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+++ She has been exploring for a long time. Now Annalena Baerbock has found a follow-up position. @UN_PGA The former Foreign Minister will be a professor at @Columbia and will stay in New York for the coming years. Topic among others: "Global leadership." No joke. Source: @TableBriefings https://t.co/HIK9YCzQlq (translated)

Czech economist and politician

Trump offers a similar fiscal story as his Czech motorist admirers - he promises economic discipline, but instead creates a gigantic debt. This has, in the USA, first exceeded the threshold of 40 trillion dollars, which led the markets to react with a rapid rise in interest rates. It will affect not just wallets. (translated)

economic analyst and technology communicator

During the week of August 7, U.S. oil reserves hit 298.7 million barrels. Below 300 million for the first time since January 1983, when the deposit was still being filled for the first time in history. An analyst summarized it on CNBC. (translated)

Yes, this is an element of the systemic war about who holds which position in the building of global capitalism. Americans defend their positions with non-economic arguments because they are losing in productivity. Such things trigger world wars. The rest is empty ideological rhetoric and (translated)

French economist

🇺🇸 🇮🇷 U.S. TREASURY EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE IT WILL BROADEN SCOPE OF SECONDARY SANCTIONS ON COUNTRIES, ENTITIES DOING BUSINESS WITH IRAN-SOURCE FAMILIAR WITH BESSENT'S PLANS - RTRS *U.S. TREASURY TO MAKE ANY ACTIVITY IN CERTAIN IRAN SECTORS SUBJECT TO SECONDARY SANCTIONS-SOURCE-RTRS #USTreasury #Sanctions #Iran #US #IR

A #Church that is neither #chaplain nor #banner As religion returns as a tool of power from Washington to Moscow to Delhi, faith risks becoming an identity weapon; the Church stays effective only by remaining free and unenlistable. My take in Global Catholic: #Church #Faith #Religion #US #RU #IN

French economist

🇺🇸 Bessent could tap near $1 trillion Treasury General Account to fund bond #buybacks, sources said - CNBC https://t.co/7ZRwu53YoU #Treasury #buybacks #finance #US

German economist, author and blogger

The USA is establishing the USD in the digital infrastructure of the financial system while the ECB is watching. (translated)

Today more commitments of solidarity with Ukraine will be made, as it has already been 4 and a half years since the illegal Russian invasion. We know well, in Portugal and in Europe, the value of independence. Let us rise to the occasion, on both sides of the Atlantic, in this time. (translated)

Polish political scientist, historian

Dear Ambassador @USAmbPoland, @Meta is carrying - and profiting from - paid scam advertisements that use an AI-generated likeness of the President of Poland, @NawrockiKn, without authorization. Meta has been repeatedly alerted to this practice. If its continued failure to stop #ScamAds #AIethics #PolishPresident #PL #US

Already officially. The Eastern Shield has become part of the US strategy. It is the "EASTERN FLANK DETERRENCE INITIATIVE". Thanks to the involvement of the USA, Great Britain, Germany, and France - we are no longer talking about a national project, but about a partnership within NATO. The line of defense for Europe begins in (translated)

Czech-Greek journalist and TV reporter

European stocks, according to Goldman Sachs analysis, surprisingly outperform the American market — despite weaker economic growth, expensive energy, and pressure from the Chinese industry. In a comment for the Financial Times, Sharon Bell points out that European stocks have outperformed the S&P since the beginning of 2025. (translated)