Per Altenberg
@altenberg.bsky.social
Day job Kommerskollegium.
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Vilken julklapp till Putin från Vita huset. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/w...
Trump Has Long Disdained Europe’s Elites. Now, It’s Official.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Vilken julklapp till Putin från Vita huset. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/w...
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It was one of the most extraordinary pardons in recent history. How an unusual group of Trump allies helped a convicted cocaine trafficker walk free.
How a Man Convicted of Running a Latin American Narco State Landed a Pardon
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández’s unusual network of Trump allies and MAGA influencers helped deliver an extraordinary pardon to him.
on.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:02 AM
It was one of the most extraordinary pardons in recent history. How an unusual group of Trump allies helped a convicted cocaine trafficker walk free.
We at @sweboardoftrade.bsky.social now track EU imports from China. Available here: www.kommerskollegium.se/en/trade-and...
December 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
We at @sweboardoftrade.bsky.social now track EU imports from China. Available here: www.kommerskollegium.se/en/trade-and...
Oh no. Let’s not follow the US down that path.
I know people get excited about this Buy European proposal (sigh), but this is the important bit:
"The measure would apply only to the use of public money, such as procurement contracts and state-backed loans and grants." www.ft.com/content/b020...
"The measure would apply only to the use of public money, such as procurement contracts and state-backed loans and grants." www.ft.com/content/b020...
Brussels pushes for 70% of critical goods to be ‘made in Europe’
Policy would force EU companies to buy certain products domestically in an effort to cut reliance on China
www.ft.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Oh no. Let’s not follow the US down that path.
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Russian propaganda in full force for the Witkoff visit: Putin is claiming to have captured Ukrainian cities that he doesn't control, and having himself photographed in military uniform
kyivindependent.com/putin-claims...
kyivindependent.com/putin-claims...
Putin claims Russian capture of Pokrovsk, Vovchansk as Kyiv warns of Kremlin propaganda blitz amid peace talks
"All of this is done exclusively for Western audiences and to raise the stakes in diplomacy," said Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation.
kyivindependent.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Russian propaganda in full force for the Witkoff visit: Putin is claiming to have captured Ukrainian cities that he doesn't control, and having himself photographed in military uniform
kyivindependent.com/putin-claims...
kyivindependent.com/putin-claims...
We @sweboardoftrade.bsky.social just published the latest statistics on EU imports from China. A flood? Well… www.kommerskollegium.se/en/trade-and...
December 2, 2025 at 7:09 AM
We @sweboardoftrade.bsky.social just published the latest statistics on EU imports from China. A flood? Well… www.kommerskollegium.se/en/trade-and...
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The Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research has published a paper on the impact of Brexit siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
December 1, 2025 at 6:10 AM
The Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research has published a paper on the impact of Brexit siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
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📜The Lisbon Treaty turns 16 tomorrow!
What changes did the treaty bring?
✔️ The European Council became an EU institution
✔️ The EU diplomatic service was created
✔️ EU law-making became more democratic and transparent
Discover more 👇
link.europa.eu/qjqrGf
What changes did the treaty bring?
✔️ The European Council became an EU institution
✔️ The EU diplomatic service was created
✔️ EU law-making became more democratic and transparent
Discover more 👇
link.europa.eu/qjqrGf
November 30, 2025 at 7:57 AM
📜The Lisbon Treaty turns 16 tomorrow!
What changes did the treaty bring?
✔️ The European Council became an EU institution
✔️ The EU diplomatic service was created
✔️ EU law-making became more democratic and transparent
Discover more 👇
link.europa.eu/qjqrGf
What changes did the treaty bring?
✔️ The European Council became an EU institution
✔️ The EU diplomatic service was created
✔️ EU law-making became more democratic and transparent
Discover more 👇
link.europa.eu/qjqrGf
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With the zeal of the convert, the European Commission has begun taking on red tape. Alas, the EU’s decision-making red tape is itself holding back the red-tape-chopping efforts
Can Europe’s deregulation drive actually deregulate anything?
Brussels takes on the red-tape gusher
econ.st
November 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
With the zeal of the convert, the European Commission has begun taking on red tape. Alas, the EU’s decision-making red tape is itself holding back the red-tape-chopping efforts
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Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this "peace plan" was written by Russians or Americans?
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this "peace plan" was written by Russians or Americans?
If true it’s a giant slap in the face for Rubio.
🇺🇸‼️ Key Trump administration officials knew nothing about the peace plan, it was secretly developed only by Witkoff and Putin's envoy Dmitriev, and then shown to Trump, — Bloomberg
November 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
If true it’s a giant slap in the face for Rubio.
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Brussels takes on the red-tape gusher
Can Europe’s deregulation drive actually deregulate anything?
