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  • What comes after capitalism? Europe and the future economic system

    What comes after capitalism? Europe and the future economic system

    What comes after capitalism is no longer a theoretical question. As Europe faces rising inequality, geopolitical shifts, and technological disruption, a new economic system is beginning to emerge.

  • Trump’s tariffs are inevitable and Europe has only one sustainable choice

    Trump’s tariffs are inevitable and Europe has only one sustainable choice

    President Trump’s trade tariffs have shaken up the world economy. But they are not just taxes on imports – they are a weapon he is using to reshape global economic relations. Tariffs are like a Swiss army knife for Trump, for very different purposes and situations. They are not so much trade tariffs as negotiating…

  • “America First”: mida tähendab Trumpi tagasivalimine USA välispoliitika jaoks

    “America First”: mida tähendab Trumpi tagasivalimine USA välispoliitika jaoks

    Kujutage ette pilti: kuskil Washingtonis, puitpaneelidega ruumis, istub diplomaatide meeskond, lehitsemas lehekülgi poliitikast, mis on kujundanud USA välissuhteid juba üle seitsmekümne aasta. Nad on üles kasvanud lugudega II Maailmasõja järgsetest ideaalidest – Ameerika kui demokraatia majakas, riik, kes on rahvaste liider ja liitude looja. Kuid täna leiavad nad end teistsugusest maailmast. Donald Trump on tagasi…

  • A high-stakes energy game

    A high-stakes energy game

    Now it’s the game, a dangerous one with potentially grave consequences, where both sides are raising their hand and calling the bluff. EU ministers are facing the daunting task to find an immediate solution to the energy crisis when they are due to meet this Friday. Russia, through Kremlin’s spokesman Peskov, has just announced that the…

  • Can cloud services for Russia be banned?

    Can cloud services for Russia be banned?

    Yes, but depending on the type of cloud service, the effect differs. The ban would be most effective on data storage, less on computational capacity and software transfers via the cloud. On the first, the data storage, Russia is “the victim” of its own creation, the compliance factor. FZ-152, the data protection law, requires that all…