Carsten Bonde Pedersen

@insightview.eu

Global Political and Macroeconomic Analysis Located in Denmark

When the US tech CEOs argue for or against cheap Chinese open-weight models, they are primarily speaking in their own rather than in the national interest – and there is an enormous amount at stake. Low-cost Chinese AI models are splitting tech executives & Washington restofworld.org/2026/silicon...

Why Silicon Valley is divided over China’s powerful, cheap AI models

Low-cost Chinese open-weight models are splitting tech executives and Washington over national security and competitiveness.

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US justifies new 10–12.5% tariffs on 60 countries - EU included - as a crackdown on 'forced labour'.Yes, forced labour. In the EU. Home of mandatory paid leave & strong worker protections, unlike the country writing the tariff. USA - The Land of Confusion. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Trump’s Trade Wars Are Back—Despite the Supreme Court

The president’s proposed use of an obscure Depression-era law shows courts and Congress haven’t curbed Trump’s ambition to impose tariffs at will.

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Trump doesn’t need to leave Europe. Europe is leaving an unpredictable America. Skeptical European politicians must stop declaring that independence from the United States is impossible. Start now — and accelerate. It is never too late! www.politico.eu/article/dona...

Trump spent a decade making friends in Europe. Now they’re turning away.

From Italy to France, nationalist leaders are reassessing their ties with the U.S. president as his brand sours across the EU.

politico.eu

Can the EU remain united on a hard line towards China? . “Europe is extraordinarily open … If you came from Mars and were told to look whether it was China or Europe being protectionist, it would take a split second to determine that China is the protectionist country.” www.scmp.com/news/china/d...

A sinking ship? Why the EU and China could be heading for a trade war

Clashes at a conference in Chinese capital reflect wider tensions that threaten to descend into an economic conflict.

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A “successful” Xi-Trump summit that is, from a Chinese perspective, & toe-curling from the perspective of US voters. Trump walked away with a “castle in the air” of new Boeing orders. Consequence: yet another round of spanking European allies.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ www.reuters.com/world/china/...

Trump leaves Beijing with few wins but warm words for Xi

President Donald Trump left China with no major breakthroughs on trade or tangible help from Beijing to end his Iran war, despite two days spent heaping praise on his host, ​Xi Jinping.

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The United States should be careful. There may come a day in just a few years when a German government asks the Americans to leave strategically important military installations in Germany. Geopolitics is currently changing at a rapid pace. www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

Hegseth orders withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany

The drawdown, which comes after the country’s leader sparred with President Donald Trump over the Iran war, leaves about 33,000 troops there.

politico.com