It depends on what Europe wants to be. The language is in some ways connected to the culture. Would Europe get a more Mediterranean savoir vivre if everybody spoke Spanish or French? I think so.

An ambitious and interesting option for Europe could be Arabic as the lingua franca. If Europe commits, other countries like Iran or India could also be interested in joining. That could create a huge area with a single language as long as it doesn’t splinter into dialects like the current Arabic.

10% der Republik liesst Zeit Online?

Schon mal versucht, die Fliehkraft zu nutzen?

Die zuhe Flasche mehrmals schnell mit ausgestrecktem Arm von oben nach unten vor dem Koerper schwingen. Dabei die Flasche so halten, dass der Verschluss nach aussen zeigt.

He knew that before Trump’s election but didn’t make it an issue. He also knows that it implies that Russia will never attack Poland, let alone Poland allied with Europe.

What’s the real need for the strengthened military?

What’s the line of reason? They voted according to their core values and since they have to pay for the implementation, they should change their values or should have voted solely by self interest?

Is the position of ‘the left’ that it is right to vote in self interest and not for the common good?

Wenn er doch nur anhand einer ehemaligen Behörde zeugen könnte, wie man radikal für Produktivität und Innovation bei staatlichen Institutionen sorgen könnte …

As a map some days ago showed, Canada, Greenland, Panama, probably Israel, maybe even Ukrain - it’s all about shipping lanes.

All that effort makes sense if there is the believe that global trade will increase and that the USA will still be relevant when the center of the global population is in Asia.

So extinction is not the goal but could be an accepted risk.