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Small Enough to Sanction
The EU found Israel in breach of its own trade agreement, wrote the legal act, and could not pass it. Every future signatory was watching.
Jul 12
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Ralf Billstein
2
Two parties, one birthday
The United States turned 250 today. It could not agree on who gets to host.
Jul 4
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Ralf Billstein
1
June 2026
What Trump traded for the Strait
Iran got the Strait. The United States got the same promise it already had.
Jun 23
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Ralf Billstein
2
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The Wrong Race
Everyone asks whether Europe has lost the race to build artificial intelligence. That is the wrong race to be watching.
Jun 21
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Ralf Billstein
1
The price of principle
Germany describes its Israel policy as historical responsibility. The UN General Assembly described it as a losing position.
Jun 8
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Ralf Billstein
2
The Continent That Forgot to Grow
Europe is not in crisis and that is precisely the problem.
Jun 1
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Ralf Billstein
2
May 2026
The fisherman who reconsidered
The queue outside Brussels is growing. Not because the EU got better — because everywhere else got harder.
May 27
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Ralf Billstein
1
The Visible Hand
When power stops hiding what it does, the institution is already gone.
May 20
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Ralf Billstein
1
Europe Exports Its Future
The continent produces world-class technology companies. Then it transfers ownership of them — to investors who understand what controlling an asset is…
May 17
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Ralf Billstein
1
The table for two
Washington and Beijing are negotiating the terms of global order. Europe was not asked.
May 13
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Ralf Billstein
1
The Gun Europe Is Loading
Germany is building the continent's strongest army. The question of who commands it in 2035 is not being asked.
May 8
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Ralf Billstein
2
April 2026
The last bullet
When the normal channels stop working, you send the King. That is not a strategy. It is a confession.
Apr 30
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Ralf Billstein
2
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