Category Archives: Economic fundamentals

Estimating the True Cost of War: The Conflict in Eastern Ukraine (2014-2019)

A new approach for analyzing the economic cost of war finds the impact on Donetsk, even before the SMO, is very high.

Dethroning the Dollar: Why the Alternatives Are Not Ready for Prime Time

Why the dollar’s demise is not around the corner.

A New Era for Germany’s Gas Industry Fuels Climate Fears

Moves to end energy dependence on Russia are a win for the gas lobby, locking Germany into the global market for liquefied natural gas.

Rich Nations Doubly Responsible for Greenhouse Gas Emissions

How the greenhouse gas emissions blame game pits advanced economies against developing ones.

Ukraine War: Turkey Is the Pivot Point Between Russia and the US – History Shows Us Why

A perhaps too glib and US-favoring read on Turkey-Russia relations.

Will Full Gas Stores Save Europe From An Energy Emergency?

Sad to see the state of what passes for informed commentary on the European gas squeeze.

Trying to Make Sense of China’s Protests

Western media is overhying the China protests. But to what degree?

Ukraine Armistice – How the Ukraine Demilitarized Zone of 2023 Will Separate the Armies Like the Korean DMZ of 1953

Russian military experts speculate that the end game for Ukraine is coming in the form of a DMZ. But is even that adequate?

Top Antitrust Expert: We Need a New Approach to Giant Tech Firms Like Google

A leader in competition and antitrust warns that ever-expanding tech giants raise concerns about the extent of their power.

Michael Hudson Answers Questions on Europe’s Self-Immolation, Fed’s Malpractice, Changing World Order

Michael Hudson covers a wide range of topics, including the decline of Europe, the Fed’s mismanagement, the rise of new economic blocs

Poland’s Coming Economic Collapse: A Story in 8 Tweets

Why Poland is on its way to becoming an economic basket case.

COP27’s Loss and Damage Deal Isn’t a Win. It Committed Us To Devastation

COP27 made no clear commitment to decarbonisation and stopping climate-change-induced loss and damage

Is the Collective West Going Soon to Be Hoist on the Zelensky Petard?

ving elevated Zelensky to be the face of Ukraine’s war effort is becomig a problem for the West.

The Only Crypto Story You Need? A Response to Matt Levine’s The Crypto Story

A wide-ranging discussion of why defenses of crypto don’t stand up to scrutiny.

The Stavka Memorandum: Russia Means Military Power Plus Diselectrification of the Ukraine (“Stormy and Prolonged Applause”)

John Helmer describes how Russia is identifying electricity grid targets, as well as current ideas for creating a demilitarized zone.