US-Ukraine Minerals Deal: Has Trump Agreed to Continue Military Support? Even if Not, Will He Fall for an Endowment Effect Trap?
Will the Ukraine minerals deal become a tar baby for Trump?
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Satyajit Das: The Unravelling – Part 2: Contagion & Containment
Mapping the contagion fever chart of how a Trump financial meltdown might unfold.
Read more...Satyajit Das: The Unravelling – Part 1: Economic & Financial Furies
Why the Trump-induced economic and financial train wrecks will be more severe than most pundits seem to anticipate.
Read more...Michael Hudson and Yanis Varoufakis with Ann Pettifor on Economic and Political Paradigm Changes
The formidable trio of Michael Hudson, Yanis Varoufakis, and Ann Pettifor assess the rapid changes in our economic system.
Read more...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.
Read more...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.
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