Tensions Over Kashmir and a Warming Planet Have Placed the Indus Waters Treaty on Life Support
More than 300 million people rely on the Indus River Basin for their survival. The treaty governing its use is falling apart.
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As Trump Administration Considers Retreat on Tariffs, Will It Resort to Usual US Fallback Option?
Washington’s focus on global chokepoints could see extra attention in wake of tariffs debacle.
Read more...AI Energy Demand Can Keep Fossil Fuels Alive, Tech Backers Promise World’s Two Biggest Oil Producers
An AI-fossil fuel axis is forming in the U.S. and Saudi Arabia as AI advocates pledge an endless need for energy — spelling disaster for the climate.
Read more...Trump and Rubio Signal US on Verge of Halting Ukraine Peace Negotiations
As we had predicted from early on, the Ukraine peact talks are failing. Trump is threatening to pull the plug.
Read more...Trump Back on Track to Failed Iran Negotiations and Likely War
After only one US exchange with Iran, new noises from Witkoff and others show the US upping its demands to a level not acceptable to Iran
Read more...Embracing Climate Change to Hurt China
The U.S. goes all in on the burn-it-all-down strategy.
Read more...Here’s What’s in the New Rough Draft U.S.-Iran Nuclear Deal
A purported list of proposed US terms for its negotiations with Iran looks to go well beyond what Iran could accept.
Read more...Keynesian Militarism or Wishful Thinking?
European NATO members hope Keynes’ magic will make their newly adopted militarism feasible. A sanity check.
Read more...Pulling the Rug Out from Under China’s Clean Tech Strategy
China went all in on clean energy technology in recent years, but the economic war by the West and other developments now pose challenges to that gamble.
Read more...US-Iran Negotiations: Why an Agreement Looks Unlikely
Happy endings look remote with the US attempt to escalate against Iran and bully them into a “deal”.
Read more...Trump Tariff Climbdown: Consumer Impact Worse Due to China Retaliation; Who Wins Aside from Trump’s Ego
Some further observations about the Trump tariff train wreck.
Read more...Trump’s Additional 50% Tariff Against China and China’s Tit for Tat Retaliation: Trump Own-Goals Himself Into Where China Would Want Him
Some further thoughts on the radical US-destructiveness of the Trump tariff regime.
Read more...Trump Tariffs Run Over Already-Desperate Car Industry; Higher Prices, Job Cuts, and Supplier Closures Baked In
The tariff situation has developed not necessarily to the advantage of the car industry.
Read more...As Global Conflicts Rage, Has Neoliberalism Already Won?
If we look at the “Great Game” through the lens of internecine strife of the global neoliberal elite, does it matter who wins?
Read more...Trump Deploys His Tariff Wrecking Ball; How Much Will the US Suffer Along with Most of the Rest of the World?
The latest Trump tariffs kick up the destructiveness of his administration up to a whole new level.
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