The Transactional Trap
How foreign policy dealmaking can sow violence. Read More Here
Tag: Geopolitics
The Venezuela Strikes Are the Beginning of a New Western Hemisphere
Following the release of the National Security Strategy and the capture of President Nicolas Maduro, the way is open for a more robust US Western Hemisphere policy. Read More Here
Only Creative Destruction Will Boost European Competitiveness
Now that major geopolitical developments have forced Europeans to rethink how they will ensure their own prosperity, security, and sovereignty, they must not take innovation for granted. Read More Here
Remember Trump Is Learning Geopolitics in Real Time
A guide to pushing the U.S. president more quickly up his learning curve. Read More Here
Eat Your AI Slop or China Wins
The new cold war means a race with China over AI, biotech, and more. This poses a hard dilemma: win by embracing technologies that make us more like our enemy — or protect ourselves from tech dehumanization but become subjects to a totalitarian menace. Read More Here
US lawmakers pass bill that questions China’s claims over Tibet
Bill that frames Beijing’s control over Tibet for centuries as ‘disinformation’ will head to President Joe Biden’s desk. Read More Here
Why the US Can’t Win the Trade War With China – and Shouldn’t Try
At the heart of Sino-American trade tensions is the claim that China’s surging exports are a result of Chinese subsidies. But the driving force behind this glut of cheap goods is a significantly undervalued renminbi, a result of high capital outflows caused by both domestic policies and US restrictions on investment in China. Read More […]
Globalization vs. Democracy
Unchecked economic globalization has empowered the leaders of major powers, particularly the United States, to wield disproportionate influence over the well-being of billions of people who have no say in selecting these leaders. This erosion of global democracy is having far-reaching geopolitical consequences. Read More Here
China’s king-of-the-hill status shaky as offshore exploration diversifies rare earth supply chain
As more countries find caches of rare earth minerals, China’s status as the world’s top exporter is being challenged. Read More Here
The Indian Giant Has Arrived
With India’s development continuing to gain steam, one of the biggest challenges will be to avoid the mistake that others have made when they failed to recognize their newly acquired global systemic influence and adapt accordingly. Both China and Big Tech show that it is never too early to start managing one’s own rise. Read […]
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