America’s Chips War With China: Another Sanctions Backfire Coming?
Biden Administration officials are pleased as punch with their targeting of China’s supposed Achilles heel: dependence on US designed chips.
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What If the World Cannot Save the World from Climate Change?
How climate change reveals a crisis of international governance.
Read more...Why Biden Snubbed China’s Ukraine Peace Plan
The US doth protest too much over China’s napkin doodle peace principles. Why the defensiveness?
Read more...At the Brink of War in the Pacific? The Nightmare of Great Power Rivalry Over Taiwan
In pressing the Taiwan hot button, is the US misreading China’s capabilities and networks just as it has Russia’s?
Read more...Ukraine, Russia, China, and Dealing With Crazy People
What passes for leadership in the West is becoming more agitated, particulalry over Ukraine.
Read more...Why News of Population Decline and Economic Slowdown Isn’t Necessarily a Bad Thing
Why handwringing about population decline is the wrong reaction.
Read more...The EV Revolution Brings Environmental Uncertainty at Every Turn
As demand for electric vehicles ramps up, environmental stumbling blocks have emerged.
Read more...5 Reasons Why Much of the Global South Isn’t Automatically Supporting the West in Ukraine
The so-called Collective West and the rest of the world have a yawning gap in how they view the war in Ukraine.
Read more...Who’s Winning and Losing the Economic War Over Ukraine?
A stocktaking on the impact of the economic sanctions against Russia.
Read more...Hope Amid Climate Chaos: A Conversation with Rebecca Solnit
Solnit sees hope as central to the clmate change fight. Is that belief well founded?
Read more...Putin’s February 21 Speech: Hot Takes – Putin Speaks for a Strong, Self-Sufficient Russia
Putin was in fine form, focusing on domestic programs, wth no new battlefield plans. But he didn’t mince words about the West.
Read more...Turkish President Erdoğan’s Grip on Power Threatened by Devastating Earthquake
The massive February 6 earthquake weakened Erdogan’s already not-so-hot re-election prospects. What now?
Read more...‘Absolute Hypocrisy’: GOP Unveils Bill to Make Trump Tax Cuts Permanent While Howling About Debt
The point of the debt ceiling melodrama is to give fiscal hawks another whack at budget-cutting. Tax increase are therefore off the table.
Read more...“Why Jon Stewart Should Run for President”
The fact that Tom Neuburger is pumping for Jon Stewart is yet another proof of how terrible the Democratic party bench is.
Read more...Iran And Russia Strengthen Military Ties With New Weapons Deals
Not surprisingly, Iran and Russia are increasing their cooperation.
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