International Trade in 2021: Challenges and Opportunities
By Charles Hollis
What does 2021 hold in store for international trade? The trading environment presents a complex picture, with issues such as the...
Prospects of a Multipolar World and the Role of Emerging Economies
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
I. Introduction
When we look at economic data on trade and output growth, there seems to be an economic shift gradually taking...
Where’s the Risk? Global Intelligence for Business Decision-Making
Interview with Alexander Sehmer, Falanx Assynt's Director for Geopolitical Intelligence
With the complexities of today’s international political scene, keeping abreast of developments and understanding their...
Beirut – Accident or “New” Bomb Blast?
A drone picture shows the scene of an explosion at the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, August 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) Source.
By Peter...
“Third Wave” of Covid-19 Impact Exacerbates Emerging Market Crisis
By Chan Kung and Wei Hongxu
The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in Europe and the United States tends to ease and some countries have...
The Long Reach of U.S. Sanctions in Contested Energy Projects
By Leigh Hansson, Brett Hillis, Alexander Brandt, Noah Jaffe, and Eli Rymland-Kelly
In light of recent U.S. sanctions bills which targeted gas pipelines in the Baltic...
The Story of Trump’s Perilous Iran Escalation
By Dan Steinbock
The Trump assassination of major general Qasem Soleimani reflects regime change efforts - withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal, new...
Hong Kong – Pure Western Insanity
By Peter Koenig
The impunity with which the US aggresses Hong Kong is insane. Equally or more insane is western media coverage of what is...
Houthi Attack on Saudi Oil Fields – a False Flag?
By Peter Koenig
On Saturday morning, September 14, 2019, a few drones – were they drones or long-range missiles? – hit the Saudis most important...
Iran – Seizure of a British Tanker – more than Tit for Tat
By Peter Koenig
The British-flagged tanker “Steno Impero”, heading for Saudi Arabia, was seized on Friday, 19 July 2019, by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
China’s Challenging Search for a New Model of Economic Growth
By Danny Leipziger
China cannot continue to rely on exports to drive its growth, but what are the alternatives?
China ran a $1.2 trillion trade surplus last year, and despite admonitions from the IMF to rely...
