Sometimes things are a bit strange. Expressions are used in conversations without even knowing their origin. This realisation happened to this author when seeking an especially…

The summer in Germany is actually presenting itself in its best light. The sun is shining and, with the exception of some extremely oppressive hot days, pleasant temperatures make it possible to sit outside in the evening time. The drought means that…

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是诅咒，而非福音

The widely circulated regional newspaper, Rheinische Post (RP), recently published in its economic section a short article entitled “ECB sets deadline for banks on cyber defence”. In general, it can be observed that the shift of…

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山峦的召唤

The war between the USA and Iran seems to be over. On Friday, the 19th June 2026, a peace agreement is expected to be signed on a mountaintop close to Lake Lucerne in Switzerland. By coincidence (?) between…

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“务实主义轴心”

In the past few weeks one topic has been dominating the headlines, initially in the tabloids in Germany, but then even in more serious publications and media and also abroad. A…

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格林斯潘看了恐怕都要自叹不如

While it was said that when Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of the US Federal Reserve, coughed, the stock and forex markets would react, then for Donald Trump there is a totally different level of escalation. Even should just a…