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Oil, Force, and Empire: The Real Meaning of America First
For years, Donald Trump and the MAGA movement have repeated two slogans with near-ritual devotion: “America First” and non-interventionism. The United States, they claimed, would stop acting as the world’s policeman. No more foreign entanglements. No more regime change. No more wars that didn’t directly benefit Americans. Recent
Why Luxembourg Needs the “Tax Wealth, Not Work” Movement Now
Luxembourg stands at a crossroads. For decades, Western economies have followed a path that has steadily widened the gap between those who own wealth and those who live from their work. Since the financialisation era of the 1980s—shaped by Reagan- and Thatcher-style policies—wealth accumulation has increasingly favored asset
L’illusion écologique du Luxembourg : entre promesses et contradictions
Il y a des moments où le langage politique révèle plus qu’il ne dissimule. Au Luxembourg, le gouvernement ne manque jamais une occasion d’affirmer que la protection de l’environnement est une priorité nationale. Serge Wilmes, ministre de l’Environnement, parle souvent avec conviction de l’urgence climatique,
Defence and Dignity: Europe’s Next Test
Let’s face it: Europe has been hitting the snooze button on defence for far too long. We’ve relied on the United States to keep us safe, trusting that Washington would always have our back. But that era is over — or at least dangerously uncertain. With Trump back on
Why the Left Keeps Losing—and How It Can Win Again
The political left across much of the Western world stands at a crossroads. Over the past decade and a half, right-wing and far-right movements have steadily advanced, while traditional progressive parties struggle to hold their ground. This shift is not accidental—it is the product of years of drift and
From “Negotiator in chief” to Peril: Trump, Iran, and the Return of a Familiar Playbook
“The world aches for somebody who cools tensions in the room and checks everybody’s egos.” These words, often echoed by Trump supporters, were a rallying cry against the hawkish neoconservatives of the Republican establishment. Many pointed to Trump’s first term (2016–2020) as a rare period in recent U.
Frenetic Modernism
For some time now, we have been witnessing a growing accumulation of unrest in Western societies. From the Monday demonstrations in Eastern Germany in the mid-2010s, to the Gilets Jaunes movement in France, and most recently, riots in England following a knife attack on children in Southport, Northern England. The
...and the home of the brave | Olivier Bichel
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