Author Archives: ROCKHAGGIS

Fifty shades of the EU: Queen Ursula should start charging to watch her kinky dance with Trump

By | 29 August 2025

Is the US president having his way with the EU, or just getting more “solidarity” smoke and mirrors? By Rachel Marsden, a columnist, political strategist, and host of independently produced talk-shows in French and English. US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands after reaching a trade deal at the… Read More »

Member state accuses EU of inaction on Israel despite Gaza ‘genocide’

By | 29 August 2025

Slovenia has condemned the bloc’s double standards in sanctioning Russia over Ukraine while failing to act on Israel Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon has condemned the EU’s inaction toward Israel despite the casualties and what she described as “genocidal acts” in Gaza. In an interview with Bloomberg on Wednesday, she said the bloc failed to… Read More »

German unemployment hits ten-year high

By | 29 August 2025

The country’s economy is facing a third consecutive year without growth Unemployment in Germany has risen to its highest level in a decade, official figures released on Friday showed. The labor report comes as the country’s faltering economy risks contracting for a third consecutive year. The figures showed the number of unemployed individuals having topped… Read More »

Russia is learning. The West is running in circles.

By | 29 August 2025

The negotiations over peace in Ukraine show that Moscow lives in the real world. The West – not so much. By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory @tarikcyrilamartarikcyrilamar.substack.com tarikcyrilamar.com… Read More »