Georg Schmitt
@georgschmitt.bsky.social
Advisor for executive engagement and corporate communications. Board member Zeno Group. Ex-WEF, ex-Ketchum🇨🇭🇩🇪
Several News Outlets Reject Pentagon’s Reporting Restrictions www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/b...
Several News Outlets Reject Pentagon’s Reporting Restrictions
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Several News Outlets Reject Pentagon’s Reporting Restrictions www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/b...
Blühende Medienlandschaften in Mallorca aka Rentner-TikTok.
October 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Blühende Medienlandschaften in Mallorca aka Rentner-TikTok.
If I had one billion USD to spend, Tesla stock would not make the top 100...
September 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
If I had one billion USD to spend, Tesla stock would not make the top 100...
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German economy seen growing only 0.1% this year, IfW says reut.rs/3I2ju64
German economy seen growing only 0.1% this year, IfW says
Germany's economy is set to tread water this year despite firmer sentiment, with gross domestic product expected to edge up by 0.1% after two years of contraction, according to forecasts published by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW).
reut.rs
September 4, 2025 at 7:50 AM
German economy seen growing only 0.1% this year, IfW says reut.rs/3I2ju64
"America's Fourth Invention" open.substack.com/pub/exponent...
🔄 America's fourth reinvention
As the old world crumbles, what new one will be built?
open.substack.com
August 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"America's Fourth Invention" open.substack.com/pub/exponent...
Trump’s tariff policies have spurred Switzerland to take an uneasy audit of its role in the world
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Switzerland Asks Whether Its Famed Neutrality Is Fit for the Modern World
Trump’s tariffs force the home of Davos to consider appealing to the U.S. or forming closer ties with the EU.
www.wsj.com
August 13, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Trump’s tariff policies have spurred Switzerland to take an uneasy audit of its role in the world
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Was für ein Spiel! Sehr stolz auf die Mannschaft. 🇩🇪
July 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Was für ein Spiel! Sehr stolz auf die Mannschaft. 🇩🇪
"CEO Satya Nadella’s commentary on Wednesday: In essence, he said the tech industry needs to demonstrate unequivocally that artificial intelligence “is socially useful” enough to justify its energy usage. Hear, hear!"
- via The Information
- via The Information
June 27, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"CEO Satya Nadella’s commentary on Wednesday: In essence, he said the tech industry needs to demonstrate unequivocally that artificial intelligence “is socially useful” enough to justify its energy usage. Hear, hear!"
- via The Information
- via The Information
Sunday reading. blog.samaltman.com/the-gentle-s... #AI
The Gentle Singularity
We are past the event horizon; the takeoff has started. Humanity is close to building digital superintelligence, and at least so far it’s much less weird than it seems like it should be.
Robots...
blog.samaltman.com
June 15, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Sunday reading. blog.samaltman.com/the-gentle-s... #AI
Immigration raids have Hispanic shoppers staying home—and big brands like Coke are taking a hit. www.wsj.com/business/ret...
ICE Raids Have Sent Latino Shoppers Into Hiding and Big Brands Are Hurting
Coca-Cola and other companies have seen a drop in sales due in part to a pullback by Hispanic consumers.
www.wsj.com
June 12, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Immigration raids have Hispanic shoppers staying home—and big brands like Coke are taking a hit. www.wsj.com/business/ret...
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Bombshell boomtowns: Europe’s forgotten cities now facing a boom due to increased defence spending
A report from France, Germany and Poland, with @vendeline.bsky.social and Maria Wilczek
economist.com/europe/2025/...
from @economist.com
A report from France, Germany and Poland, with @vendeline.bsky.social and Maria Wilczek
economist.com/europe/2025/...
from @economist.com
The cities winning from war
Armaments manufacturing revives a trio of towns in Europe
economist.com
June 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Bombshell boomtowns: Europe’s forgotten cities now facing a boom due to increased defence spending
A report from France, Germany and Poland, with @vendeline.bsky.social and Maria Wilczek
economist.com/europe/2025/...
from @economist.com
A report from France, Germany and Poland, with @vendeline.bsky.social and Maria Wilczek
economist.com/europe/2025/...
from @economist.com
Trump vs Musk 🍿🍿🍿
a picture of the joker with the words well that escalated quickly .
ALT: a picture of the joker with the words well that escalated quickly .
media.tenor.com
June 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Trump vs Musk 🍿🍿🍿
Schweiz selbstbewusst: "Wir können fast alles besser als die EU. Wir haben die stärkere Währung, die kompetitivere Wirtschaft, die besseren Hochschulen, die höheren Löhne, die tieferen Steuern, den schlankeren Staat, die tieferen Schulden, die ausgebautere Demokratie." (via Handelszeitung)
June 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Schweiz selbstbewusst: "Wir können fast alles besser als die EU. Wir haben die stärkere Währung, die kompetitivere Wirtschaft, die besseren Hochschulen, die höheren Löhne, die tieferen Steuern, den schlankeren Staat, die tieferen Schulden, die ausgebautere Demokratie." (via Handelszeitung)
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7 Things. | Adrian Monck | Substack
7 Things delivers weekly geopolitical insights with wit and clarity. Each edition unpacks seven critical global developments spanning foreign policy, security trends, tech influence, and strategic shi...
