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Germany underinvested in defense for decades
“Germany for quite a while enjoyed the so-called peace dividend, keeping defense spending at around 1% of our GDP.”
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Politics forced Germany's disastrous nuclear exit
“The nuclear exit decision was driven by a single state election and backfired spectacularly on our energy security.”
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Defense companies now lead European markets
“How Rheinmetall surpassed Volkswagen in market cap and what it signals about Europe's industrial reorientation.”
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German stock markets lag US tech giants
“Germany's total stock market cap is less than a single US company like Nvidia.”
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European security demands massive NATO reinvestment
“We need to understand that the world has changed and the 2% NATO goal is now a floor, not a ceiling.”
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“The spike in gasoline prices following The US attack on Iran caused a major jump in inflation in March. Inflation had been undergoing a slow decline before the war began, but consumer prices were up 3.3% over March 2025. That's the biggest jump in almost two years.”
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Astronauts return from historic lunar orbit mission
“Integrity and her crew, four astronauts flew 700,237 miles. We hit our flight path angle target within point 4%. We flew an entry range of 1,957 miles, and we landed within less than a mile of our target. What a tremendous day.”
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Iran negotiations center on Strait of Hormuz
“It has, revealed this new source of leverage that, the rest of the world didn't realize. It's, essential, for the Trump administration to make sure that however this ends, it doesn't end with Iran, in control of of the strait.”
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Withheld foreign aid halts global contraception access
“It's a really, challenging period, but as as I'm talking of, I will say that now we are not paid, but these are our neighbors, the people we share, the churches. She says she's now counseling neighbors through unintended pregnancies.”
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War-driven gas prices spike US inflation
“The spike in gasoline prices following The US attack on Iran caused a major jump in inflation in March. Inflation had been undergoing a slow decline before the war began, but consumer prices were up 3.3% over March 2025. That's the biggest jump in almost two years.”
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China EV exports surge amid US slump
“As the sale of US made electric vehicles continue to slump, China EV sales are having a banner year. China's Association of Automobile Manufacturers says experts have plug in hybrids and EVs in March rose more than 140 over the same time last year.”
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