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Tag: Ursula von der Leyen

  • Opinion Pieces

Europe’s Drifting Tanker: Between Aspiration and Inertia

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 21, 2025
The Leaking Roof of Europe
  • European Union

The Leaking Roof of Global Europe

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 7, 2025
  • The Fables of Power

📖 The Sleeping Beauty of Bruxelles 🏰

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 4, 2025
  • Russia & Ukraine

📖The Fable of Family Quarrels and the Distant Cousin🪢

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 23, 2025
  • European Union

Changing Horizons: From Federalist Dream to Critical Supporter of Europe

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 21, 2025
  • European Union

Europe Between Sky and Horizon

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 10, 2025November 10, 2025
  • Russia & Ukraine

A Note of Caution Amid the Spectacle

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on August 19, 2025
  • European Union

Navigating the Crossroads: The European Union in 2024

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on February 19, 2024May 22, 2025
  • Global Justice

Unravelling the Threads of International Justice: A Critical Examination of Calls for a Special Tribunal in Ukraine

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on January 22, 2024May 5, 2025
  • European Union

Ukraine’s EU Negotiations: Unveiling the Long-Term Consequences

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 30, 2023August 4, 2025
  • Russia & Ukraine

Ukraine at the Crossroads: Navigating Realities and Seeking Balanced Solutions

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 22, 2023August 3, 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 Arthur Schopenhauer, used in "Ukraine, Crimea, and the Illusion of Victory." 👇

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