump plans to sharply expand his use of tariffs if he returns to power, risking disruption to the economy in an attempt to transform it.
Recall conversations with people post-2015 when PiS set about dismantling checks on their power and subverting and corrupting state institutions and what EU should do about it. I said then that while EU should hold the line of rule of law, Polish democracy could ultimately only be saved from within
Nothing to feel smug about, not least given what else happened in the Sejm today and the wider international perspective, but genuinely delighted and relived to see PiS finally pushed out of power in Poland
I wouldn’t mind hearing a journalist ask Rishi Sunak how he squares his affirmations of support for the Jewish community in the UK with palling up to Elon Musk, as he did in that embarrassing and inappropriate interview two weeks ago.
Bit of a religious theme to this morning's developments, first an exorcism and now the seeming return of the prodigal son
This is the best take I've seen on the chant - in short its not helpful, but its a symptom of the bigger problem
