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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 08/10/2026
A tougher press release will not supply a missing component. Europe’s proposed trade weapon needs an industrial plan behind it. Our brief asks what must be ready before the trigger is pulled: newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/eu…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 08/10/2026
€103bn was the EU’s goods deficit with China in Q2 2026. It is not a bill for the proposed trade tool. Who would pay for restrictions? Our brief asks what Brussels needs to establish: newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/eu…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 07/10/2026
A trade weapon on the drawing board. Factories that need parts now. Our EU–China brief asks how Europe can turn a tougher stance into usable leverage. Read the full argument: newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/eu…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 07/10/2026
Europe has trade-defence tools. Paris and Berlin want a faster one. The harder question: can the factories keep running when the lever is pulled? Our brief follows the proposal and the risks: newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/eu…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 06/10/2026
A housing plan is a start. An affordable home is the result that matters. The League’s challenge: fund the measures, publish the milestones and show what households get. Read the full housing brief: newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/eu…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 06/10/2026
A rising market can lock out buyers. A falling one can hurt sellers. Europe’s housing argument needs incomes, mortgage costs and supply alongside the price chart. Catch up with our brief: newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/eu…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 05/10/2026
The estate agent sees a boom. The first buyer sees a bigger deposit. Europe’s housing divide looks different depending on which side of the front door you stand. Our brief gets beyond the price scoreboard: newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/eu…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 05/10/2026
You cannot live in a policy announcement. Brussels has a housing plan. Our brief asks how it becomes homes people can afford—and who owns the deadline. newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/eu…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 05/10/2026
Same currency. Very different front doors. Q2 2026 house prices: Portugal +16.5%, Finland −2.7% year on year. A 19.2-point gap—but affordability needs more than a price chart. Our new brief asks who gets the keys. Graphic illustrative, not to scale.
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 03/10/2026
A spending ceiling. An expiry date. A plan to pay for it. The League's case for energy relief comes with conditions. Can Europe strike that bargain? Read our brief: newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/en…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 03/10/2026
Europe's energy row has reached the treasury. Who gets help, who pays, and when does the support end? Our weekend read goes behind the clash between Rome, Athens and Brussels: newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/en…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 02/10/2026
The heating bill will not wait for the press conference. The League's case: targeted relief, a spending ceiling and an expiry date. Read the argument: newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/en…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 02/10/2026
Brussels has escape clauses. Rome and Athens want more breathing room. Can Europe cushion energy bills without losing control of the public bill? Our brief: newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/en…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 02/10/2026
The bill has a second address: the treasury. Meloni and Mitsotakis want more room for energy relief. EU flexibility already exists—but how far should it stretch? Our brief follows the money. Graphic: an illustration of the Greek letter's comparison, not a measured price history.
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 30/09/2026
A slower rise in prices does not shrink the bill. America's mood is near rock bottom. Our brief examines diesel costs, inflation fears and the political price of telling households the squeeze is over. newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/am…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 30/09/2026
The League's prescription: a twelve-month plan putting diesel supply and distribution first. Publish the measures. Show what they deliver. An energy plan, not another press release. Full brief: newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/am…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 30/09/2026
Second-lowest consumer sentiment reading in the published series back to 1952 — and only May was worse. September's print of 48.1 sits below the oil shocks, the financial crash and the pandemic. A verdict on how households feel, not proof today's economy is worse than every past crisis.
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 29/09/2026
Summit smiles. Hard trade questions. China's August goods surplus: $119.09bn. The EU's Q2 deficit with China: €103bn. What should Europe do? Read our new brief: newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/tr… #China #Trade
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 28/09/2026
Sea bass and summit smiles. Behind the September banquet: China's $119.09bn goods surplus for August and $805.51bn for Jan–Aug. Can diplomacy shift the trade picture? Our new brief examines China's export strength and Europe's stakes. #China #Trade
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 25/09/2026
A spending lead is not a readiness report. Our US–China Power Brief asks how budgets translate into equipment available for the tasks a strategy requires. newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/us…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 25/09/2026
US military spending: $954bn. China: $336bn in 2025, according to SIPRI. What do those budgets actually buy? Read our Power Brief. newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/us…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 24/09/2026
A revised GDP estimate is not the same event as a sudden loss of production. Our Britain–India brief explains why the distinction matters. newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/br…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 23/09/2026
A dollar GDP lead cannot tell us whether an industrial strategy is working. Our Britain–India brief asks for evidence of investment delivered and productivity improved. newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/br…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 23/09/2026
Britain edges India in dollar GDP. Size, growth and living standards answer different questions. Our Power Brief explains the comparison. newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/br…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 22/09/2026
Missed our Greenland brief? It asks how Europe can resist coercion inside an alliance while keeping useful cooperation possible. newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/gr…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 21/09/2026
Who decides when an ally has crossed a line—and what follows? Our Greenland analysis examines the practical choices behind a standing response to coercion. newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/gr…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 21/09/2026
The Greenland tariff threat was withdrawn. What should Europe put in place before the next confrontation? Our Power Brief makes the case for a standing response. newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/gr…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 20/08/2026
The diplomatic scoreboard has moved. China scores 97.7 for diplomatic influence in Asia. America scores 82.7. Pew now finds China viewed more favourably than the US in 25 of 36 countries surveyed. Washington still has the alliances. Beijing has the momentum.
