Category Archives: Globalization

Michel Barnier’s Brexit Diaries Published; Stinging Take of UK Strategic and Negotiating

Barnier’s Brexit diaries confirm the notion that the UK side was not up to the task and didn’t have the self-awareness to recognize that.

EU Proposes Opening to Fully Vaccinated Non-Essential Travelers; The Catch: Proving Vaccine Status

The fully-vaccinated may soon be able to visit the EU for non-essential travel. The catch: proving one’s vaccine status.

Webinar with Michael Hudson: A 4000-Year Perspective on Economy, Money and Debt

Michael Hudson gives a long historical account of the role of debt and money as a tool for promoting prosperity and political dominance.

The Corporate Food Takeover

Corporate ownership in many sectors of food production has risen and is set to increase further. Another rentier program well underway.

How China Is Offering an Alternative to the IMF

China has been setting up currency swap lines with many countries. But is this an idea that is ahead of its time?

Michael Hudson: America’s Neoliberal Financialization Policy vs. China’s Industrial Socialism

Further discussion of the American and Chinese economic models, focusing on financialization as a central distinction.

UNCTAD’s Richard Kozul-Wright on the Post-COVID World Economy: Out of the Frying Pan… Into the Fire?

Kozul-Wright warns that for a sustainable Covid-19 recovery, it is key to abandon policies that concentrate economic power and wealth

IMF, World Bank Must Support Developing Countries’ Recovery

COVID-19 continues to take an unprecedented human and economic toll; international institutions must support developing countries’ recovery.

Why India is Banking on Health Diplomacy to Grow African Footprint

India has stepped up its foreign policy re-engagement with African countries and has focused on health diplomacy.

Italy Bans Cruise Ships from Entering Venice’s Historic Center

Environmentalists take a victory lap, but much more must be done to ensure the survival of Venice, especially with sea levels rising.

China and US: Stumbling into War?

China and the US are doing an awful lot of chest-poking, and if anything, it’s getting worse under Biden. Could this sparring lead to war?

Will Biden’s Central American Plan Slow Migration (or Speed It Up)?

Biden”s Central America plan includes US funding of domestic security forces to keep citizens put and support foreign economic exploitation.

Russia and China Are Sending Biden a Message: Don’t Judge Us or Try to Change us. Those Days Are Over

The initial Biden foreign policy backfires are leading to even more cooperation betwen China and Russia.