Further Thoughts on Russian Partial Mobilization and Next Steps
Additonal speculation about the Putin speech, the Russian partial moblization, and what might happen next.
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Satyajit Das: Emerging Market Crisis Pathologies
Why emerging markets look set to suffer a world of hurt.
Read more...What the Fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan Is Really About and Why It’s Likely to Get Worse
By Conor Gallagher Ever since the breakup of the USSR, Azerbaijan and Armenia have been locked in a dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh, an enclave recognized as Azerbaijani territory by the international community but mostly populated by ethnic Armenians. They fought a war there two years ago when Azerbaijan grabbed land in a six-week conflict that led […]
Read more...Text of Putin Speech Announcing Partial Mobilization
Putin announced that Russia is escalating its commitment to the conflict in Ukraine.
Read more...Peace Activists Hit the Streets From D.C. to San Francisco Seeking End to Ukraine War
Finally some in America are willing to speak out against the financial and human costs of the Ukraine conflict and urge neogitations.
Read more...Biden Again Indicates that US Will Defend Taiwan ‘Militarily’ – Does This Constitute a Change in Policy?
A look at how the US likes to present its role in the escalating conflict over Taiwan.
Read more...Yanis Varoufakis: Time to Blow Up the Electricity Markets
How the EU’s neoliberal Rube Goldberg electricity market has made the energy shortage problem much worse than it needed to be.
Read more...Truss’s Plan to Hike Defence Funding and Ignore the Climate Is a Disaster
How Liz Truss’ defense budget math does not work…or does really well if the point is to roll social support back to Victorian workhouses.
Read more...Using the Payments System to Enforce an Russian Oil Price Cap Likely to Cause Supply Shock
The G7 plans to use its payments system to enforce a Russian oil price cap, because that worked so well in the shock and awe sanctions.
Read more...Speculation Over What Russia Does Next
Russia, as in Putin, is under pressure to amp up the Ukraine war. Will he be able to hold out?
Read more...Gasoline Demand Destruction Accelerates Despite Plunge in Prices: Consumption Drops to August 1997 Level
Gasoline purchases show a softening economy, but the Fed is likely to ignore that memo.
Read more...Olaf Scholz and Vladimir Putin Talk Past Each Other as Ukraine Pushes for Formalizing Ukraine’s NATO Lite Status
NATO is saber-rattling at Putin and the Russian leadership. Will Russia escalate or wait to see NATO’s cards?
Read more...What Should You Do During a Flood? Stay Out of the Water
Some practical flood advice.
Read more...Why The EU Is Struggling To Bring Its Energy Crisis Under Control
Why the EU is hitting a wall.
Read more...Fog of War, Military and Economic
Some questions about quality of Ukraine war commentary.
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