Category Archives: Globalization

BRICS Enlargement – a “Non-Event” or a Stage Victory Against the West?

What does BRICS want to be when it grows up?

Will Human-to-Human Bird Flu (H5N1) Be the Long-Awaited “Disease X?”

A Bird Flu round-up, mostly from an institutional perspective.

Climate Engineering Carries Serious National Security Risks − Countries Facing Extreme Heat May Try It Anyway, and the World Needs to be Prepared

Like it or not, climate engineering is coming. What are some of the implications?

Paris Wants to Show Strength, but Faces Geopolitical Crisis in Africa

A status report on France losing its hold in Africa.

Yellen Trip to China: Biden Administration Presumption and Cluelessness on Display

The US is at it again with China, despite acting like it wants to repair fractured relations.

The New Junta in Niger Tells the United States to Pack Up Its War and Go Home

The US is being run out of Niger. A lot of our “hegemon forever” spending is going down the drain.

Michael Hudson: Germany as Collateral Damage in America’s New Cold War

A reminder of how Germany has committed economic suicide rather than say “no” to the US.

Yellen Plans To Confront China For ‘Unfair’ Clean Energy Subsidies

Treasury Secretary Yellen is complaining to China about allegedly improper green energy subsidies. But is her beef well founded?

Tweaking US Trade Policy Could Hold the Key to Reducing Migration from Central America

How much of a role did a mid-2000s Central America trade deal play in the migration surge to the US from the region?

IMF, in a Quiet Slap to the US, Urges Non-Alignment in Second Cold War

When you’ve lost the IMF…..

Western Wind Turbine Manufacturers Struggle to Compete with Chinese Pricing

The US, UK and Europe fall behind China in a supposed priority area, wind turbines.

Baltimore Bridge Crash: Risk Management Questions

Why it’s a mistake to think of the Baltimore bridge collapse as catastrophic bad luck.

Mapping the Economic Costs of War

Looking at the economic impact of war on neighboring countries, including ones not part of the theater of conflict.

The Truth About China’s Economy: Debunking Western Media Myths

The second of a two-part discussion on whither China’s economy, emphasizing where the Western press and pundits are off base.

When It Comes to Fighting Russian Diamonds, the Jewish Diamond Trade and De Beers Are a Busted Flush

Efforts to crush the Russian diamond trade come when the industry is under duress. Why might the comparatively small Russian exports survive?