Same for the European Union: get Palantir out. And Peter Thiel’s ties with European politicians, ao Sebastian Kurz should be scrutinised.

Name them shame them

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff. Democracy dies in oligarchy.

Don't bring a euro to a currency fight, until you've made some improvements. as.ft.com/r/5f158b51-0...

I am a Ukrainian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. I have a question. Why has Trump's year of negotiations been the deadliest for civilians in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion? The number of deaths and injuries has increased by 31 percent compared to the previous year.

The populist free lunch is a mirage. As @martinsandbu.ft.com argues in the @financialtimes.com, today’s fault line is not left vs right but centre vs periphery. Uneven #geography breeds anger, anger➡️risk—& risk drains #growth. www.ft.com/content/91de... publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/h...

'The Economics of Belonging' by @martinsandbu.ft.com also very clear on this. Big role for civil society / social enterprises helping deliver places that are nice to live in e.g. 👉 architecturetoday.co.uk/the-butterma....

Great to see @martinsandbu.ft.com rejecting fatalism on regional inequality & focusing on what can be done… www.ft.com/content/91de...

"Where are you going to, little brown mouse? Come for a feast in my logpile house."

European allies give the United States far more than is often acknowledged: bases, overflight rights, intelligence, and forward presence. Without Europe, America would be less a global power. www.defenseone.com/ideas/2026/0...

You have read the Carney speech channelling Vaclav Havel's Power of the Powerless. But what precisely is that power in the new world order, and what exactly does it mean to "take the sign down"? as.ft.com/r/daa0b732-e...

A message from Greenland…

Ja, @martinsandbu.ft.com har som alltid skjønt det! (abo) www.dagsavisen.no/nyheter/ber-...

@martinsandbu.ft.com is correct: for middle powers to cooperate vis-a-vis the superpowers, institutions and shared values are required -- and the EU is the only large enough actor around which such an alliance can coalesce. But this means the EU itself needs to get behind a fair rules-based order.

Good ideas from @martinsandbu.ft.com on what Europe needs to do to put more pressure on Putin, and be indispensable to talks about #Ukraine www.ft.com/content/7409...

Very good to see the EU at least think about previously unthinkable things. It's of course easy to see how this could get messy. How about a different way of doing it. Start with full but *temporary* membership, which converts into permanence if certain conditions are met within a deadline. /

Should we be worried about a government with a gross debt ratio of 230% of GDP and a net debt ratio of 130% of GDP if its net financial liabilities are lower than those of the US government?

let thine eye look like a friend on Denmark.

@abenewman.bsky.social is right. There is an alternative. as.ft.com/r/7b8f914c-f...

6/It needs to wake up and realize the US is playing a different game — neo-royalism. This is not about finding a new normal. The squeeze is the point. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE! This is the biggest single procurement of offshore wind energy in British *and European* history. Enough clean electricity to power the equivalent of over 12 million homes.

"The Russian economy is under enormous strain, and is running out of resources.... The policy implication is that sanctions are highly effective, despite their imperfect implementation and enforcement." giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... By @martinsandbu.ft.com

Hear hear! 👏 @martinsandbu.ft.com tells Europe to shed its fear for Trump’s wrath and to plot its own course. “Truly strategic thinking for Europeans is not ingratiation but making clear what they are willing to fight for”

Serious and compelling analysis from @philipstephens.bsky.social, which is consonant with @martinsandbu.ft.com's piece today: www.ft.com/content/1da0... (and FWVLIW with my latest blogpost). We Europeans (whether EU MS or not) are going to have to face up to this, and the sooner the better. 1/2

Time for Europe to say "Very well, alone!".

My colleague @martinsandbu.ft.com is right: Europe lacks the self confidence - and countries such as Germany doesn’t trust itself. Europe should embrace the idea of going it alone www.ft.com/content/1da0...

Martin Sandbu, @FT: "Europe should embrace the idea of going it alone" Since Trump has stopped doing anything for Europe or Ukraine, Europe should just ignore hostile Trump. Europe does bnot need the US as an enemy. www.ft.com/content/1da0...

I find amusing the reporting that the UK gov has "found" legal grounds for intervening with Russia's shadow tanker fleet. It's like the legal basis is in a box at the back of the top shelf in the guest room cupboard and the government had forgotten they had it until the Americans told them to jump.

Very good piece.

10 years on from the National Living Wage's introduction, after a decade of rapid increases, a *smaller* share of employees are paid at the wage floor now than in 2016 (6.1% v 6.7%). Something that basically no-one predicted and very few appreciate, even today.

No Russia, no problem: European natural gas prices were lower in December 2025 than during most of the early 2010s. (inflation-adjusted prices, December averages, chart by @jkempenergy.bsky.social)

Ok, now let me put the griping aside. This is a big geopolitical move. It is great that the elected leaders of Europe made a democratic, collective decision to lower trade barriers with Mercosur countries. Interchange with Europe is a powerful attraction! (Reopen griping: but 25 years was too long.)

Long live democracy.

Something I always wondered is how it would be covered if America became a dictatorship This is it

The EU really knows how to hide its light under a bushel. It has just passed the world's biggest trade deal (with Mercosur) - using a written procedure among ambassadors, making the public barely notices a huge strategic step forward for Europe. Contrast with Trump's made-for-TV signing ceremonies.

Make the iPod great again.

@martinsandbu.ft.com on the state of RUS economy "The picture is clear. The RU economy is under enormous strain, & is running out of resources. ... The message for the west — what remains of it — is that the medicine (sanctions) is working, but the dose should be increased." 100% #UkrainianView

This is how to write a headline. (The wording "inevitable" about ICE-induced violence in the main text is unfortunate though.)

Renee Nicole Good was neither armed, nor attacking federal agents, nor even threatening them. Politicians of character & honor would take this time to reflect, investigate, and prevent anything remotely like this from happening again. Instead we get: lies, talking points, inflammatory accusations.

@rikefranke.bsky.social and @sophieintveld.bsky.social are correct. Which means it's extremely urgent for Denmark and its European friends to bring sufficient troops to Greenland now to forestall a fait accompli, provided Greenlandic elected leaders agree.

This is also a field test. If the press lets them muddy the waters on executing a woman in Minneapolis despite multiple witnesses and video recordings clearly depicting what happened, the message they'll take away is that there's nothing they can't get away with. Nothing.

Disgraceful article by BBC News. It's abundantly clear from the videos what happened. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Good to see. Now more, please.

Indeed, still highly recommended for everyone, especially politicians and policymakers. The book not only provides a clear analysis of an important cause of social discontent, but also, exceptionally, concrete solutions. Five stars.

California wants to tax billionaires with a 5% wealth tax and the CEO of Nvidia, who would have to pay $8 billion on his $163 billion fortune, says it like it is: that's perfectly fine! 🧵

English speaking newspapers don’t seem to have picked up on Trump administration threats of sanctions against judges in current appeals case involving Marine LePen’s indictment regarding European Parliament fund embezzling which could cost her the right to run for president next year.

Glad to see this still resonates - not outdated five eventful years after it was published.

A really rewarding read by @martinsandbu.ft.com giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Why your AI companion is not your friend