To an outside observer, Turkey’s behavior since the start of the Ukraine war might seem erratic. When Russia began its aggressive warfare, Turkey condemned the attack and put a planned acquisition of new Russian weapons on hold. The Turkish company Baykar—one of whose executives is President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s son-in-law— provides the Ukrainian military with […]
My latest article was published on Journal. It can be found HERE. In this report about Luxembourg’s army base Härebierg we take a look at the professional diversity of the military. Five people with very different responsibilities and backgrounds telling their stories. If you want to support independent journalism in Luxembourg, you can subscribe to Journal […]
Dëse Video gouf am September 2021 opgeholl, am Kader vum Journal Video-Format “Elo mol éierlech”. De ganze Video ass disponibel fir Abonnente vum Lëtzebuerger Journal, ënnert dësem Link. Hei ass een Extrait: Dir kënt de Contenu vum Lëtzebuerger Journal kucken, lauschteren, a liesen, integral a fir just 168€ d’Joer. Abonnéiert iech elo op http://www.journal.lu Individuell Video’en kënnen och […]
Dëse Video gouf am September 2021 opgeholl, am Kader vum Journal Video-Format “Elo mol éierlech”. De ganze Video ass disponibel fir Abonnente vum Lëtzebuerger Journal, ënnert dësem Link. Hei ass een Extrait: Dir kënt de Contenu vum Lëtzebuerger Journal kucken, lauschteren, a liesen, integral a fir just 168€ d’Joer. Abonnéiert iech elo op http://www.journal.lu Individuell Video’en kënnen och […]
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert, a gouf den 31. Mee iwwerdroen. D’USA hunn ugekennegt dass si de sougenannten “Open Skies” Traité wëlle verloossen. Op internationalem Plang gëtt dës Décisioun kritiséiert, an et gëtt versicht de Präsident Trump vum Géigendeel ze iwwerzeegen. Den “Open Skies” Traité ass am Joer 2002 a Kraaft getrueden, […]
A regrettable consequence of the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union is that the bloc has lost a mitigating influence on its political integration. For the most part, the UK has sought to protect its financial and regulatory advantages against Brussels, which has been keen to over-regulate London’s finance industry. Former British prime minister […]
They remember well the failures of the Iraq war and aren’t cowed by Mike Pompeo’s disapproval. Following the killing of Qasem Soleimani by American forces in Iraq, Washington and Tehran have spent days saber-rattling. Recent explosions in front of the U.S. embassy in Baghdad have intensified hostilities—President Trump is making direct threats against Iran on […]
The French president wants the alliance out of the way to make room for a European Union army. President Trump’s position on NATO has been consistent since he campaigned in 2016. His pitch is strong on defense but fiscally conservative: in essence, Trump accuses NATO members of not paying their fair share when it comes […]
Regular readers of my contributions to this site may have noticed that I am in no way a fan of the European Union. Yet even with the EU, the stopped clock principle applies: they have to be right sometimes. And when Federica Mogherini, high representative of the EU for foreign affairs and security policy, said that everyone […]
Click down below to see my latest video on EU Updates. I’m giving my view on why French president Emmanuel Macron needs to go.
Bill Wirtz 