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Author Archives: Sebastian Contin Trillo-Figueroa

Posted inTrade

The cost of Europe’s great capitulation to Trump

by Sebastian Contin Trillo-Figueroa July 31, 2025August 5, 2025

The most epic reverse colonization in history happened with a handshake. At the Scotland Summit (July 27), European leaders queued up to sign away their continent’s economic sovereignty while cameras flashed and everybody smiled. The irony would be breathtaking if it weren’t so tragic: the heirs of empires that once carved up Asia and Africa […]

Posted inOpinion

In Trump’s game, the US and China win and Europe pays the bill

by Sebastian Contin Trillo-Figueroa July 1, 2025July 8, 2025
Posted inOpinion

The rise of ‘antidiplomacy’ in a powerless Europe

by Sebastian Contin Trillo-Figueroa June 5, 2025June 12, 2025
Posted inOpinion

‘Europe Last’: How von der Leyen’s China policy traps the EU

by Sebastian Contin Trillo-Figueroa January 23, 2025January 28, 2025
Posted inUS-China

Will Trump’s ‘Polar Pivot’ spark a superpower clash?

by Sebastian Contin Trillo-Figueroa and Franz Jessen January 17, 2025January 23, 2025

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