‘Beckham Law’: Spain’s bait-and-switch tax trap needs exposing
Authorities have cynically weaponised a tax law whose original purpose was to attract foreign wealth, argues Spear's columnist Robert Amsterdam
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It’s time for the US and the western world at large to re-establish competence
The yawning vacuum of American competence has been a long time coming and will have lasting effects. It’s time…
November 3, 2021
The West’s response to autocracies needs to be made of more than just sanctions and outrage
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Recent readings have indicated to me that it is essential to embrace nuance in global affairs and acknowledge that…
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The US has become a net exporter of instability
Donald Trump’s most significant legacy may be his country’s reputation as an exporter of instability, says Robert Amsterdam With…
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