MARKETING AND BRAND STRATEGY
Germany Faces the Second “China Shock”
Internationalism No. 89, July 2026 Page 3 From the series European news German industrial output has been falling for six years. This is happening at a time when the US is imposing tariffs, competition from China is growing, and the energy shock caused by the war in Iran comes on top of the
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GEOPOLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Parallel Appeasements in the Gulf
Internationalism No. 89, July 2026 Page 2 On June 17th, during the closing banquet of the G7 summit in Evian against the highly symbolic backdrop of Versailles, Donald Trump, accompanied by his host Emmanuel Macron, initialled a memorandum of understanding with Tehran. The president of the Islamic Republic of
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GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
The Strategic Infirmity of Television and Digital Politics
Internationalism No. 89, July 2026 Page 1 From the series Artificial intelligence One of the most penetrating reflections on the anthropological question linked to artificial intelligence (AI) was put forward by Henry Kissinger. In his view, AI and communication through digital networks &
MECHATRONICS AND MOTION SYSTEMS
Beijing in the Factory
Internationalism No. 88, June 2026 Page 16 Beijing in the Factory China Shock 2.0. This means that Beijing has long since moved beyond being the world’s
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GEOPOLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Oil as a Weapon
Internationalism No. 88, June 2026 Page 12 In its editorial on May 17th, the Financial Times sounded the alarm over the looming energy crunch. In reality, the alarm has been sounding ever since Iran took full control of the Strait of Hormuz on March 4th, and even more so since the United States, despite the
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