Category Archives: China

Confronting NATO’s War Summit in Washington

Yet another NATO summit has escalation on the agenda, despite the weakening of the West’s position.

“Dollar Doomsters Have Got It All Wrong”

Why reports of the [imminent] death of the dollar are greatly exaggerated.

Türkiye Shows Renewed Interest in Joining BRICS

The moves are being welcomed by Beijing and Moscow. Is Ankara serious this time or is this more playing both sides by Erdogan?

Black Sea Port Becomes Geopolitical Battleground Between China and the EU

Western handwringing over China building a port a little too close to Europe’s backyard.

‘To Be America’s Friend Is Fatal’: A Current Overview

Nowadays, to be America’s enemy is largely beneficial.

U.S. Remains Painfully Dependent on China for Silicon and Solar Panels

Yet another own goal in the US economic war against China. We chose to make ourselves dependent and don’t like where we are.

Satyajit Das: The Economic Costs of Modern War

How economic, military and political costs and consequences are intersecting in the Ukraine and Israel-Palestine conflicts

US Trade Desperation: Trump Insider Robert Lightheizer Recommends Third-World Capital Controls to Achieve Balanced Trade

New desperate ideas to fix chronic US trade imbalances, like capital controls, are getting a hearing.

Dr. Jill Stein & Michael Hudson: Fighting Russia & China to Last American: Destroying US From Within

The high cost and risks of the Biden Administration commitment to pursue forever wars with Russia and China.

How Geopolitics Is Changing Trade

Western measures against Russia and China measures have affected global trade. But what of actual winners and losers?

Nuclear Energy: The New Geopolitical Battleground

The Collective West scrambles to replace Russia as a source of nuclear fuel and services.

Are the BRICS and Their New Development Bank Offering Alternatives to the World Bank, the IMF?

An assessment of how far BRICS has gotten in creating new monetary arrangements and institutions. The short version is “not very”.

After Much Posturing, US Imposes (So Far) Underwhelming Sanctions Against China for Russia Trade

After sending Yellen and Blinken to China to make threats, the Administration has imposed some strikingly weak sanctions

String of Conveniently Timed Spying Cases in Germany Influence EU Elections, Undermine Chancellor’s China Efforts, and Spread Fear of Russian Fifth Column

Spies, spies everywhere.