The state department has no plans for average citizens to get out of the ME. But Trump insiders get an exit to Greece via Kimberly Guilfoyle. This is neo-royalism.
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The state department has no plans for average citizens to get out of the ME. But Trump insiders get an exit to Greece via Kimberly Guilfoyle. This is neo-royalism.
This is what neo-royalism looks like. Foreign policy driven by the interests of personalist leaders rather than national interests.
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Germany is the home to one of the largest US airbases in the world. This statement must be raising chills on the chancellor’s back. He is sitting next to Trump.
What you don’t see on this screen is the Chancellor of Germany sitting there…silent.
Taking Venezuela’s oil? This is not great power competition/spheres of influence. It is extraction and dominance for Trump and his insiders. Welcome to neo-royalism.
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Trump threatens to cut off all trade to Spain over basing issue. This is what being a vassal looks like ie effort to have an independent foreign policy met with threats/harsh reality of protection racket. Weaponized interdependence meet neo-royalism
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Tusk: "We are investing heavily in future nuclear power plants, and Poland will not want to be passive when it comes to nuclear security in a military context."
"We will cooperate with our allies...as our capabilities increase, we will try to prepare Poland for autonomous action in this matter."
In any normal week this would be a huge story. France moves toward extending a nuclear umbrella over European allies-- a major sign of declining credibility of US extended deterrence.
www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
“What’s not spiking today is the cost of wind and solar,” said Manish Bapna, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council “National security hawks should be clean energy hawks.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/c...
We are in a world of feuds not foreign policy. Nations lose to the whims of personalist beefs. This is what neo-royalism looks like.
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What is the path forward in Iran? Reinstall dynastic rulers...CBS is there for it. #neo-royalism
Vestager on stage, in a cool white combi outfit.
And @vestager.bsky.social takes the stage at #Rebuild. She's talking about digital infrastructure: "That's not a tech problem. That's a democratic problem."
It's amazing to finally hear this said by someone with voice.
Quick reactions after learning that no, nobody could stop him. 1/ goodauthority.org/news/trump-m... 1/
Latest Transatlantic Tremors: EU Reaction to Supreme Court Decision, "Buy European" Conflicts, and Hungary Blocking Russia Sanctions
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Neo-royalism: North Korea edition. Leader grooms heir — daughter. Hereditary lines still wield power In many countries.
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Neo-royalism: Iran Edition. Iran offers economic bazooka to end maximum pressure campaign. It seems we have lost the thread from any national security objective. Article highlights the lesson of Venezuela: tithe.
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Trump and his criminal gang do have a plan: " I would call it neo-royalist orders where the objective of foreign policy is to extract resources for a small group of elites that are dedicated to a personalist leader."
Join us on March 10 for a conversation with EU Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, Apostolos Tzitzikostas. The Commissioner will discuss how Europe is strengthening connectivity, competitiveness, and sustainability. Please RSVP at the link below!
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THE ONLY SOLUTION IS>>>TO PLAY!
Someone call Mathew Broderick, please.
China automates while America hesitates. I have a piece in the NYT today arguing that America's strategy to compete with China in manufacturing is fundamentally misconceived — and that we're heading toward a reckoning we're not prepared for. 1/
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Maybe Trump stats on his lucky streak when it comes to the use of force — but he’s an unmitigated disaster when it comes to coercive bargaining. open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...
A copy of Underground Empire
A great time to buy the copy of Underground Empire I just signed in Books Inc in SFO. But depressingly, _every_ time these days is a great time to buy the copy i just signed &c &c
Long interview with weaponised interdependence guru Abe Newman is worth your time
"Europe often does not see itself as this type of actor in the world, but it has all the tools. My advice is that Europe needs to build both self-confidence and capabilities to manage these tools"
What could possibly go wrong?
"unknown in the nuclear industry, never completed a nuclear project and, according to the address listed on its website, is headquartered out of a WeWork office"
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Dumb Chernobyl coming soon
what could go wrong
9/Again, tariffs/economic coercion create pressure for companies and countries to tithe. Resources then go to the insider clique, building Trump's power base. This is more than corruption/crony capitalism. It is fundamental rewrite of global economic rules.
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