TimS

Greetings from the Liberal Democrats. (View Post)

Both the Americans and some Europeans overestimate Europes economic dependence on the US. It’s important, but not existential. See also German dependence on Russian gas. That’s true both of the EU me… (View Post)

And they certainly don’t want direct war with NATO, which gives it leverage. Or would do if Trump wasn’t a cuckoo in the nest. (View Post)

The Vietcong told the USA to F off, as did the Algerians to France, the Afghans to first the Soviets then the Americans, and indeed Ukraine to the Soviet Union in the 90s. (View Post)

DBT will have a list of commodities that are worth retaliation and those that are not. Partly this depends on price elasticity for the buyers. If all meaningful sources of Aluminium are facing simila… (View Post)