Sam Vaknin
The Black Future of the Black Sea
The retaking of Crimea by Russia in 2014 complicated matters. The Black Sea is both a hinterland and…
Three Seas, One Destiny
It is the second incarnation of “Intermarium”, a failed Polish initiative in the 1930s. That was an attempt…
Europe’s Renewables Energy Crisis
Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The war in Ukraine forced Europe to face up to its energy dependencies and brought…
Putin’s Doomed Adversaries
Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Did Prigozhin fake his own death? I would have had I been in his…
Should EU Choose Anarchy as an Organizing Principle?
Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The recent spate of fraud and corruption scandals in the EU’s institutions signals the…
Education in the EU Should Remain a Public Good
Contrary to common misconceptions, public goods are not "goods provided by the public" (read: by the government). Public…
The Future of Oil Prices
In some countries, prices are fixed entirely by market forces, supply, and demand, usually through specialized exchanges (e.g.,…
China’s Ponzi Scheme Economy
The Chinese authorities' attempts to clamp down on rampant speculation and price gouging are too little, too late,…
EU: Private Sector No Substitute for Public Spending
Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Fighting the last economic war seems to be a maxim of the European Union.…
Censorship, West and East and the Rising Idiocracy
Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Censorship is any suppression of speech that is motivated by an ideology or by…
Ukraine’s Grain Under Russia’s Reign
Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Here is some breaking news: Russia and Ukraine compete in the same export markets for…
Time for #MenToo
Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) of the United Kingdom (UK) has recently criminalized “love-bombing”: overzealous…
EU: Values or Valuables? Time to Suspend Hungary, Poland
In the banana republic that this country had become, the Minister of Justice is also the Attorney General.…
Compassion Fatigue: Ukrainians Not Welcome
But the indolent, decadent, and sated West is fatigued. The novelty wore off as did the self-congratulatory feel…
Qur’an Burning: The Limits of Free Speech
Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper)Both Freud and Marx maintained the view that all religions are mass psychogenic illnesses: socially…