J’ai été interviewé par La Libre dans le cadre de leur page “Ripostes”, sur le sujet des enjeux économiques du protectionisme. Mon adversaire était Adrien de Tricornot, journaliste économique pour Le Monde en France.
The European Union is coming for your bourbon
Last week, US president Donald Trump announced tariffs on steel and aluminium, as a means to protect local American industries from foreign competition. This is in line with Trump’s general tendency towards economic protectionism, demonstrated by his support for tariffs on the Canadian manufacturer Bombardier’s C-series jets (planes which are partially produced in the UK […]
The stupidity of tariffs
President Trump announced that he will impose tariffs on steel and aluminium, as a way of protecting local industries against foreign imports. This news didn’t go down well in steel-producing European countries, and has seemingly obligated the European Union to respond to the U.S. administration.
Where did the moral high ground on trade go?
With the announcement of new tariffs on steel and aluminum, U.S president Donald Trump is setting the international community up for a trade war. At least that seems to be the conclusion that EU leaders are drawing from the announcement. Instead of trying to find a diplomatic solution, the Juncker Commission is taking a confrontational […]
[REPORTAGE] Charel Goerens iwwer amerikanesch Handelsmesuren: “Mir kënnen dat net reaktiounslos hinhuelen”
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg realiséiert, an ass den 8. Mäerz ausgestraalt ginn. De Beitrag kann och am Replay op http://www.rtl.lu nogelauschtert ginn. [Radio USO] : Den amerikanesche Präsident Donald Trump huet d’lescht Woch ugekënnegt dass hie Steieren op Stool- an Aluminiumimporter erhiewe well, fir seng lokal Industrie ze verdeedegen. D’Europäsch Unioun huet dorop reagéiert. […]
Human Freedom Index: the world is becoming less free
The Cato Institute has, in cooperation with the Canadian Fraser Institute and the German “Friedrich-Naumann Stiftung für die Freiheit,” assembled a comprehensive 396-page report on human freedom in the world. Overall, governments worldwide have reduced the level of freedom in recent years.
How Marion Le Pen fooled CPAC
Marion Maréchal-Le Pen, the niece of the French National Front leader Marine Le Pen, spoke at CPAC last week. The mere fact that she was invited displays a sharp ideological turn of American conservatism, but it also showed how little Americans really know about the European far-right.
Podcast: On The Federalist Radio Hour
I was invited on The Federalist Radio Hour, hosted by Ben Domenech. We talked European and EU politics, as well as Marion Le Pen’s recent invitation to CPAC.
Interviewed by France 24
I was interviewed by Monique El-Faizy from France24 English, about my recent writings about Marion Le Pen’s speech at CPAC.
U.S. military spending in Europe: whatever happened to “Make ’em pay”?
During the 2016 election, Donald Trump repeatedly voiced criticism towards defense spending in Europe. As president, Trump’s administration initially seemed to follow through on this promise: Defense Secretary Mattis gave alliance members one year to ramp up their military budgets to pay their fair share in defense spending. Now that this deadline is about to […]