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March 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
📩 7 THINGS: Your weekly dose of geopolitical intelligence that actually makes sense.
Each Thursday, I break down 7 critical global developments – foreign policy, security trends, tech disruption – all with just enough clarity to make an unpalatable world digestible. Subscribe below 👇
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Each Thursday, I break down 7 critical global developments – foreign policy, security trends, tech disruption – all with just enough clarity to make an unpalatable world digestible. Subscribe below 👇
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Dirk Schütz macht keine Gefangenen zur Positionierung von Julius Bär: "Das Dilemma bleibt: Wer seine Millionen zu einer Bank mit globaler Reichweite tragen will, geht zur UBS. Wer die Solidität einer konservativen Familienbank in Privatbesitz sucht, geht zu Pictet."
May 26, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Dirk Schütz macht keine Gefangenen zur Positionierung von Julius Bär: "Das Dilemma bleibt: Wer seine Millionen zu einer Bank mit globaler Reichweite tragen will, geht zur UBS. Wer die Solidität einer konservativen Familienbank in Privatbesitz sucht, geht zu Pictet."
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Long-term, the hostility towards higher education and research institutions will hurt the US more than any tariff ever could.
April 15, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Long-term, the hostility towards higher education and research institutions will hurt the US more than any tariff ever could.
Reposted by Georg Schmitt
BREAKING: Reuters has won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting for a series of stories on the international trade in chemicals used to make deadly drug fentanyl reut.rs/433a5Sq
May 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
BREAKING: Reuters has won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting for a series of stories on the international trade in chemicals used to make deadly drug fentanyl reut.rs/433a5Sq
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1/ The “Special Relationship”: How American-British Elite Alignment Shaped Post-WW2 Britain, And The Silence At The Heart Of British Politics That Still Affects Ordinary Citizens 🇺🇸🇬🇧
May 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
1/ The “Special Relationship”: How American-British Elite Alignment Shaped Post-WW2 Britain, And The Silence At The Heart Of British Politics That Still Affects Ordinary Citizens 🇺🇸🇬🇧
Reposted by Georg Schmitt
Der langjährige SZ-Ressortleiter Stefan Kornelius wird Regierungssprecher
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/regi...
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/regi...
In eigener Sache: Stefan Kornelius wird Regierungssprecher
Der langjährige SZ-Ressortleiter wird Sprecher der Regierung von Friedrich Merz
www.sueddeutsche.de
April 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Der langjährige SZ-Ressortleiter Stefan Kornelius wird Regierungssprecher
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/regi...
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/regi...
End of an era at the World Economic Forum www.weforum.org/press/2025/0...
World Economic Forum Announces Governance Transition
Klaus Schwab, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the World Economic Forum, has informed the Board: “Following my recent announcement, and as I enter my 88th year, I have decided to step down from th...
www.weforum.org
April 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
End of an era at the World Economic Forum www.weforum.org/press/2025/0...
It is always a good idea to listen to The MEMO by Howard Marks but this episode is particularly good. podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/t...
Nobody Knows (Yet Again)
Podcast-Folge · The Memo by Howard Marks · 09.04.2025 · 35 Min.
podcasts.apple.com
April 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
It is always a good idea to listen to The MEMO by Howard Marks but this episode is particularly good. podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/t...
"The problem is, many European and Asian partners aren’t sure to what extent they are still allied with Washington. Trump’s initial “Liberation Day” order, after all, slapped them with sky-high tariffs that made no distinction between long-term adversaries and faithful allies." Today's @WSJ.
April 14, 2025 at 4:10 AM
"The problem is, many European and Asian partners aren’t sure to what extent they are still allied with Washington. Trump’s initial “Liberation Day” order, after all, slapped them with sky-high tariffs that made no distinction between long-term adversaries and faithful allies." Today's @WSJ.
🤷♂️ how good of you to notice, WSJ. If only there had been warning signs...
April 6, 2025 at 1:03 AM
🤷♂️ how good of you to notice, WSJ. If only there had been warning signs...
Wer behauptet, Trump wolle nur verhandeln, hat auch einen Staffordshire Bullterrier, der nur spielen will.
April 5, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Wer behauptet, Trump wolle nur verhandeln, hat auch einen Staffordshire Bullterrier, der nur spielen will.
"Da rückt sogar die hierzulande in weiten Teilen so verhasste EU näher. Denn so viel Realpolitik existiert in Bern schon: Ganz ohne Abstimmung mit Kommissions-Chefin von der Leyen kann die Gegenwehr nicht funktionieren, wie die geschockten Bundesräte gestern fast schon ratlos einräumen mussten."
April 4, 2025 at 9:23 AM
"Da rückt sogar die hierzulande in weiten Teilen so verhasste EU näher. Denn so viel Realpolitik existiert in Bern schon: Ganz ohne Abstimmung mit Kommissions-Chefin von der Leyen kann die Gegenwehr nicht funktionieren, wie die geschockten Bundesräte gestern fast schon ratlos einräumen mussten."