Backfire: Are international sanctions working? February 23, 2023 The national interests of the countries that impose the sanctions are not clearly and effectively served by these measures. Some are even more damaged…
Subic Bay: Fear of China brings US back to Philippines February 16, 2023 Subic Bay in the Philippines is a bay on the west coast of the island of Luzon. The area was formerly the location of…
Western Sanctions drive Iran into China’s embrace February 16, 2023 When from the west you receive mainly sanctions and constant pressure, the next thing is to turn to the east. This is how Iran’s…
Iran becomes the World’s Drone Producer – 90 Countries are waiting “in list” to Buy February 16, 2023 Iran is emerging as a world leader in the production of cheap and deadly drones, according to US officials, who say Tehran is using…
China-US: For confrontation, while maintaining a high degree of economic interdependence February 16, 2023 Troubled times for balloons, espionage and otherwise. On the one hand, the US recognizes that the problem with China’s spy balloons did not start…
Kyiv and Zelensky are the USA’s biggest problems February 9, 2023 The war continues despite the bitter cold prevailing in Ukraine. The information being circulated is contradictory. While the diplomatic background is clearly raging in…
China-US: “Balloon” shows conflict in everything February 9, 2023 The downing of the Chinese hot air balloon only confirmed that the two countries are on a path of greater confrontation. Balloons appear to…
State Interventionism returns to the Economies February 9, 2023 Globalization in its liberal economic version, which we have experienced in the last thirty-plus years, has also been the globalization of capitalism and free…
The Contradictory Dynamics Tempering Any Optimism About the Global Economy February 9, 2023 Markets love good news. Even when that’s news they basically decide to think of as good. A typical example is the “rally” that followed…