Author Archives: Conor Gallagher

Book Review: ‘Autocracy, Inc.’ by Anne Applebaum

A fine gift for someone you hate.

Links 4/29/2025

Chokepoint Crazy: The U.S. Bombs Both Sides of Gulf of Aden and Considers Setting Up Shop in Somaliland

Bombs fall on Yemen. Bombs fall on Somalia. The US considers recognizing Somaliland in desperate attempt to dominate Red Sea.

Imagine You Are a Poor Nation, Trapped by Debt and Strangled by Climate Change—What Are Your Options?

Climate change, debt, and development have a caustic relationship, hindering economic justice and national advancement, but solutions exist.

Links 4/28/2025

Accident or Attack? Explosion at Iran’s Busiest Commercial Port Will Reverberate Beyond Bandar Abbas Either Way

Explosion likely to exacerbate existing problems with the Iranian economy, which include high inflation that is hitting food prices particularly hard and weak economic growth due to sanctions

Tensions Over Kashmir and a Warming Planet Have Placed the Indus Waters Treaty on Life Support

More than 300 million people rely on the Indus River Basin for their survival. The treaty governing its use is falling apart.

Links 4/27/2025

As Trump Administration Considers Retreat on Tariffs, Will It Resort to Usual US Fallback Option?

Washington’s focus on global chokepoints could see extra attention in wake of tariffs debacle.

Links 4/24/2025

Company Accused of Organizing National Rental Housing Cartel Goes on Offense as Trump DOJ Mothballs Price-Fixing Case

In a lawsuit against Berkeley, RealPage contends that using pricing algorithms to coordinate residential rents among mega landlords is “free speech.”