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After the European peace order and the American century, Europe must unite under democratic government, with fundamental rights for all, a unified army and nuclear deterrent.
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#population
Demographics: leaders could try to create incentives for child-rearing that make housing more affordable, encourage greater gender equality, and better support families; or ...
www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/depo...
The Depopulation Panic
What demographic decline really means for the world.
www.foreignaffairs.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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#law #military
Should Trump and Hegseth start issuing legal orders only to the army?
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
D.C. grand jury declines to indict six Democratic lawmakers
Federal prosecutors launched an investigation into the lawmakers after they released a short video advising current military members to reject “illegal orders.”
www.washingtonpost.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:54 AM
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Every single president of the United States since Lyndon Baines Johnson has expressed public and private opposition to Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank, but every single president since LBJ has also greenlit unconditional support while Israel annexes it anyway.
Exclusive: Trump says he opposes Israeli annexation steps in West Bank
"We have enough things to think about now. We don't need to be dealing with the West Bank."
www.axios.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:59 PM
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#euco #MSC #international #transatlantic #Nato #commerce #economy
The rip-off nation:
Stephen Walt talks about the predatory hegemon in the White House
FT Podcast Rachman Review (24:55)
www.ft.com/content/a57a...
The predator in the Oval Office
What are the longer-term implications of treating friends and foes alike?
www.ft.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:38 AM
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Do you still see US government bonds as a safe haven?
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Trump’s policies will add $1.4tn to US deficit over next decade, watchdog says
Congressional Budget Office warns Washington’s public finances are ‘not sustainable’
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February 12, 2026 at 5:21 AM
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Instead of #liberty and #justice for all,
Pam Bondi and the DoJ forcefully protect impunity for the Trump regime and its acolytes.
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Pam Bondi under fire over handling of Epstein files in congressional hearing
US attorney-general defends Trump administration’s release of documents and immigration enforcement
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February 12, 2026 at 5:19 AM
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2026 ist das Jetzt. 🇪🇺
#Wettbewerbsfähigkeit heißt für die #EBD: wirtschaftliche Stärke, Demokratie, Rechtsstaatlichkeit & gesellschaftliche Verankerung
➡️ Europas Antwort auf geopolitischen Druck ist demokratische Handlungsfähigkeit
#EUSky #BinnenmarktEU
February 11, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Aujourd'hui nous recevons Olivier Faye, co-auteur avec Gaspard Dhellemmes d'une enquête sur Renaud Camus, "L'homme par qui la peste arriva. Aux origines du 'grand remplacement'" (Flammarion, 2026) et l’historien spécialiste des gauches, Jean-Numa Ducange.
www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
De Zemmour à Mélenchon : comment le "grand remplacement" s’est-il invité dans les débats ?
Aujourd'hui nous recevons Olivier Faye, co-auteur avec Gaspard Dhellemmes d'une enquête sur Renaud Camus, "L'homme par qui la peste arriva. Aux origines du 'grand remplacement'" (Flammarion, 2026) et ...
www.radiofrance.fr
February 11, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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L’Europe sort le grand jeu :
Avec l’Afrique : dépasser la logique de l’aide ?
France Culture Cultures Monde (58:25)
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Avec l’Afrique : dépasser la logique de l’aide ? : épisode du podcast L’Europe sort le grand jeu
AUDIO • L’Europe sort le grand jeu, épisode : Avec l’Afrique : dépasser la logique de l’aide ?. Une série inédite proposée par France Culture. Écoutez Cultures Monde, et découvrez nos podcasts en lig...
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February 11, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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Donald Trump est en train d’asphyxier #Cuba : la doctrine Monroe en action
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Donald Trump est en train d’asphyxier Cuba : la doctrine Monroe en action
Cuba est soumis depuis janvier à un blocus pétrolier décidé par Donald Trump : son principal fournisseur, le Venezuela, a stoppé ses livraisons depuis le kidnapping du président Nicolas Maduro début j...
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February 11, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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#euco #MSC #transatlantic #Nato
The US allies Trump has antagonized need to create their Plan B ASAP.
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The Allies After America
In search of Plan B.
www.foreignaffairs.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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#China seeks to end the U.S. strategy of containment and to obtain a de facto veto over unilateral U.S. actions, such as sanctions.
The Trump administration has inadvertently reinforced Beijing’s determination to consummate its superpower status.
www.foreignaffairs.com/china/chinas...
China’s Long Economic War
How Beijing builds leverage for indefinite competition.
www.foreignaffairs.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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Fredsnasjonen #Norge
Palestinernes president kommer til Norge.
Bør vi fortsatt prøve å skape fred i Midtøsten, Colombia og Filippinene?
NRK Radio - Politisk kvarter
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Fredsnasjonen Norge - Politisk kvarter - NRK Radio
I morgen kommer palestinernes president til Norge. Bør vi fortsatt prøve å skape fred i Midtøsten, Colombia og Filippinene?
radio.nrk.no
February 11, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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#USA
Den årlige oversikten over korrupsjon i verdens land viser dårlige tall for USA. Landet får den laveste rangeringen det noensinne har fått.
radio.nrk.no/podkast/verd...
