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A crime and a tragedy: the Iran war
You pounce when the enemy is weak and that is what Israel and the US did.
Mar 4
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Europe in the Element of Crisis
On improvisation, adventure, and the unfinished European project
Feb 18
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In artificial intelligence the world is always what we want it to be and it is so before we act.
Artificial intelligence will not replace human intelligence.
Jan 27
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Against America, Europe Can Become Europe
I don’t remember exactly when I first thought something was seriously wrong with the transatlantic relationship.
Jan 19
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The energy wars. Are China and America on a collision course?
Remember those loony conspiracy theorists who saw oil behind every invasion and every war?
Jan 7
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A new kind of world order. Not order as a final state but ordering as a process.
We all have a sense that the Western or American order is coming to an end, but there is much less clarity on what might follow.
Dec 26, 2025
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Gaza: The Reckoning
The debate on whether Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute a genocide is now closed, and has been closed for a while.
Nov 26, 2025
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Power transitions: Britain, America, China
Geopolitics has taken over the energy transition.
Jun 7, 2025
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Four waves of modernity
Europe played two distinct roles, I think.
Jun 2, 2025
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May 2: The blackout in Spain and Portugal; how to build a new grid for a new energy system; energy as a system of relations
Jorge Sanz, former president of the Commission for the Energy Transition in Spain, argues that fifteen gigawatts were suddenly disconnected from the…
May 2, 2025
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April 27: The system as a third actor; why AI needs solar; how to infect a large language model
One of the topics in World Builders that needs development is the notion of a spectrum of dominance.
Apr 28, 2025
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April 23: Trump as fantasist; American simulations; and the logic of decoupling
You have to admire Trump’s peculiar genius.
Apr 23, 2025
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