Category Archives: Globalization

Midwest Flooding, the Corn and Soy Crops, and Knock-On Effects

How bad are the Midwest floods for crops? Very bad indeed.

China-Russia Partnership Threatens US Global Hegemony

America expected China to join the international economic community as a subordinate power, but China’s deals with Russia show China moving towards parity in economic and military sway.

As Developing Countries Reject Plastic Waste Exports, Wealthy Nations Seek Solutions

Chinese and emerging economy bans on accepting plastic waste exports have put the the First World in a bind. Will they quit their plastic habit?

Chinese Embargo Threats Ring Hollow—the Reason Why Lies in Rare Earths

Supply chains are multinational in scope and supply. A trade embargo is ultimately self-defeating.

Brexit Dithering

The Bexit noise to signal ratio continues to be awfully high thanks to the Tory leadership contest.

What Does It Mean to Live in a Multipolar World? We May Be About to Find Out

Possible American and EU responses to multipolar politics.

How Trump’s ‘America First’ Trade Strategy Is Accelerating America’s Decline

Why Trump ‘s narrowly nationalistic trade agenda, combined with his nostalgia for a 1950s style economy, will undermine U.S. economic prosperity and U.S. global hegemony.

China-US Trade War Heats Up: 3 Reasons It Won’t Cool Down Anytime Soon

Why the US and China are gridlocked on trade.

U.S.-China: These Are Much More Than Just Trade Talks

Gaming out what the US-China trade talks mean for US politics.

Coping With World Bank-Led Financialization

The World Bank has successfully promoted its ‘Maximizing Finance for Development’ (MFD) strategy by embracing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, internationally endorsed in September 2015.

The Effectiveness of the Global Financial Safety Net Depends on the Tools and Shocks

This column evaluates the effectiveness of the use of IMF support and foreign reserves in globally driven crises

Embedded Internationalism: The Only Way to Fight the Global Oligarchy

Rethinking internationalism as a way to counter the power of a rootless global elite.

Why China’s Current Account Balance Approaches Zero

China’s once-hefty current account surpluses are falling away. What are the implications?

World Bank Financialization Strategy Serves Big Finance

The World Bank continues its proud tradition of making the world safe for rentiers, um, financiers.

The Return of la Marine

Today, the divide from which Marine Le Pen profits has reached alarming proportions, most recently with the eruption of the revolt of the gilets jaunes.