Claude Forthomme
ESG Director and Columnist at Impakter
ESG Director & columnist Impakter News; economist (Columbia U.), former #UN director; #fiction writer, painter, Italy fan❤️ Not really on X anymore
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1 month ago |
impakter.com | Claude Forthomme
As Trump completes his first 100 days in the White House, having signed 142 executive orders to expand his executive power, two major events marked his power grab: One, Mark Carney, the Liberal Party’s candidate, won the election in Canada and will continue as Prime Minister, because he is seen as the one Canadian politician best able to stand up to Trump; and two, Trump is tanking in the polls as the chaos of his second term turns voters off.
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1 month ago |
impakter.com | Claude Forthomme
As Trump completes his first 100 days in the White House, having signed 142 executive orders to expand his executive power, two major events marked his power grab: One, Mark Carney, the Liberal Party’s candidate, won the election in Canada and will continue as Prime Minister, because he is seen as the one Canadian politician best able to stand up to Trump; and two, Trump is tanking in the polls as the chaos of his second term turns voters off.
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2 months ago |
impakter.com | Claude Forthomme
Napoleon won his wars by hitting the enemy where it was least expected, and that’s what needs to be done with Trump. The proper response to the “reciprocal tariffs” he unleashed on the world on April 2 is not in tit-for-tat tariffs-on-goods. That’s stuff for kids, the kind of tariff policies that were believed in centuries ago, in the good old days of 17th-century mercantilists.
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2 months ago |
impakter.com | Claude Forthomme
On March 26, 2025, the EU Council agreed on the “stop-the-clock” mechanism proposed by the EU Commission in the Omnibus package that was released by the EU Commission in February. The political motivation is clear, as Adam Szłapka, Minister for the European Union of Poland, said: “Simplification is one of the priorities of the Polish presidency.
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2 months ago |
impakter.com | Claude Forthomme
Once again, European politicians disappoint, showing that they are not able to call a spade a spade and prefer to resort to the “safety” of bland language to make everyone happy. Last Friday, we learned that the EU Commission had agreed to change the name of its European defence plan.
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Trump’s trade play? Jack up Barbie prices for your kids, but slash costs for $300,000 Rolls-Royces. This isn’t “America First”—it’s billionaires first. A 100% toy tax for Main Street, but luxury loopholes for the elite. Priorities, exposed. Reference: https://t.co/K7fVNGbdL4 https://t.co/zavyk1QGTx
