Wolfgang Munchau
speaks with a German accent, writes with a British one. Director of Eurointelligence; Columnist for UnHerd and DL News
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1 week ago |
eurointelligence.com | Susanne Mundschenk |Wolfgang Munchau
Shortly before his death Pope Francis wrote: "Peace-making requires courage, much more so than warfare." These are not words that are frequently cited in his obituary. Not everybody wants peace. Peace is not only about the territory but also about beliefs and loyalties. The land sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims has known endless wars. It is a land where the cycle of violence is repeating itself, leaving behind a long trace of mistrust, fear and broken promises.
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1 week ago |
unherd.com | Wolfgang Munchau
Centre-RightConservativesEuropePoliticsPopulismReform The moderate centre-right party used to be the big beast of politics. It was the party of small businesses and farmers, the party of small towns and villages, and affluent suburbia. Across the West, it was the champion of globalisation, free movement of capital, goods and people. It was the party of the transatlantic alliance, and, in Europe, the party of European integration. No longer.
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2 weeks ago |
unherd.com | Wolfgang Munchau
Donald TrumpEUEuropePoliticsrussia ukraine warUkraineVolodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump’s latest peace plan landed with a bang, leaving Europe in shock. The version leaked last week suggested US recognition of Crimea; the de facto recognition of Russian-occupied territories; no Nato membership for Ukraine; a lifting of sanctions; and economic co-operation between the US and Russia. European media called it capitulation and insisted it be resisted. Note the passive tense.
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2 weeks ago |
eurointelligence.com | Wolfgang Munchau
The rise of persistent global imbalances is the biggest economic event of this century in terms of the impact they had on society. Imbalances drove China’s economic growth. It is through imbalances that the euro area wiggled itself out of a life-threatening financial crisis. They also gave us Donald Trump - and Brexit. Both events occurred in countries that were on the deficit-end of those imbalances – happily so until electorates decided otherwise. Imbalances arise naturally when economies trade.
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3 weeks ago |
dlnews.com | Wolfgang Munchau
Trump’s tariffs risk seeing the world abandon the dollar. Could Bitcoin take its place as the global reserve asset of choice? Wolfgang Münchau makes that case that it wouldn’t be the worst idea. Wolfgang Münchau is a columnist for DL News. He is co-founder and director of Eurointelligence, and writes a column on European affairs for the New Statesman. Opinions are his own.
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My latest column for UnHerd. On industries that will come back - and on those that won't. https://t.co/XNADNRxVCc
In our lead this morning, we write that – from the perspective of the Trump administration – the fall in the dollar’s exchange rate is a feature, not a bug. https://t.co/5k79LAUuoq
The idea that tariffs will hurt the deficit country more than the surplus country is wishful thinking. In our latest podcast our team discusses the devastating effects Trump's tariffs will have on Europe. https://t.co/Mb711WwTS9