"Europe is becoming a museum. The continent has 450 million people, a $20 trillion economy, and the world's best quality of life. Yet, economically and geopolitically, it is resigning from the future. In this forensic audit, we explore the 'Venice-ification' of Europe—tracing how the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution became a retirement home for the world. "We analyze the four specific wounds that killed the European Superpower: The Security Scam: How the 'Peace Dividend' left the German military with only 2 days of ammunition. The Energy Suicide: Why BASF and Volkswagen are fleeing Germany for China and the US. The Innovation Desert: Why there is no European Google, and how the 'Brussels Effect' regulated the tech sector out of existence. The Demographic Winter: The brutal math of a continent where Italy has more coffins than cradles. "Is there hope in Poland or the Nordics? Or are they just lifeboats on the Titanic?" More in ...