“Could 2008 Happen Again?”
Private debt levels, particularly for real estate, look evocative of the 2008 crisis. But how is a rerun likely to differ?
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‘Israel Has Succeeded in Killing Me’: Journalist Anas Jamal Al-Sharif’s Last Words
An Israeli air strike killed Palestinian journalist Anas Jamal Al-Sharif and four Al Jazeera colleagues.
Read more...The Trump Route in the Southern Caucasus: Setting Events in Motion
The Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity through Armenia is less about economics, infrastructure, and the Nobel Peace Prize than it is about the US specialty of destabilization.
Read more...Satyajit Das: Book Essay – Understanding Iran
A look at modern Iran’s grand strategy and the danger of continued Western underestimation.
Read more...When One of the World’s Most Powerful Nations Is Run By Spoiled Children
The US cannot achieve its goals in the world by traditional economic or military means, so it increasingly prefers chaos and destruction. How do the other powers stop it?
Read more...The “Trump Bridge” Could Lead To Russia’s Expulsion From the South Caucasus
Is Trump about to achieve a big win in Russia’s back yard?
Read more...Consumers Are Footing the Bill for AI’s Insatiable Appetite for Energy
The energy cost of AI is probaby vastly higher than you realized, and will be showing up soon in your power bills.
Read more...Iran Refuses to Blink as Europe Eyes Snapback Sanctions
urope is allegedly threatening to launch the JCPOA snapback, which would re-institute tougher sanctions on Iran. But is this threat real?
Read more...Cruel Executive Order on Homelessness Is Also Ineffective Policy—Unless Goal Is to Discipline Workers and Boost Prison Industry
Blaming homelessness on mental illness and drug addiction deflects attention away from true culprit of American rapaciousness.
Read more...Israel’s Atrocities Have Destroyed Its Reputation and Its Security
Netanyahu’s survival strategy, which now includes starving children, is putting Israel at risk in a big way.
Read more...Thomas Neuburger: Rethinking Collapse
Your humble blogger has difficulty with the thesis of this post: “What if collapse is the road to more humane life?”
Read more...Australia & Japan Are Seemingly Having Second Thoughts About the De Facto Asian NATO
Japan and Australia are finally questioning US exploitation. But what can they do about it?
Read more...Africa’s Minerals Are Being Bartered for Security: Why It’s a Bad Idea
A minerals-for-security deal among the DRC, Rwanda and the US is as bad as the Ukraine “raw earths” security commitments.
Read more...U.S. Inches Closer to Causing Major Caucasus Crisis With Offer to Administer Transport Corridor Between Turkey and Azerbaijan
Moscow takes measures against Baku and Yerevan to warn against corridor move that would upset regional balance and be blow to Iran and Russia.
Read more...Uneven Vulnerabilities: A Global Index of Climate Risk for Countries
A new paper rates 170 countries for climate risk exposure. This ambitious and imporant exercise neverthless seems to have key gaps.
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