Russia’s Economic War Front, The New Tributary System & The Russian Kowtow
A look at economic sanction options for Russia.
Read more...Category Archives: Globalization
Why Don’t We Treat All Refugees as Though They Were Ukrainian?
Who’d have thunk it? Advanced economies are mighty bigoted about which refugees go to the head of the line.
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...Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act: Power Without Responsibility?
After weeks of inaction against truckers, Trudeau invoked the After weeks of looking impotent, Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Ac to end the truckers’ protests. Was this a winning move?
Read more...U.S. Shale Production Hindered By Sand Supply Crunch
Sand is back as a looming problem for shale operators.
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...Covid Situation Continuing to Develop Not Necessarily to the Officialdom’s Advantage
The new Covid news isn’t better than the old Covid news, and some is actually disconcerting.
Read more...The Romance of Shipping Container Lashing
The material realities of the ocean and the workers lashing down the containers.
Read more...The Era of Cheap Renewables Grinds To A Halt
Long-discussed concerns about environmental costs and overall supplies of critical inputs to renewables are finally starting to materialize.
Read more...Andrew Bacevich: America’s Very Long War
Ruminations on our seemingly neverending war, starting with Vietnam….but is that the right frame?
Read more...UN Report: The World’s Farms Stretched to ‘A Breaking Point’
UN: Climate-stressed, pollution-degraded farms system must adopt sustainable practices to feed an additional 2 billion by 2050.
Read more...Rorschach Test: Revealing Western Press Reactions to Xi Jinping Speech at Davos
Xi Jinping gave an important speech at Davos, even if it was mainly updates on favorite themes. But the press reactions…..
Read more...Eurasia’s Ring of Fire
A theory of empire, based on aspirations for control of Eurasia.
Read more...The Central Asian Alphabet Issue
The oft-ignored role of an alphabet in politics and identity.
Read more...