Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

  The German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer once said: “The highest form of recognition in Germany is envy.” I have always tended to disagree with this. Over the past 80 years, Germany has been an extraordinarily successful country, rebuilding itself from the ashes of World War II and developing one of the world’s most efficient economies. […]

  Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared at the BRICS summit in India that Tehran would agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the United States stopped blocking Iranian trade and supplies and lifted its sanctions. He also demanded the release of frozen assets, the resumption of investment, an end to Israel’s operations in Lebanon […]

  The Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) won some 44 percent of the vote in the election for the regional parliament of Saxony-Anhalt. The AfD is labeled “populist” and “right-wing” by most media and is marginalized by all other political parties in Germany. The German domestic intelligence service, which depends directly on the chancellor, has declared […]

  The power dynamics within the European Union are changing. For many years, the Franco-German axis was the principal driver of European integration and of the continent’s economic and political progress. Following a prolonged period of tension that produced several wars, the friendship between Germany and France became fundamental to Europe’s success after World War […]

  Earlier this month, U.S. gross federal debt exceeded $40 trillion. Some $10 trillion has been added in the past four and a half years. This debt level creates an increasingly difficult situation, as it is no longer so easy for the U.S. Treasury to place its securities at auction while preserving adequate market liquidity. […]