Harris or Trump? Some claim that the future of Europe depends on the American elections, while it depends first and foremost on us. On condition Europe finally grows up and believes in its own strength. Whatever the outcome, the era of geopolitical outsourcing is over.

"The BRICS Currency Charade" at _Protect Syndicate_ project-syndicate.org/commentary/bri…

“The conflicts of Ukraine, Gaza and Lebanon all come together and overlap in Aleppo.” My The Wall Street Journal analysis of how events outside Syria have resulted in a stunning reversal of the Syrian war. wsj.com/world/middle-e…

Russia/Iran weakness changes the Syrian map. Syrian rebel groups led by HTS, are sweeping through northern Syria, w surprising gains. After capturing Aleppo center, opposition now poised to enter Hama. ➡️Almost an hour-by-hour reversal of Russia’s intervention of 2015-2016‼️

A huge ✨ congratulations ✨ to Flow for winning Best Picture – Animated at the #GoldenGlobes!

Lithuania commits to allocating between 5% and 6% of its GDP to defense from 2026 to 2030. The decision was made today at the State Defense Council. Difficult times require bold decisions& leadership. We call on our allies to follow this lead. The era of passive “sit-and-wait”

🗓️ 12. februārī Latvijas kapitāla tirgus forumā uzzini par jauno 10 soļu programmu kapitāla tirgus attīstības veicināšanai, kā arī citām aktuālajām tendencēm nozarē. Reģistrējies 👉 forum.bank.lv

Sirsnīgi izrunājāmies neformālā gaisotnē. Paldies par uzaicinājumu!

Junais "Piķis un ģēvelis!" Gaisā. ASV prezidenta inaugurācijas nedēļā nevarēju neuzaicināt Andris Strazds par "lielo bildi". Tramps, tarifi, Krievija, Ķīna. Ģeopolitika un ģeoekonomika, nedaudz arī mēstules un citi nieki. Meklējiet arī YouTube un Spotify! zinas.tv3.lv/ekonomika/piki…

"Mēs droši vien negribētu dzīvot diktatūrā, kur diktators pasaka - nākamais bankas prezidents būs Ivans Ivanovs tāpēc, ka es tā lēmu," podkāstā "Piķis un ģēvelis!" teic Latvijas Bankas Ģenerālsekretariāta vadītājs. trib.al/n6Fwbp5

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 has the oldest flag in Europe. It’s been in use for 400 years longer than the second oldest flag in the continent. HT @everythingaboutmaps

Today 🇱🇻 🇪🇪 🇱🇹 disconnected from the last remaining structure of the old Soviet and occupation times.

Today would be a great day for European leaders to finally seize those Russian assets sitting in their banks and allow the Ukrainians to start using that $300 billion to buy new weapons. No-brainer.

“Flow," a wordless cat parable, wins the Oscar for best animated feature. It is the first Latvian film to be nominated at the Academy Awards. bit.ly/41CDR0F

🧵In this political environment where the Trump administration has insisted that NATO allies increase decisively their defense spending, we are likely to witness a further shift of the center of gravity within the alliance to the countries of the Northeastern Corridor. 1/10

All the work. All the fight. All worth it 🏆 Jelena Ostapenko | #PorscheTennis

Trophy in one hand, keys in the other 🚘 Jelena Ostapenko | #PorscheTennis

driven to win 🚘🏆 #PorscheTennis

Sveiki, Rīgas satiksme cc Vilnis Ķirsis Tas, ka maratona dienā nav papildus sabiedriskā transporta, nu, ok, bet nu tas, ka pat nevarat nodrošināt brīvdienu grafiku (1. tramvajam konkrēti), nu tas gan ir mega #fail!

Ja notiktu kaut kas Jaltas konferencei līdzvērtīgs, ja lielvaras sanāktu pie viena galda dalīt pasauli... Vai Eiropa vispār dabūtu ielūgumu? Skaudrs jautājums parādījas sarunā ar Andris Strazds no Latvijas Banka par trauksmaino gada sākumu ģeopolitiski un ģeoekonomiski.