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Yes, you are right about that. Both countries made big progress in this regard in the last 20 years. Maybe they should do the same when it comes to coal-powered energy, and they will start to move to a more sustainable path going forward. But the African problem remains and the global...

But you do realize that if every country on earth would reach the same industrialization level as the EU or the US, the global emissions would be through the roof? At this point in time, when there is enough knowledge about the effects of emmissions on the global climate, as well as alternative...

You are right that Europeans need to slow down in their decarbonization efforts, as they are totally in vain considering the actions of China and India. At this point, Europe is hurting itself by sacrificing its own prosperity for the benefit of the whole world, while China and India don’t care...

It is about the trends and the directions where each is going, which reflects the current policies (not the past). Since 1990, the EU emmissions have decreased by 26%. In the same period, China increased emmissions by 526%, India by 448% and Indonesia by 430% (while the US stayed flat). So all...

As an independent country, you are free to pursue your own path. But from a European prspective, India is no better than China. You are adding coal capacity to your energy grid at an alarming rate, and you are saving Russia’s economy by purchasing their oil when they got sanctioned. My problem...

One of the West’s biggest geopolitical mistakes right now is courting India in order to counter China. They are repeating the mistake of the US when it courted China to counter the Soviet Union. It seems Western leaders never learn from their mistakes. India has proven over and over again that...

There is a huge misunderstanding when it comes to European politics as to what “hard right” or “extrreme right“ means. Because the mainstream media is left wing, they have promoted a left wing narative for decades, which in turn resulted in a move to the left of all political parties. What used...

So if Israel kills children in Gaza, you agree with Russia killing children in Ukraine? Is that how your logic works?

Let’s be serious here, and don’t take their excuses at face value. The US could have easily survived without a few ATACMS earlier in the war. How many ATACMS did the US fire during all this time they denied Ukraine access to them? Yep, zero, because they didn’t need them for anything. The US...

Eurelectric: renewable power generates more than half of EU’s electricity in H1 2024 https://www.pv-tech.org/eurelectric-renewable-power-more-than-half-eu-electricity-hi-2024/ Europe has greatly reduced its reliance on Russian gas in the last two years. For electricity generation, only 25%...

Of course he evaded the question, because he had no convenient answer to it. Trump went to the debate to win over the electorate, and no answer to that question would have helped him. He knows very well that he should keep his supporters beliving that he will end the war in day one, but at the...

I think it is too late for the Democrats to pull a win even if they replace Biden, because they haven’t built a national campaign for anyone else. I don’t know much about Gretchen Whitmer, but Gavin Newsome has no chance to beat Trump, as he is a far left radical that will not resonate well with...

I think this is the first time I am in agreement with you. If the Democrats have any dignity left, they will retire Biden and replace him with a younger candidate, at least to spare him future humiliation.

I am pointing out the fact that the US can severely cripple China’s economy from far away and without engaging them directly. This means that it is up to China how much it wants to escalate when it retaliates. If China attacks US ships first, then the US will have a much easier time to mobilize...

I am not underestimating them. I am just pointing out the obvious fact that the US has the capability to restrict maritime trade if it wants to, first by putting pressure on exporting countries and companies, and second by using its navy to stop ships from getting close to China. They don’t even...

I don’t think the Chinese would even dare to adventure far from their shores because of that. And the US and its allies would not nead to get close to China, as this would be too dangerous. Instead, they would simply focus on denying trade, as China would be cut off from Middle Eastern...

They can sail, but how far off from China will they dare to venture if the US and its allies are hunting them? I don’t think the Chinese navy would even try to go far from home in an open war with the US, as it would be an easy victim for US submarines and naval airforces. It is one thing to...

It would be very easy for the US to cut China’s maritime trade routes, because it doesn’t have to do it in China’s proximity. Oil supplies from the Middle East could be cut at source or through threats on the exporting countries. All trade from the Indian Ocean can be cut through the Straits...

If all those states collapse, there will be more wars, death, famine and misery for the people in the Middle East. If this is your political preference, you are very deranged.

China has already offloaded about half of its US Treasury holdings, and nothing “seismic” happened. From November last year: https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Datawatch/What-is-behind-the-40-drop-in-China-s-U.S.-Treasury-holdings From Februay this year...