Brussels takes on the red-tape gusher
econ.st
November 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Brussels takes on the red-tape gusher
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Steve Witkoff’s “peace deal” looks like a Russian wish list, and Ukraine is not biting
A terrible American-Russian proposal to end the war in Ukraine
Steve Witkoff’s “peace deal” looks like a Russian wish list, and Ukraine is not biting
econ.st
November 19, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Steve Witkoff’s “peace deal” looks like a Russian wish list, and Ukraine is not biting
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The Trump administration has drafted a peace plan calling for Ukraine to yield territory to Russia and drop demands for a peacekeeping force to deter future attacks by Moscow, U.S. officials said.
Trump Administration Pushes New Plan for Ending Ukraine War
The 28-point proposal drafted by some of the president’s closest aides is likely to face strong opposition from Ukraine.
on.wsj.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The Trump administration has drafted a peace plan calling for Ukraine to yield territory to Russia and drop demands for a peacekeeping force to deter future attacks by Moscow, U.S. officials said.
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Mohammad som slogs medvetslös av nazister är lättad efter fängelsedomen mot hans angripare.
Inget tyder dock på att han får sin andra önskan uppfylld: Att svenska politiker slutar peka ut invandrare som problem.
"Använd oss inte som slagträn", vädjar han.
www.dn.se/sverige/nikl...
Inget tyder dock på att han får sin andra önskan uppfylld: Att svenska politiker slutar peka ut invandrare som problem.
"Använd oss inte som slagträn", vädjar han.
www.dn.se/sverige/nikl...
Niklas Orrenius: Nazisterna döms – men politiker fortsätter peka ut invandrare som problem
Mohammad Aluaudt Allah som slogs medvetslös av nazister från Aktivklubb Sverige hoppas att svenska politiker slutar prata om invandrare som
www.dn.se
November 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Mohammad som slogs medvetslös av nazister är lättad efter fängelsedomen mot hans angripare.
Inget tyder dock på att han får sin andra önskan uppfylld: Att svenska politiker slutar peka ut invandrare som problem.
"Använd oss inte som slagträn", vädjar han.
www.dn.se/sverige/nikl...
Inget tyder dock på att han får sin andra önskan uppfylld: Att svenska politiker slutar peka ut invandrare som problem.
"Använd oss inte som slagträn", vädjar han.
www.dn.se/sverige/nikl...
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An all or nothing future.
AI could end scarcity, end humanity - or boost trend growth by 0.2 percentage points
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
An all or nothing future.
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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Angelina Jolie visited Kherson and met with local children💛💙
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Angelina Jolie visited Kherson and met with local children💛💙
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🇺🇦🍉 Angelina Jolie in Kherson
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🇺🇦🍉 Angelina Jolie in Kherson
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The European Union is forging a new strategic alliance with Latin America www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
The European Union is forging a new strategic alliance with Latin America
The global trade wars prompted by President Donald Trump´s protectionist actions are leading to a revival of interest in trade agreements between regions outside the United States. Trade is now more g...
www.piie.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The European Union is forging a new strategic alliance with Latin America www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
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Abby Spanberger will now be governor of Virginia, Mikie Sherrill governor of NJ. I wrote about both of them, and their friend group, last year
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Democrats’ Patriotic Vanguard
A small group of lawmakers with military or intelligence backgrounds prefigured Harris’s overtly patriotic campaign.
www.theatlantic.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Abby Spanberger will now be governor of Virginia, Mikie Sherrill governor of NJ. I wrote about both of them, and their friend group, last year
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/.... The USG is raising roughly $30 billion a month by taxing imports (tariff revenue). This is a huge tax increase due to Trump’s tariffs. Other rich countries don’t do this because tariffs are an awful way to raise revenue. New explainer from me.
Tariffs are a particularly bad way to raise revenue - The Hamilton Project
In this explainer, Jay C. Shambaugh shows why tariffs are a particularly bad way to raise funds for the U.S. government.
www.hamiltonproject.org
November 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/.... The USG is raising roughly $30 billion a month by taxing imports (tariff revenue). This is a huge tax increase due to Trump’s tariffs. Other rich countries don’t do this because tariffs are an awful way to raise revenue. New explainer from me.
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Europe will now have to foot the bill in Ukraine almost entirely without America. The task is daunting. But the continent knows what must be done, and is finding the backbone to do it
What will it cost to make Vladimir Putin stop?
Europe must offer Ukraine a big enough financial package to deter the Kremlin
econ.st
October 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Europe will now have to foot the bill in Ukraine almost entirely without America. The task is daunting. But the continent knows what must be done, and is finding the backbone to do it
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– De visste vad de gjorde, det var som att de hade tränat på att skada människor, säger ett av brottsoffren gråtande under rättegångens första dag.
Läs: www.dn.se/sverige/ratt...
Läs: www.dn.se/sverige/ratt...
October 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM
– De visste vad de gjorde, det var som att de hade tränat på att skada människor, säger ett av brottsoffren gråtande under rättegångens första dag.
Läs: www.dn.se/sverige/ratt...
Läs: www.dn.se/sverige/ratt...