Rainer Adam

Political analyst and trainer. Former Regional Director for East and Southeast Europe of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom.

[Rainer Adam @RainerAdam]

Matthew 26, 26:52: "Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword."

[Rainer Adam @RainerAdam]

Solidarity with a communist regime? I think there is some wishful thinking in place here.

[China Xinhua News @XHNews]

The Belt and Road Initiative has not only improved the railway infrastructure connecting China and Europe, but also paved the way for more solidarity and collaboration, said CEO of @NurminenL https://t.co/GqwyZADvWc

[Rainer Adam @RainerAdam]

吃苦, is what Chinese people had to cope with for centuries. Thanks to the Chinese Communist Party, the tradition is back, especially for the young who are the future of China. #CCP #China

[Rainer Adam @RainerAdam]

I sit in my chair reading AI Weiwei's "1000 years of Joy's and sorrow", my wife does her Chinese language exercise, our house in rural Victoria is filled with Chinese art, calligraphy and artefacts: I am so sad. #china

[Rainer Adam @RainerAdam]

The whole Trump saga tells me one thing: presidentialism is not desirable. No chancellor would act that way. #democracy #presidentialism @USA

[Rainer Adam @RainerAdam]

What is wrong with this Mr Musk? Has he been thinking about the change at all? X yeah, what a crap. #elonmusk

[Maria Kalesnikava @by_kalesnikava]

For 155 days we know nothing about Maria Kalesnikava. For more than 5 months, she has been hidden even from her relatives. There is no certainty about Maria’s health or about the conditions she is kept in. There are no letters, no calls to relatives, no meetings with the lawyer.

[Rainer Adam @RainerAdam]

As an Australian #landowner I am willing to pay a part of my rates to the Taungurung community to acknowledge their rights.

[Rainer Adam @RainerAdam]

The #SolomonIslands might learn that when the water rises, the #CCP will not come to their rescue. Putting all eggs in one basket is a risky strategy.

[Guy Verhofstadt @guyverhofstadt]

500 days of Putin’s war…

Remember it was genocidal from the start… and will not end unless Putin loses… and leaves !

https://t.co/jQwX6V7IcZ

[Rainer Adam @RainerAdam]

The #ANC is showing its true colours: when #SouthAfrica was suffering under #apartheid, the liberal international order and its moral norms were welcomed by #ANC. The #Russian invasion of #Ukraine, a grave violation of the norms of that ssme order is condoned by the South Africa

[Rainer Adam @RainerAdam]

#DouglassNorth was so right in "Violence and social order". It isbplaying out in #Russia. Violence entrepreneur #Prigozhin will continue to be a threat to #Putin. #peace #ukraine #regimechange

[Rainer Adam @RainerAdam]

The fate of #Putin 's #Russia has already been described by North, Wallis and Weingast in "Violence and social order" in 2009. #europe

[Rainer Adam @RainerAdam]

Are we seeing the beginning of the end in Russia? Shakespeare described it very equivocally. Not that I expect a change for the better. #russia #putin #prigozhin #wagner #military #loyalty #regimechange

[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

Every time Russia claims that people it is attacking bombed themselves, gassed themselves, blew up their own dam, etc, it means Russia has committed war crimes. Allowing their propaganda to shape the story punishes victims and empowers perpetrators. https://t.co/1izBEn4RaG

[Kaja Kallas @kajakallas]

My government is moving ahead with working on a solution for using sanctioned assets from #Russia to compensate war damages to #Ukraine.

Estonia is the first EU country to work on such a solution. Hope it offers a model for others.

🔗https://t.co/N6c0LxEcgA

[Guy Verhofstadt @guyverhofstadt]

Note the politics: Council was blocked for 7 years because it chose to apply unanimity rules - unnecessarily ! It started moving when Council lifted its own veto rights. A better reason to dump unanimity in EU decision making is hard to find !

https://t.co/FKGHHOhSWA

[Rainer Adam @RainerAdam]

There are valuable lessons here. #australia #china #trade #dependency #freedom #prosperity

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

China is the largest trade partner of a long and growing list of countries. Many are studying the lessons of Australia’s escape from its grip. Subscribe and read for only TW$35 per week.

[Rainer Adam @RainerAdam]

#China is the great beneficiary from the #invasion of #Ukraine by #Putin's #Russia.

[(((Tendar))) @Tendar]

Just to summarize this week alone.

G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan
--> no Russia

Arab League Summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
--> no Russia

Central Asian Summit in Xian, China
--> no Russia

This is how a former power disappears from the world stage. Especially the Central Asian Summit is an epic disaster for Moscow. China was not interested to have Russia even for symbolic reasons there.

All self-inflicted wounds and far worse than what happened in the 1990s. And it will come worse for Russia, far worse. You can thank Putin, his oligarchs and their fascist but also failing "Russkiy Mir" fever dream for that development.

[Kaja Kallas @kajakallas]

My message in an interview with @Newsweek:

All of us must wake up to the new reality. Russia is a pariah state. There's no room for flirting with the idea of resuming business as usual. Our joint pressure against Russia must increase, not decrease.
https://t.co/lFZrGYSX08