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Jan Dehn's Blog
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How to kill a country
Morocco is doing in Western Sahara what Israel is doing in the Occupied Territories; displacing the original population and sending them into statelessness.

Jan Dehn
Sep 269 min read


How to turn Trump into your little biatch
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen just got Trump to ramp up the defence of Greenland without making a single meaningful concession. Other leaders should pay attention - this is how you turn Trump into your little biatch!

Jan Dehn
Sep 192 min read


The unassailable logic of Putin’s aggression
Russian aggression against Europe’s NATO member states is certain to continue, because it is underpinned by an unassailable logic.

Jan Dehn
Sep 153 min read


The Big Business-Billionaire-Fascism Nexus
The interests of tech billionaires and fascist leaders like Trump and Farage are extraordinarily closely aligned. This explains the surge in mega-donations in recent years, but it does not bode well for democracy.

Jan Dehn
Sep 136 min read


Is there safety in the US Treasuries trap?
Institutional investors have major exposure to the US Treasury market to which there is no obvious substitute. Should the lack of alternatives fact make you feel safer owning the bonds?

Jan Dehn
Aug 235 min read


America's downfall
The President commits crimes daily, all morality has gone out the window, churches openly back paedophile rapists. How did it come to pass?

Jan Dehn
Aug 216 min read


Are you ready for the world of tomorrow?
The population mix in most countries is set to change dramatically over the coming decades. Yet, most people are either unaware or in denial about this fact. Are you among them?

Jan Dehn
Aug 312 min read


Charlatans and technocrats
There is a huge contrast between Singapore and the United States when it comes to political accountability. How do Western democracies become less like the US and more like Singapore?

Jan Dehn
Jul 57 min read


Trump's chickens come home to roost
Trump's short-sightedness is epic, but his policy chickens are now coming home to roost. I give insightful examples and draw a radical conclusion.

Jan Dehn
Jun 2012 min read


Are Republicans fiscally responsible?
November's mid-term election is likely to produce the worst possible political constellation as far as US public debt is concerned. Here is why you should worry.

Jan Dehn
May 3110 min read


The economic alarm bells are ringing
Bond markets are signalling a major policy clusterfuck on the part of the Trump Administration, while stock markets are on an AI bender. Which market is right?

Jan Dehn
May 219 min read


The deliberate misreading of the Elephant Curve
Since 2016, much of politics in the West been based on a deliberate misreading of the so-called Elephant Curve.

Jan Dehn
Mar 2410 min read


Death knell for oil
Looking back, we will recognise the Iran oil shock as the death knell for hydrocarbons. Renewables will never impart such shocks.

Jan Dehn
Mar 193 min read


China pivot
Europe would be well-advised to pivot more quickly towards China from the US. China is far more reliable than the United States.

Jan Dehn
Mar 165 min read


No thank you for your service
It irks me when someone says thank you for your service. Automatic deference to the military brushes over the reality of America's dishonourable wars.

Jan Dehn
Mar 119 min read


The limits to scapegoating
Trump relies heavily on scapegoating, but he is hitting the wall both domestically and abroad. Expect both comedy and horror as mid-term elections approach.

Jan Dehn
Mar 68 min read


A tale told by an idiot
There is a pattern in almost all Trump's policies: Big fanfare soon turns to whimper. Iran will be the same.

Jan Dehn
Mar 16 min read


All change in November
November's midterm election is not just about who controls Congress. It is also about Trump's future, possibly even the future of the American political system.

Jan Dehn
Feb 225 min read


The Fascist World Cup
The 1934 FIFA World Cup and the 1936 Olympic Games were used by Mussolini and Hitler to promote fascism. Will FIFA allow Trump to do the same in 2026?

Jan Dehn
Jan 273 min read


Trump's double-disaster at Davos
What does Trump's double-disaster at Davos mean for the immediate future?

Jan Dehn
Jan 224 min read
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