The US-China trade war and the recent freezing of much of Russia’s official foreign-exchange reserves have again raised fears of an exodus from the dollar. But no one should write the greenback’s obituary just yet. Read More Here
In little more than a month, Russian President Vladimir Putin has resurrected the threat of territorial conquest and nuclear war, jolted Western Europe awake from its long postwar torpor, and put the capstone on two decades of U.S. misdirection by defying American power and influence. Read More Here
For months, the result of the French presidential election looked almost like a done deal, with President Emmanuel Macron widely expected to win a second term, but he is now grappling with a late surge by his main rival, far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. Read More Here
Impacts will flow through three main channels. One, higher prices for commodities like food and energy will push up inflation further, in turn eroding the value of incomes and weighing on demand. Two, neighboring economies in particular will grapple with disrupted trade, supply chains, and remittances as well as an historic surge in refugee flows. […]
From War and Anti-war: Making Sense of Today’s Global Chaos by Alvin and Heidi Toffler (Warner Books 1993) Each of these mind wrenches is designed to exploit the mass media to sway emotions in mass societies. Atrocity accusation Hyperbolic inflation of the stakes involved in a battle or war (soldiers and civilians told everything they […]
A recent flurry of diplomatic activity has seen Beijing reach out to Southeast Asia and India as it opens to benefit from concerns over sanctions on Russia, but observers warn that although this presents an opportunity to counter Washington’s Indo-Pacific strategy, ongoing tensions remain. Read More Here
Pakistan’s parliament has been dissolved after a no-confidence motion seeking the removal of Prime Minister Imran Khan was dismissed on Sunday, triggering another political and constitutional crisis in a country that has a history marred by frequent coups by powerful generals. Read More Here
Anger is boiling over in Sri Lanka at the country’s worst economic crisis since independence in 1948, much of it directed at the island nation’s all-powerful ruling Rajapaksa family. Read More Here
The typical Western view of India’s reluctance to slam Russia hard for its invasion of Ukraine is riddled with problems emanating from the lopsided understanding of India’s perspective of the world. The way New Delhi looks at the world — given its past non-aligned point of view — is a result of centuries of learning. […]
The global agricultural system as it exists today is a manifestation of 100 years of geopolitical competition. The world produces enough food to feed everyone, but hunger is rising, people are getting fatter, and we waste 40% of the food we produce. The future of the world will be determined by changes happening in global […]
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