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 19/08/2026
Military power is only half the Pacific contest. The practical answer is an economic offer ASEAN can use: investment, infrastructure and genuine supply-chain choice. Read today’s Power Brief: newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/th…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 19/08/2026
Japan is watching China’s carriers. Beijing is building leverage through trade. China’s military spending has risen for 31 straight years. It now accounts for one dollar in every five of ASEAN’s trade. The fleet is visible. The dependency is quieter.
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 18/08/2026
America still has the larger arsenal. China’s advantage is proximity and pace. Washington must protect Pacific readiness, shorten delivery times and decide which theatre comes first. Today’s Power Brief: newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/am…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 18/08/2026
America has ordered tomorrow’s deterrence. China is testing today’s. US military spending fell 7.5% in real terms in 2025. The FY2027 request is $1.5tn. Meanwhile, PLA aircraft logged 3,764 incursions into Taiwan’s de facto ADIZ. The problem is timing.
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 17/08/2026
An ADIZ is not sovereign airspace, and an incursion is not an attack. Even so, 3,764 PLA aircraft entries in 2025 show how sustained pressure can alter the baseline. That is the contest now. Read today’s Power Brief: newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/th…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 17/08/2026
Deterrence is not a shopping list. Taiwan needs dispersed forces, resilient communications and repair crews. Britain’s partnership with Japan gives it a direct interest. Today’s Power Brief: newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/th…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 17/08/2026
Japan’s latest defence white paper is blunt: the balance across the Taiwan Strait is shifting quickly towards China. PLA aircraft entered Taiwan’s de facto ADIZ 3,764 times in 2025, up 22.4% on 2024. An ADIZ is not sovereign airspace, but the pattern is hard to dismiss.
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 14/08/2026
If Britain exports renewable power using Chinese-controlled storage inputs, is that sovereignty—or a better-positioned dependency? Our Power Brief: newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/fr…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 14/08/2026
Britain’s energy challenge is not only how much it can generate, but who controls the platform. China makes over 80% of battery cells and dominates key materials. Full analysis: newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/fr…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 14/08/2026
5/5 Britain can become Europe’s power socket. But replacing Russian gas dependence with Chinese battery dependence is not Smart Power. Full Power Brief: newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/fr…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 14/08/2026
4/5 The revolution is battery cost: lithium-ion cells are over 99% cheaper than in 1991. The vulnerability is supply: China makes over 80% of cells, around 85% of cathode material and over 90% of anode material.
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 14/08/2026
3/5 There is substance behind the whiteboard: a Rolls-Royce SMR contract, 3.6GW at Dogger Bank and a claimed 12.5GW NatPower storage pipeline. But pipelines are not power stations—and contracts are not electrons.
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 14/08/2026
2/5 The formation is ambitious: up to 50GW offshore wind, 29GW onshore, 47GW solar and 27GW battery capacity by 2030. Generation, storage and grid reform are finally being asked to play on the same side.
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 14/08/2026
1/5 Britain may become a net electricity exporter beyond 2030. France faces a vast EDF investment bill; Germany has left nuclear behind. A winning formation—or another dependency in disguise? 🧵
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 13/08/2026
America leads in soft power—but China is under 1.5 points behind and allied approval is sliding. Possession is not authority. The richest squad is losing its dressing room. Read: newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/am…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 12/08/2026
Europe is rearming. The harder test is keeping navigation, communications and critical infrastructure working under pressure. Smart Power means control and resilience—not procurement headlines. Read today’s Power Brief: newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/eu…
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 04/07/2026
The lesson isn't that Britain has run out of strengths. It's that sovereignty alone wasn't enough. Britain now needs to turn freedom into better outcomes. Read today's Situation Report: newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/the-strategy-league-is-post-brexit-britain-more-influential/ 🧵3/3
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 04/07/2026
The picture across the Strategy League is mixed. • Political reach remains strong. • Social openness is still high but declining. • Economic globalisation weakened. • Business freedom lost ground. Britain stayed visible. Its competitive edge became thinner. 🧵2/3
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 04/07/2026
BREXIT AT 10 STRATEGY LEAGUE Britain remains one of Europe's most influential countries. But the evidence suggests it has been defending old strengths rather than building new ones. 🧵1/3
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 27/06/2026
Britain remained a serious country. It did not remain a winning model. By 2023, Italy overtook Britain in the overall table and stays ahead through the 2030 forecast. Read the full Situation Report: newsletter.leagueofnations.co.uk/brexit-league-of-nations-final-report 🧵3/3
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 27/06/2026
Britain lost most of the important matches. Economy. Trade. Leadership. Culture. Planning. The pattern is drift. Weaker scores. Thinner margins. Worse trajectories. 🧵2/3
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The League of Nations @leagueofnations.co.uk · 27/06/2026
BREXIT AT 10 THE FINAL VERDICT After 35 matches across seven leagues, the evidence points in the same direction. Brexit did not make Britain stronger than the European system it left. 🧵1/3
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