Alexis Chemblette

Sustainability investments @sound_ventures. Contributor @Adweek. Former bureaucrat @EU_Commission. Proud Eurasian. Los Angeles

[Alexis Chemblette @chemblette]

So it’s no secret that the PE industry is cozying up to politicians. Rhône group just reappointed John Bolton as senior advisor. What is he advising them on? Orchestrating LBOs in Iraq? Peak level rent-seeking. Disgraceful @nntaleb @FrazerAnderson https://t.co/vGV0GVw5TD

[Alexis Chemblette @chemblette]

Machiavelli promoting #SITG as early as the 16th century. @nntaleb

[Alexis Chemblette @chemblette]

@KonradBolkonsky @edwyplenel Ne pas confondre prix au m2 et revenu/patrimoine moyen

[Alexis Chemblette @chemblette]

@EvanAKilgore @nntaleb @TPUSA @TuckerCarlson Brave but he conveniently overlooks the innocents killed by Putin

[Alexis Chemblette @chemblette]

@Laurent47925162 @JL7508 @virginie1landry @NicolasBaverez C’était déja le cas lorsque le PIB américain par tête était autour de $52K et le français autour de $35K, le décrochage est bien réel

[Alexis Chemblette @chemblette]

@JohnLeFevre Different behavioral patterns exist across all socio-economic levels: HNWIs who shop at Uniqlo, students who put LV belts on their credit cards. @andruyeung’s post isn’t dumb, it’s reflective of average incomes for those brands’ core customers. You’re referring to window shoppers

[Alexis Chemblette @chemblette]

@BillAckman @kevin.@camp4 On point 15 about traveling to expand the mind, remember the opening line of Claude Levi Strauss’s Tristes Tropiques and its significance: ‘ I hate traveling and explorers’ @FrazerAnderson

[Bernard-Henri Lévy @BHL]

Presque quatre ans que je côtoie, sur tous les fronts, les soldats de première ligne en Ukraine. Ils ont tenu. Perdu des camarades. Vécu l’enfer. Tout ça pour ça? Jamais ils ne consentiront au plan Trump et à son chantage.

[Bernard-Henri Lévy @BHL]

For almost four years now, I’ve been alongside front-line soldiers across every front in Ukraine. They’ve held. They’ve lost comrades. They’ve lived through hell. All that for this? They will never consent to the Trump plan and its blackmail.

[U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell @SenMcConnell]

.@POTUS is right that Biden’s weakness emboldened enemies like Putin. But those who think pressuring the victim and appeasing the aggressor will bring peace are kidding themselves. Which difficult concessions are we pressing Russia to make? How does limiting Ukraine’s defenses against future aggression increase the likelihood of enduring peace? The price and stability of peace matters, and our credibility is on the line. Allies and adversaries are watching: Will America hold firm against aggression or will we reward it?

[Christopher Steele @Chris_D_Steele]

It is shocking to see how easily a great power like the US is being played by a corrupt autocrat like Putin, with his third rate economy and army. Trump, and Witkoff especially, have no idea how to handle Russia. Their incompetence is undermining Europe’s security and integrity.

[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

1 Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2 Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3 Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4 Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim
Russian policy 2025

[Alexis Chemblette @chemblette]

@zpaikin It’s the ‘best’ basis for peace under the assumption of withdrawn US support. But with full US–EU backing, one would expect a more favorable outcome could still be secured. And many Americans, myself included, continue to support sustained or increased US involvement

[Alexis Chemblette @chemblette]

@redamberblack @TheEconomist But certainly not via this peace deal

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

The 28-point proposal being hawked around by America is so poorly put together, so vague, unbalanced and impractical that, in a more normal world, it would never have seen the light of day https://t.co/I10fGeChtb

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

Imagine Russia suddenly claiming it wants Alaska back after legally handing it over to the US more than a century ago. Then imagine Russia invading, occupying 20 percent of the state and firing missiles into Washington and other cities. And then along comes China telling America that “both sides must make concessions” to achieve peace. That’s exactly how absurd this sounds to Ukrainians. There’s no symmetry here. One side is defending its own land the other is trying to steal it. Talking about “mutual concessions” in a situation like this is moral confusion. Real peace starts when the aggressor stops occupying foreign soil.

[Alexis Chemblette @chemblette]

@nfergus @DAaronovitch A compromise peace, even a dirty or unfavorable deal. But not a filthy one that echoes Putin’s maximalist claims or leaves Russia unscathed. And even then, surely a united US–European front can extract more in return given Russia’s weakened economy, morale, and military

[Alexis Chemblette @chemblette]

Thoughts on Dave’s attire @dieworkwear?

[The Royal Family @RoyalFamily]

Arise, Sir David Beckham. ✨

This morning at Windsor Castle, The King presented Sir David Beckham with a Knighthood for Services to Sport and to Charity.

[Alexis Chemblette @chemblette]

@FrazerAnderson @nfergus The French have hopelessly championed (with varying levels of conviction) @nfergus’s vision for decades. The Germans hold the keys, which is why I’m skeptical, but the tide may be turning

[Alexis Chemblette @chemblette]

@Monty_Brogan69 @FrazerAnderson

[Alexis Chemblette @chemblette]

@JulienNoizet @Villepin Oui mais incomparable aux difficultés que rencontreront les entreprises UE et si on ajoute les investissements et dépenses promis par l’UE, les US s’en sortiront mieux, d’ailleurs les banques du monde entier sont Bull sur les perspectives US