Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand)

As someone who partially grew up among European elite kids like him, this reminds me just how incredibly hollow some of them are. For a quick background, I went to one of the poshest high schools in France (Janson de Sailly, for those who know) and, afterwards, to what was at the time - and probabl...

So, if I got that right, here's the narrative: - A US F-15E fighter jet got shot down over Iran, despite Trump saying 2 days beforehand in his nationwide address that Iran has "no anti-aircraft equipment. Their radar is 100% annihilated." (<a target="_blank" href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-...

I just read this WSJ article on why Europe's tech scene is so much smaller than the US's and China's. I'm afraid that, like most articles on this topic, it largely misses the mark. Which in itself illustrates a key reason why Europe is lagging behind: when you fail to understand the root causes of...

I'm normally not a big fan, but this is an absolutely brilliant answer by Larry Summers to the oft-repeated argument that China is somehow "cheating" in trade. In fact it's probably the best answer I've ever heard on this. It goes back to the point I was making () in reply to Steve Miran's complet...

What's happening Syria is probably the most incoherent geopolitical event I've come across, and the more you look into it, the more confusing it gets. I mean, just look at this list: - First of all, the speed of Assad's collapse still makes very little sense: after successfully holding out against...

The story around China issuing USD-denominated sovereign bonds in Saudi Arabia is generating an enormous amount of buzz in China, and could potentially be immensely important. I strongly suspect it's a message to the upcoming Trump administration. Let me explain what seems to be going on. On the ...

This is actually a very significant difference between India and China. Never would a Chinese billionaire dare have such an ostentatious wedding, because they understand how indecent it'd be and how badly it'd be perceived by pretty much everyone. And never would a senior party leader - let alone ...

This is hands-down the best explanation I've heard on why sanctions on Russia backfired, and why they were never going to succeed in the first place. By economist James K. Galbraith, professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Best quote of his explanation: "This is a situation in which the sa...