Germany's Chancellor Olaf Schult proclaimed a Zaitenvänder, or historic turning point for his country. Quietly next door, France has also been changing its tune. Having previously been skeptical of widening membership of the clubs it belongs to,. France is now championing Ukraine's entry into NATO and favors spreading EU's borders to the east and south.
Military types need not wait until mass movements of troops to know a conflict is coming. We examine a raft of subtle and not-so-subtle market moves that would precede a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. France’s quiet volte face on the extent of NATO and the European Union will reshape European security (12:04). And how scrapyards are becoming efficient, lucrative disassembly lines (19:41).
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