Archive - Augmented Ideas

Wirtschaftsflaute: Germany in Dire Straits

Country Snapshot: How one month of war knocked Germany off its recovery trajectory and what it means for the hidden champions that power Europe's…

Mar 28 • James Loudon

What the US-Israeli Strikes on Iran Mean for Europe

Europe has no military leverage to shape this crisis and no energy resilience to absorb the shocks. That combination is about to get very expensive.

Mar 1 • James Loudon

February 2026

Poland is growing. So are the pressures around it.

Country Snapshot: February 2026

Feb 22 • James Loudon

Moving beyond Europe's denial to despair: muddling through the messy middle

Stop catastrophizing. Start building.

Feb 18 • James Loudon

January 2026

Europe Inc. waking up from Davos

Why I'm doing the "Augmented Ideas" project

Jan 24 • James Loudon

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