The EU’s push to fully decouple from remaining Russian energy imports represents the ultimate act of geopolitical vassalage — ensuring higher prices and the bloc’s structural dependence on US energy
can't discuss posts you can't read because behind paywalls except perhaps to remark that paywalling is perhaps a most extraordinary conceit perhaps on the level of the Trumpian?
With Britain also in a suitably supine position of vassalage. This particular arrangement - European vassalage - does seem less solid than it was though. The counter-intuitive silliness of the EU executive body aside, non-Atlantacist / pro national sovereigntist sentiments and parties are gaining momentum. As to how this translates into real power (and when) I can't say.
As planned. “Keep the Russians out, The Americans in and the Germans down” Trans-Atlantic policy since 1945.
can't discuss posts you can't read because behind paywalls except perhaps to remark that paywalling is perhaps a most extraordinary conceit perhaps on the level of the Trumpian?
With Britain also in a suitably supine position of vassalage. This particular arrangement - European vassalage - does seem less solid than it was though. The counter-intuitive silliness of the EU executive body aside, non-Atlantacist / pro national sovereigntist sentiments and parties are gaining momentum. As to how this translates into real power (and when) I can't say.