Teo Firpo
@teofirpo.bsky.social
Itinerant. Working in innovation policy, PhDing in Econ with a focus on Science of Science. Previously randomizer of things at Nesta. Often confused. Views my own.
(Incidentally, there appear to be only obligations and no benefits in joining a US-led bloc. We keep hearing the new world order is all about transactional relationships, but it boggles the mind why we Europeans ought to take Cass's "fair deal")
April 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
(Incidentally, there appear to be only obligations and no benefits in joining a US-led bloc. We keep hearing the new world order is all about transactional relationships, but it boggles the mind why we Europeans ought to take Cass's "fair deal")
Go no farther than today's FT opinion piece by Oren Cass to see this in action. According to Cass, Europe equals Germany, which must choose between bowing to the US or China.
April 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Go no farther than today's FT opinion piece by Oren Cass to see this in action. According to Cass, Europe equals Germany, which must choose between bowing to the US or China.
Interesting piece. The opening anecdote is telling though, as it betrays the real problem behind this mad haggling over percentages: why are we discussing an untethered GDP target rather than what exactly our defence systems need? In what other policy area would that be acceptable?* 1/3
March 21, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Interesting piece. The opening anecdote is telling though, as it betrays the real problem behind this mad haggling over percentages: why are we discussing an untethered GDP target rather than what exactly our defence systems need? In what other policy area would that be acceptable?* 1/3