Tag: crisis

  • THE WINDOWS MUST REMAIN CLOSED, by François Leclerc

    Guest post. Translated from the French by Tim Gupwell By rejecting the quartet’s plan, (which has, moreover, already been watered-down) before the summit has even been held, the German deputy foreign affairs minister, Michael Link has placed himself in the avant-garde of all those opposing any attempt at a compromise. The “iron chancellor’s” hard-line approach…

  • DO YOU KNOW WHAT SCHMILBLICK IS ?, by François Leclerc

    Guest post. Translated from the French by Tim Gupwell We recently touched on the quartet engaged in drawing up a composite motion, in order to faire avancer le schmilblick (= to move the schmilblick forward, or in other words to make a limited contribution to solve a complex problem). Before describing their efforts it may…