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Recently, the White House published a document detailing Trump’s new America First Trade Policy which mandates double taxation on foreign countries that discriminate against US citizens and businesses. The question is though, is this mandate likely to be even used, who is it meant to be used against, and if it is used – can it ever work?

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1 – https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/america-first-trade-policy/
2 – https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=2279&context=lcp
3 – https://taxfoundation.org/blog/us-france-tax-troubles/
4 – https://www.reuters.com/article/business/us-tax-code-may-allow-dramatic-retaliation-in-eu-apple-case-idUSKCN1162ZJ/
5 – https://taxfoundation.org/blog/france-digital-services-tax/
6 – https://mcmillan.ca/insights/the-united-states-challenges-canadas-digital-services-tax/
7 – https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20221216-why-eu-leaders-are-upset-over-biden-s-inflation-reduction-act
8 – https://www.ft.com/content/44610d06-5e20-4b3a-8faf-4d745770d43f

0:00 Intro
1:29 Section 891 Explained
3:56 Why Trump Likes it
6:57 Why the EU Should be Worried

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With Trump (re-)entering the White House promising to end the war in Ukraine within a day, European leaders remain worried. But the last week has shown that Trump may just be a bit more pro-Ukraine than initially thought.

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1 – https://www.axios.com/2024/11/08/musk-trump-zelensky-ukraine-call
2 – https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113872782548137314
3 – https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-growing-concerned-by-russias-economy-trump-mulls-more-sanctions-2025-01-23/
4 – https://www.phenomenalworld.org/reviews/the-sanctions-age/
5 – https://www.cfr.org/blog/did-maximum-pressure-campaign-against-iran-fail
6 – https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/01/davos-2025-special-address-donald-trump-president-united-states/

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For months now, protests have been spreading across Serbia and testing Aleksandar Vučić’s grip on power. In this video, we’re taking a look at how Vučić rose to power, how he’s maintained political dominance, and whether this could spell the end of his rule.

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Corruption in Serbia
https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2023?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAy8K8BhCZARIsAKJ8sfQEoPMGIg85vL1qUlVdDrh4bQbdC2tXSbFjOs8E_A2on5nKQxb_NfIaAtgpEALw_wcB
https://frontierview.com/insights/serbias-escalating-corruption-risks-eu-dreams/
https://freedomhouse.org/country/serbia

Why some citizens continue to support Vucic
https://balkaninsight.com/2024/03/13/theres-a-reason-why-many-serbs-support-their-flawed-president/

Recent Protests
https://www.politico.eu/article/serbia-culture-of-violence-protests/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67817072
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8qgzzRf7vI
https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/thousands-across-serbia-protest-lithium-mine-restart/

Controversy surrounding the construction of Novi Sad railway station
https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2024/11/30/political-tensions-in-serbia-keep-rising-after-the-novi-sad-tragedy/ https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/novi-sad-srbija-zeleznicka-stanica-nesreca-inspekcija-nadstresnica/33208355.html https://novaekonomija.rs/vesti-iz-zemlje/sa-tri-na-16-miliona-evra-zasto-su-poskupeli-radovi-na-zeleznickoj-stanici-novi-sad#google_vignette

Current protests
https://balkaninsight.com/2024/12/23/mass-rally-blocks-serbias-capital-demanding-accountability-for-station-disaster/ https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/serbias-vucic-under-fire-after-driver-rams-student-protest-in-belgrade/
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/01/18/thousands-protest-outside-serbias-state-tv-accusing-it-of-pro-government-bias https://www.intellinews.com/mass-protests-in-serbia-test-ruling-party-s-grip-on-power-362166/?source=serbia

Polling showing discontent of Vucic and regime
https://www.bgnesnews.com/balkans/crta-52-of-serbs-against-vucic-corruption-and-poverty-are-the-biggest-problems-in-serbia#google_vignette

00:00 – Introduction
00:54 – Context
02:12 – Vucic’s Tenure
04:01 – Political Turmoil Explained
07:05 – Conclusion
08:08 – Sponsored Content

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On Sunday, the French largest opposition leader – Jean-Luc Mélenchon – accused his allies of betrayal after they decided to not support his motion to topple the Prime Minister. In this video, we’re taking a look at the French left, why the unity appears to be fracturing, and what this means for the future.

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Sources:

Bayrou no confidence vote:
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-parliament-head-warns-against-backing-no-confidence-vote-versus-2025-01-16/
https://www.france24.com/en/france/20250116-french-pm-bayrou-set-to-survive-first-no-confidence-vote-in-parliament
https://www.politico.eu/article/france-pm-francois-bayrou-thrown-surprise-lifeline-by-socialists/

Mélenchon’s response:
https://melenchon.fr/2025/01/19/jean-luc-melenchon-invite-du-grand-jury/
https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2025/01/17/le-retour-des-deux-gauches_6502670_3232.html

00:00 – Introduction
01:04 – Demise of the Socialists
02:03 – NUPES
03:09 – Rise of the NFP
04:22 – No Confidence Vote
05:45 – NFP Rift
06:43 – What Now?
07:46 – Sponsored Content

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Recent reports suggest that the Kremlin has been forcing banks to lend money to war-related companies in order to downplay the cost of the war; a move which could cause a major credit crunch. So how risky is this to the Russian economy and Putin’s regime?

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Sources:

1 – https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/osw-commentary/2024-11-22/russias-budget-2025-war-above-all
2 – https://navigatingrussia.substack.com/p/russias-hidden-war-debt
3 – https://tradingeconomics.com/russia/inflation-cpi
4 – https://adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-345-a-house-of-cards-russias

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01:33 The Kremlin’s “Soft Loans”
04:23 How Bad is this for Putin?
07:27 Brilliant (Sponsor)

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