Russia’s Economic War Front, The New Tributary System & The Russian Kowtow
A look at economic sanction options for Russia.
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Reader Apologies re Highlighting Out of Date Scott Ritter Video; Wall Street Buys Russian Bonds, MbS Snubs US Investments, Biden Tries to Arm-Twist India, and Putin Can Still Blow the Peace
Some updates on Ukraine, including having gotten caught in the fog of misinformation.
Read more...Ukraine War Highlights Tensions in Putin’s Objectives. Will He Win the War and Lose the Peace?
The war in Ukraine is entering its most difficult phase for Russia, due to being forced to resolve somewhat conflicting objectives.
Read more...Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Highlights America’s Fading Geopolitical Influence
Why Russia is not as isolated as the US press would have you believe. The US has wrongfooted some recent dealing with influential countries.
Read more...Fog of Financial Sanctions: Visa and Mastercard Shutdown in Russia Whacks Consumers
Russia is scrambling to deal with being shut off Visa and Mastercard.
Read more...CODEPINK Says Stop the War in Ukraine. Russian Troops Out. No NATO Expansion
A call for an end to the war in Ukraine….on sensible terms, which means it won’t get done.
Read more...America Defeats Germany for the Third Time in a Century: The MIC, BARE and OGAM Conquer NATO
Why America is operating abroad to advance the interests of arms dealers, oil & gas, and Big Finance, and not its citizens.
Read more...Global Financial Risk Factors and Sovereign Risk
An increase in global financial risk causes a large and persistent widening of sovereign spreads, with the spillover effects especially pronounced for speculative-grade sovereign debt
Read more...Ukraine Update: Back of the Envelope Calculations, Digital Evidence, Maps, Scenarios
The fog of war in Ukraine
Read more...Some Additional Comments on Russia’s Ukraine Surprise
Attempting to clear up some fuzzy press reporting on the overly dynamic Russia/Urkaine situation.
Read more...More Home Surveillance Coming Your Way, Courtesy Bosch and the Internet of Things
Bosch brings you Stasi at home….and the worst is, too many people will happily pay for more surveillance.
Read more...NYT Recognizes “That Organic Cotton T-Shirt May Not Be as Organic as You Think”
Could a well-structured class action lawsuit either prod fashion companies to build verifiable organic cotton supply chains, or abandon their claims that they’re selling organic cotton?
Read more...How to Deal with a “Bretton Woods Moment”
A new global economic system has to be based on a key principle of Bretton Woods: multilateralism
Read more...Europe’s Nuclear Fusion Race Is Going Private
Fusion fever has hopped across the pond and is seriously gaining traction among private enterprises in Europe.
Read more...Ocean Summit Launches Today in France
The Ocean Summit launches today in France, a long overdue effort to grapple with marine regulatory issues, including climate change and plastics pollution.
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