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 […]
Dëse Reportage ass fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert ginn a gouf de 29. Januar iwwerdroe ginn. No dem rezente Konflikt zwëschent Amerika an dem Iran huet d’Europäesch Unioun op Deseskalatioun gesat. Bréissel muss elo nei Weeër fannen fir mat der islamëscher Republik ze verhandelen. D’Administratioun vum US-Präsident Donald Trump huet kloer eng nei Strategie wat […]
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 […]
Erdogan was their best friend when the EU needed a place to park millions of unwanted refugees. In response to its offensive against the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a number of European nations have implemented arms embargoes on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Turkey. Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio has confirmed that Rome will cease arms […]
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert ginn, an ass de 17. Oktober iwwerdroe ginn. De ganze Beitrag an Audio fënnt een hei (am Journal no der Paus). Zënter méi wéi enger Woch bedreiwt d’Tierkei a Nordsyrien eng Offensiv géint d’Kurden, mam selbsterklärten Zil fir Terorismus ze bekämpfen. An der Europäescher Unioun ass d’Majoritéit entsat iwwer […]
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 […]
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert ginn, an ass den 3. Juni gelaaf. De ganze Beitrag fënnt een hei. D’Ukrain ass aktuell an engem inoffizielle Krich mat Russland, zënter der Annexioun vun der Krim-Hallefinsel duerch de Regimm vum Vladimir Putin. De Bill Wirtz war zu Lviv am Weste vun der Ukrain, a schwätzt […]
What do you tell people from countries in which American interventionism could be considered a success, or who were personally helped by American military action?
Click down below to see my latest video on EU Updates. I’m explaining the specifics of the current EU army debate.
I was interviewed on FOX 5 DC about the state visit of Emmanuel Macron to the United States, and his upcoming speech in Congress.
Bill Wirtz 