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Oh no, Michel Houellebecq dons a Yellow Vest too!
There is no denying that the free trade philosophy is in a difficult period at this time. Despite all its shortcomings, liberalism still deserves an extra chance. Continue reading
Posted in Ethical Capitalism, EURO crisis, Freedom and Innovation, International Relations, Politics
Tagged against crony capitalism, capitalistic existentialism, Realpolitik
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Napoléon III versus Trump I
The US stock market under President Trump has many lessons to learn from Zola’s 1871 novel “The Kill” Continue reading
Posted in Finance, Politics
Tagged creative narcissism, financial speculation, Policy and PR, Political Leadership, Realpolitik
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Heavy handed police tactics against regular people
Tweet A two-for-one comment on the Catalan referendum and the German migration problem Yesterday, on the night of the Catalan independence referendum, Noah denkt™ felt a strong urge to add its voice to the ample commentary about Spain’s inapt response … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, International Relations, Politics
Tagged conflict resoluton, Political Leadership, Realpolitik
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The Fourth Estate in the US works magnificently
Tweet Comment on the US media resistance to the Trump Presidency Yet again, we have gone silent for quite a while now. And as before, there is a compelling reason for that. We are entirely consumed by the epic battle … Continue reading
Posted in About us, Democracy, International Relations, Politics
Tagged Free Society, Policy and PR, Political Leadership, Politicians, Realpolitik
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In other (dramatic) news …
Who is going to beat Marine Le Pen in the French Presidential election of 2017 if M. Fillon should rest his candidacy? Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, EURO crisis, International Relations, Politics
Tagged Policy and PR, Political Leadership, Politicians, Realpolitik
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Is the US losing its face?
Tweet Dialogue with the Alter Ego on the US’s pivot to protectionism and “America first” Question by Alter Ego of Noah denkt™ (AE): In its various comments on the upcoming Trump presidency, Noah denkt™ has repeatedly expressed its hope that … Continue reading
Posted in International Relations, Politics
Tagged Political Leadership, Realpolitik
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Will the US under President Trump change the essence of its being?
Mr. Trump may be a great dealmaker but he certainly does not have the intellectual depth and analysis to understand the tectonic implications that come with undoing a cornerstone of US policy which has defined probably forever what the United States actually stands for. Continue reading
The new UK Brexit cabinet looks good, – but for the sake of the world one can only hope it will fail
Tweet Observation on Theresa May’s new UK government After the Brexit earthquake and the tumultuous days and weeks thereafter, Britain is trying to find a new normal in its domestic and foreign policy. Prime Minister David Cameron and his successful … Continue reading
Western Democracy 0 versus Asian Values 1
Britain’s vote to leave the European Union is a watershed moment not just for Europe Continue reading
Posted in EURO crisis, International Relations, Politics
Tagged Realpolitik, Saving the EURO
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Orlando, Magnanville, Birstall…. Out of the box-thinking is required to deal with the rising tide of lunacy and hate in our digital society
Tweet Observation a day after the killing of British MP Jo Cox Yesterdays’s murder of British Labour MP Jo Cox has left us just as devastated as the mass shooting in Orlando and the killing of Jean-Baptiste Savaing and Jessica … Continue reading
