Europe’s current leaders long ago ceased to think in terms of national or “European” interests, and have instead become beholden to a single objective: the preservation of trasatlanticism at all costs
In field operations, once you achieve secure the first advance you move onto the next objective. Mr Fazi needs to be lauded for unearthing the specifics of Brussels blame shifting among the Euro-elite/oligarchs, the corruption and abuse of power and scope-creep of competencies. I think this “alternative view” of Euro-politics is becoming mainstream: so let's dig deeper.
Yes this is how mainstream parties are behaving, but WHY?(!!). While elite group-think is captured by an Atlanticist consensus, it could not be sustained if Europe’s economic elite (who own these Eurotrash politicians) were not benefiting more from the current economic system than one that better served their nations’ national economic interests and social values.
They have captured national governments, which no longer balance the public interest very well against their special interests, hollowing out public administration to weaken capacity (& then justify Thames Water type privatisations) and override “populism” via Brussels, in cases where it can’t be controlled locally. That macro picture translates into rent-seeking microeconomics where BMW, like Boeing, can make better (short term) returns in off shoring production to the US, add a low-tax revenue stream through financialization, and lobby for tariffs in the EU because this renders them uncompetitive to Tesla or BYD. Growth that looks like a chart of a turkey’s weight, right up until Christmas.
How do we take back control, because as we know from the UK - leaving the EU isn't the answer.
"...."An analogous arrangement with Greenland would offer Washington the advantage of consolidating control while formally respecting Greenlandic self-rule, all while weakening Denmark’s position. A 1951 agreement already allows the US to station unlimited numbers of troops on the island; today, only one active base remains, but the legal framework for expansion is firmly in place...."
Psst.....guess what Mette Fredriksen herself signed 6 months ago:
Mette Fredriksen yapping about leaving NATO is really pointless when she just re-affirmed this agreement, People should read it. It is 37 pages long and no doubt there are top secret supplements that are far longer and more onerous.
Mette Fredriksen is playing the public for fools. Shockingly no one is calling her bluff and waving this "Defense Cooperation Agreement".
She is not the only one. Virtually every country in the NATO multilateral pact has signed some form of bilateral military agreement, that is basically a turnkey agreement to be turned into a puppet state occupied by foreign troops.
In field operations, once you achieve secure the first advance you move onto the next objective. Mr Fazi needs to be lauded for unearthing the specifics of Brussels blame shifting among the Euro-elite/oligarchs, the corruption and abuse of power and scope-creep of competencies. I think this “alternative view” of Euro-politics is becoming mainstream: so let's dig deeper.
Yes this is how mainstream parties are behaving, but WHY?(!!). While elite group-think is captured by an Atlanticist consensus, it could not be sustained if Europe’s economic elite (who own these Eurotrash politicians) were not benefiting more from the current economic system than one that better served their nations’ national economic interests and social values.
They have captured national governments, which no longer balance the public interest very well against their special interests, hollowing out public administration to weaken capacity (& then justify Thames Water type privatisations) and override “populism” via Brussels, in cases where it can’t be controlled locally. That macro picture translates into rent-seeking microeconomics where BMW, like Boeing, can make better (short term) returns in off shoring production to the US, add a low-tax revenue stream through financialization, and lobby for tariffs in the EU because this renders them uncompetitive to Tesla or BYD. Growth that looks like a chart of a turkey’s weight, right up until Christmas.
How do we take back control, because as we know from the UK - leaving the EU isn't the answer.
Trump has, so far at any rate, chosen his targets carefully.
Maduro and his gangsterish Venezuela aren't a hill that any sane person is prepared to die on.
Similarly, it's unlikely that any Dane is willing to die for Greenland.
So Trump wins, in the absence of any opposition.
European sovereignty is a phantasm, as "Europe" (as a political entity) is also a phantasm.
The European response to Trump regarding Greenland isn't suicidal, therefore, as phantasms cannot commit suicide.
"...."An analogous arrangement with Greenland would offer Washington the advantage of consolidating control while formally respecting Greenlandic self-rule, all while weakening Denmark’s position. A 1951 agreement already allows the US to station unlimited numbers of troops on the island; today, only one active base remains, but the legal framework for expansion is firmly in place...."
Psst.....guess what Mette Fredriksen herself signed 6 months ago:
https://www.dw.com/en/denmark-finalizes-us-defense-deal-despite-greenland-gripes/a-73210846
https://regeringen.dk/nyheder/2023/ny-aftale-styrker-forsvarssamarbejdet-mellem-danmark-og-usa/
https://www.fmn.dk/globalassets/fmn/dokumenter/nyheder/2023/-faktaark-om-aftalen-med-usa-fmn-og-um-.pdf
Mette Fredriksen yapping about leaving NATO is really pointless when she just re-affirmed this agreement, People should read it. It is 37 pages long and no doubt there are top secret supplements that are far longer and more onerous.
Mette Fredriksen is playing the public for fools. Shockingly no one is calling her bluff and waving this "Defense Cooperation Agreement".
She is not the only one. Virtually every country in the NATO multilateral pact has signed some form of bilateral military agreement, that is basically a turnkey agreement to be turned into a puppet state occupied by foreign troops.
They all playing you for fools.
Excuse me… “a murderous attack on Venezuela”? Who was murdered?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/06/maduro-raid-death-toll/
https://substack.com/@nelbonilla/note/c-197352292
Hey Tom, trying to reach you via Bat4Eu email. Let me know if there is a different way to reach you!