Wessel van Rensburg
@wildebees.bsky.social
The digital policy strategist you didn’t know you needed—using terms like 'sovereign data assets' as casually as most would say 'hello'.
Also geopolitics, innovation, industrial policy.
Location: Den Haag 🇳🇱 From: 🇿🇦
Also geopolitics, innovation, industrial policy.
Location: Den Haag 🇳🇱 From: 🇿🇦
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The US could certainly hit back and cause economic disruption in Europe but that will likely cause a rally around the leader/flag in Europe. That’s what happened when Russian gas was cut off/blew up In 2022/23. Europeans will be much more accepting of economic disruption. Americans less so. 5/
January 18, 2026 at 3:04 AM
The US could certainly hit back and cause economic disruption in Europe but that will likely cause a rally around the leader/flag in Europe. That’s what happened when Russian gas was cut off/blew up In 2022/23. Europeans will be much more accepting of economic disruption. Americans less so. 5/
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Trump tariffing countries over Greenland is a test. If Europe just swallows it and tries to move on, it increases the odds of the WH thinking it can seize Greenland without consequences. Europe therefore has to respond.
Euro publics have had enough and want their leaders to push back 2/
Euro publics have had enough and want their leaders to push back 2/
January 18, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Trump tariffing countries over Greenland is a test. If Europe just swallows it and tries to move on, it increases the odds of the WH thinking it can seize Greenland without consequences. Europe therefore has to respond.
Euro publics have had enough and want their leaders to push back 2/
Euro publics have had enough and want their leaders to push back 2/
Stopping him is only half the point. European agency is the other half.
January 17, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Stopping him is only half the point. European agency is the other half.
I think that point has now been reached.
January 17, 2026 at 7:58 PM
I think that point has now been reached.
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In the last few days, several groups in the European Parliament had threatened to delay the approval of the EU-US trade over in response to Trump’s threats to annex Greenland.
Now it’s even more unlikely the vote will happen under these new circumstances.
Now it’s even more unlikely the vote will happen under these new circumstances.
January 17, 2026 at 5:57 PM
In the last few days, several groups in the European Parliament had threatened to delay the approval of the EU-US trade over in response to Trump’s threats to annex Greenland.
Now it’s even more unlikely the vote will happen under these new circumstances.
Now it’s even more unlikely the vote will happen under these new circumstances.