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Tag: Realism

  • European Union

Europe, America, and the End of Illusions

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 6, 2025
  • Politics & Society

A Short Note to Caroline de Gruyter

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 29, 2025
  • European Union

The Twin Roofs: Washington and Brussels

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 28, 2025
A symbolic image merging a 17th-century European map with soft nuclear motifs, evoking Westphalia’s legacy and the fragility of peace.
  • Opinion Pieces

Westphalia in the Atomic Age

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on October 31, 2025November 9, 2025
  • Opinion Pieces

The Illusion of Victory: Wars Without Stability

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on October 12, 2025November 10, 2025
  • European Union

Europe Between Sky and Horizon

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 10, 2025November 10, 2025
  • Opinion Pieces

Ukraine: Between Power and Principle

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on June 18, 2025November 10, 2025
  • Opinion Pieces

Condoleezza Rice’s World View: The Perils of Isolationism and the Legacy of Primacy

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on October 7, 2024November 10, 2025
  • Pax Americana

Navigating the Shadows: An Exploration of Global Power Dynamics, Liberal Hegemony, and the Thucydides Trap

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on January 14, 2024May 15, 2025
  • Opinion Pieces

HEGEMONY: Flowing with the Ebb and Tide Currents of the River of Time

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on January 13, 2024November 10, 2025

Summary: Reflections from the eighth decade — on life, culture, and the state of the world. This blog offers quiet observations, drawn from a lifetime of watching, questioning, and remembering. The sun lowers, but still gives light.

Quote of the week: From Elie Wiesel (1928-2016) writer, activist, and noble prize winner and most relevant to the meaning of this quote, a holocaust survivor.

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