Economist & author, specializing in the economics of Eastern Europe, especially Russia & Ukraine.
Anders Åslund
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Will the corruption of the Trump family topple the socialist government of Albania?
Michelle Goldberg:
"The scale and reach of the Trump family’s self-enrichment is so astonishing it can test the limits of human cognition"
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/o...
How can the US afford to have such a stupid president?
9. The new forms of warfare & the current US incompetence are likely to render the US military & arms obsolete very fast.
10. The EU needs to embrace Ukraine & Moldova & Western Balkans & invite the UK, Norway & Iceland. /4
It would be advantageous for the US to have a ruler who does not behave like a toddler.
...The new purpose is to stand up to Russia.
7. Trump has taken the US out of the war & the US is not likely to come back. Trump is Putin's obedient servant (though fortunately dumb & incompetent).
8. Europe needs to take over NATO since the US is abandoning it.
/3
@EdwardGLuce: "Carter’s presidency was hijacked by the Iran hostage crisis — a disaster he could never escape. Operation Epic Fury is a trap Trump entered blithely. Iran’s theocrats are thus also defining his presidency."
www.ft.com/content/c6e5...
Anders Åslund
Anders Åslund
I am so tired of all misunderstandings of Russia's war against Ukraine & the US role:
1. Russia is pursuing a major colonial war.
2. No colonial power has won such a war after World War II.
3. Nations are born out of war & this war has cemented the Ukrainian nation. /1
Anders Åslund
Anders Åslund
4. For Ukraine, this war is existential. In Russia, it is only existential for Putin.
5. Therefore Ukraine cannot give up & Putin will lose (though we cannot know when or exactly how).
6. This war has united Europe & given it a new purpose. The old purpose of the EU was to keep peace internally. /2
Trump has successfully raised US inflation to 4.2%.
Congratulations!
How did he do it:
1. The war against Iran (as dumb as it gets).
2. Tariffs (dumb all the way).
3. Excessive budget deficit for no macroeconomic reason with unemployment at 4.3%
Dumbest president ever.
