The Russian Expansionism Hoax: Why Europe’s Fearmongering Blocks Peace in Ukraine

"Stability and Security in the 21st Century" (Clinton - May 1998)

In April 2025, as the Ukraine war grinds into its third year, the United States, under President Trump, is pushing for a ceasefire to end the bloodshed. Yet, European leaders and Ukraine’s government are digging in, waving the tattered flag of “Russian expansionism” to justify their resistance. Sound familiar? It should. This fear of a Russian juggernaut poised to conquer Europe is as absurd as Nazi Germany’s Lebensraum or Italy’s Sacro Egoismo—propaganda myths that fueled wars by inflating threats. Today, Europe and Ukraine are falling for the same trap, blinded by fear and vested interests to the reality: Russia’s war in Ukraine isn’t the dawn of an imperialist rampage but a desperate brake on NATO’s relentless eastward march. Why can’t they see it? Let’s dismantle the nonsense and expose why this shortsighted obsession is prolonging a devastating war.

La doppia crisi dell’UE: Trascurare abitazione e benessere per ideologia e conflitti

La crisi del 2008 ha rivelato la fragilità delle economie occidentali, eppure i leader dell’UE hanno continuato a perseguire politiche che privilegiano agende ideologiche e conflitti esteri rispetto ai bisogni fondamentali dei cittadini. Mentre i prezzi delle case nelle principali capitali europee schizzano a 700.000 € per appartamenti modesti, i regolatori riversano miliardi nella guerra in Ucraina e in iniziative simboliche come le quote per la parità di genere e i mandati del Green Deal—politiche che ignorano il crollo della capacità di vivere dignitosamente per gli europei comuni. Questo post esamina come l’ossessione dell’UE per le “sconfitte strategiche” all’estero e il virtue-signaling interno abbiano aggravato le crisi domestiche, con l’abitazione come simbolo più chiaro del fallimento sistemico. Le lezioni di Vienna e Singapore offrono una via d’uscita, ma solo se la volontà politica si riorienterà verso i cittadini.

The EU’s Twin Crises: Neglecting Housing and Prosperity for Ideology and War

The 2008 financial crisis exposed the fragility of Western economies, yet EU leaders have since doubled down on policies that prioritize ideological agendas and foreign conflicts over the basic needs of citizens. While housing prices in major EU capitals soar to €700,000 for modest apartments, regulators pour billions into the Ukraine war and symbolic initiatives like gender equality quotas and Green Deal mandates—policies that ignore the collapsing affordability of life for ordinary Europeans. This post examines how the EU’s obsession with "strategic defeats" abroad and virtue-signaling at home has deepened domestic crises, with housing as the clearest symbol of systemic failure. Lessons from Vienna and Singapore offer a path forward, but only if political will shifts toward citizens.