USA er blitt mer korrupt - Urix - NRK Radio
Den årlige oversikten over korrupsjon i verdens land viser dårlige tall for USA. Landet får den laveste rangeringen det noensinne har fått.
radio.nrk.no
February 11, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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Netanyahu - indicted for war crimes - again flies through Canadian airspace en route to Washington
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Netanyahu again flies through Canadian airspace en route to Washington | CBC News
Online flight trackers show that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew hundreds of kilometres through Canadian airspace on his way to meet U.S. President Donald Trump this week — despite Prim...
www.cbc.ca
February 11, 2026 at 7:08 AM
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#eupol #SingleMarket #competitiveness #euco
Strengthening the single market in a new geoeconomic context
www.consilium.europa.eu/fr/european-...
Strengthening the single market in a new geoeconomic context
In the current geopolitical environment, Europe must reinforce both its competitiveness and its autonomy, to preserve our social market economy and the European way of life. EU leaders will meet at an...
www.consilium.europa.eu
February 11, 2026 at 6:53 AM
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#Palestine
UNRWA Headquarters demolished by Israeli authorities and set on fire, UN report chronicles intensification of racial discrimination by Israel in OPT – January 2026 Monthly Bulletin
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UNRWA Headquarters demolished by Israeli authorities and set on fire, UN report chronicles intensification of racial discrimination by Israel in OPT – January 2026 Monthly Bulletin - Question of Pales...
Disclaimer: The texts and links cited in this Monthly Bulletin have been reproduced in their original form. The Division for Palestinian Rights is consequently not responsible for the views, positions...
www.un.org
February 11, 2026 at 6:43 AM
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#euco #MSC
Time for Europe to finally raise to the challenges?
Macron urges Europe to start acting like world power
bbc.com/news/article...
Macron urges Europe to start acting like world power
The French president warns of growing threats from China, Russia and now the US, saying Europe faces a "wake-up call".
bbc.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:37 AM
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Life is hard in the neighborhood of the USA: Mexico, Cuba, Venezuela, Panama, Canada, Greenland, Brazil ... >
Trump’s Threats to Cuba’s Oil Suppliers Put Mexico in a Bind www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
Trump’s Threats to Cuba’s Oil Suppliers Put Mexico in a Bind
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:24 AM
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#commerce #Inde
L’Europe sort le grand jeu :
Le 27 janvier 2026, l'Europe et l'Inde signaient un traité commercial en gestation depuis près de vingt ans.
France Culture Cultures Monde (58:43)
www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
Avec l'Inde, une romance stratégique : épisode du podcast L’Europe sort le grand jeu
AUDIO • L’Europe sort le grand jeu, épisode : Avec l'Inde, une romance stratégique. Une série inédite proposée par France Culture. Écoutez Cultures Monde, et découvrez nos podcasts en ligne.
www.radiofrance.fr
February 10, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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Jimmy Lai et Narges Mohammadi, deux condamnations arbitraires en toute impunité
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Jimmy Lai et Narges Mohammadi, deux condamnations arbitraires en toute impunité
Le patron de presse hongkongais Jimmy Lai, et la prix Nobel de la paix iranienne Narges Mohammadi sont victimes de l’arbitraire dans leurs pays respectifs pour avoir réclamé la démocratie. Le reste du...
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February 10, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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#handel
Trump-effekten i världshandeln:
I jakten på nya handelsvänner skrev EU nyligen på handelsavtal med Mercosur och Indien.
Sieps podcast (34 min)
sieps.se/podcast/siep...
Mellan krig och fred i världshandeln
Anna Horn och Harry Flam gästar Sieps podcast för ett samtal om EU:s handelsavtal med Mercosur och Indien, samt EU:s handelsbazooka.
sieps.se
February 10, 2026 at 11:42 AM
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#valuta #renminbi
Trumps återkomst har gett Peking ett gyllene tillfälle att utmana dollarn. Kina pratar nu om ett multipolärt valutasystem.
SR Radiokorrespondenterna Kina (27 min)
www.sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/kina...
Kinas nya offensiv i valutakriget - Radiokorrespondenterna Kina
Trumps återkomst har gett Peking ett gyllene tillfälle att utmana dollarn. Kina pratar nu om ett multipolärt valutasystem.
www.sverigesradio.se
February 10, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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#MSC
Munich Security Conference 2026, February 13-15
securityconference.org/en/msc-2026
Munich Security Conference 2026
The MSC 2026 will take place from February 13 to 15, 2026.
securityconference.org
February 10, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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UN report warns of “existential threat” to civil liberties
www.statewatch.org/news/2026/fe...
Statewatch | UN report warns of “existential threat” to civil liberties
Shrinking aid systems and expanding security policies are eroding democratic rights and freedoms, a UN expert warned in a report published last year that received no coverage from mainstream media.
www.statewatch.org
February 10, 2026 at 6:50 AM