Category Archives: Doomsday scenarios

The Currency Swaps Time Bomb in Global Finance – Rob Johnson

Currency swap exposures have gotten to be uncomfortably large……

War Of The Worlds Begins In Your Neighborhood “Because — German Chancellor Merkel Has Just Declared — Russia Was Never Pacified”

It can’t be said often enough how much damage Merkel did by using Minsk as a clever ploy to hurt Russia and worse now admitting to it.

Hoisted from Comments: Rosneft Refinery in Schwedt as a Microcosm of Europe’s Sanctions-Induced Energy Mess

A Rosneft refinery in Germany illustrates how difficult it is to get back to anything resembling status quo ante under sanctions.

The Ukraine Crisis Is a Classic “Security Dilemma”

Some well-meaning but going-nowhere peace ideas for Ukraine.

Why Climate Science Shouldn’t Forget to Factor in Brain Health

Scientists need to learn more about climate change’s negative impact on the nervous system in order to mitigate it.

Russia Sitrep of Sorts

Yet again reading the Russia/Ukraine tea leaves.

Wind, Snow, Brutal Cold: Arctic Front Barrels Eastward from Plains

Life-threatening cold, with wind chills and white-out conditions, will sweep through many areas.

The Weather Nightmare Before Christmas

A sprawling cold wave and blizzard will bring some of the nation’s most dangerous and disruptive pre-holiday weather in recent decades.

Bloomberg Describes Europe’s Severe and Sustained Energy Crisis Due to Loss of Russian Gas

Bloomberg is countering the prevaiing cheery narrative that Europe can muddle through its ongoing energy crunch.

Drought in the United States: A Primer and Review of 2022 (with some Action Items)

Enough background information so that you, readers, can interpret the news on drought — especially in the Southwest — and apply your critical thinking skills

Michael Hudson Discusses the Future of Europe and Global Restructuring

Michael Hudson describes how the war with Russia is changing the economic and political order, and not to the advantage of Europe and the US.

Arctic Report Card 2022: The Arctic Is Getting Rainier and Seasons Are Shifting, with Broad Disturbances for People, Ecosystems and Wildlife

An update on the impact of global warming in the Arctic.

Hungary Asks the War Questions and Probes Merkel’s Minsk Deception

On Merkel’s and Germany’s posture toward the war in Ukraine and Russia generally.

Needed Global Financial Reforms Foregone Yet Again

The pathologies that produced the financial crisis are still circulating.

The Economic Consequences of War

On the economic effects of wars, drawing on a novel database of nearly 400 wars over the past two centuries.