I think I suffer from light PTSD after Beijing-commutes: I still have this annoying urge to prepare my backpack like I am going on a weekend trip to the mountains every time I leave the door

Italian defense minister says Italy is scrambling a naval ship to defend the humanitarian flotilla attacked over night by drones in the Mediterranean, and Israel has been informed. Statement: "Regarding the attack suffered in recent hours by the Sumud Flotilla vessels, which

Let's take a moment to let the momentous significance of this sink in. Both Italy and Spain are sending warships to protect a flotilla of peace and aid workers FROM LIKELY ATTACKS BY ISRAEL. European states have to use their militaries to protect their citizens from Israel.

Here are my full thoughts on Dan Wang’s new book, “Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future”, which is selling like hotcakes. Let me start by saying that if you're interested in China’s transformation — especially the economic aspect — I highly recommend this book. It’s

🚨 BREAKING: Hamas and Palestinian Factions Agree to Gaza Ceasefire Framework “From our side, yes,” a senior Hamas official told Drop Site News. dropsitenews.com/p/breaking-ham…

FT Exclusive: The Dutch government seized control of chipmaker Nexperia after Washington warned the company would not be removed from its export control list if its Chinese chief executive Zhang Xuezheng remained in charge, according to court filings. on.ft.com/4obhY0Q

He happily posted the picture of Trump humiliating him, in order to praise Trump. Sheesh. How do these world leaders have no self-respect?

Asked by the Norwegian progressive daily, Klassekampen, for my views on the Nobel War Prize, I just sent these comments: "It was obvious that even the craven Nobel War Prize Committee could not give it to Trump. The next best thing was to consult their usual contacts in the

Med velsignelse fra Nobelkomiteen.

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I don’t follow the Economist because of its aggressive warmongering and lame analysis, but its covers are an important artefact of our sad epoch. Like WWII propaganda posters. This obsession with world powers “going up” or “going down” is in particular interesting. It stems from

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Given the current situation in Germany and Europe, I believe it was a mistake to cancel the trip to #China. Especially in times of geopolitical tension, direct dialogue is more important than ever. The German Foreign Minister could have met his counterpart in China – perhaps

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.Gustav Gillund analyserer godt i gårdagens avis. klassekampen.no/artikkel/2025-…

This is just incredibly insulting and ignorant. If you believe the government has no hand in fostering the economic environment that enabled development, then it should be straightforward for every sufficiently motivated populace to do the same, right? x.com/Lingling_Wei/s…

I lykkerusen etter å ha fått sin kvinne som ny Høyre-leder, skriver VG: "Men hun har håndtert tre amerikanske presidenter, med hell. En av dem var president Trump." Vet ikke helt om Trump går rundt og føler seg "håndtert" av Søreide i hverdagen.