Trump’s Feeble Phase 1 China-US Trade Deal
By Dr. Jack Rasmus
With the announcement today, January 16, 2020 of the signing of the US-China Phase 1 ‘mini’ trade deal, and the US...
Trump Impeachment: A Pointless Charade?
We all knew this day was coming, and now it's finally arrived, it feels a little like an anti-climax. Donald J. Trump has become...
The Trump-Slump and what’s next
By Graham Vanbergen
The global slowdown is on; the who-blinks-first trade war is taking its toll leading to investment anxiety and a slowly...
China-US Trade War: Japan G20 Déjà vu?
By Jack Rasmus
This past June 29, 2019 Trump and China president, Xi, met again at the G20 in Japan in the midst...
Trump and the Taiwan Gambit
By Peter Koenig
Taiwan has become a new “eastern pivot” for Donald Trump. Against all international laws and UN charters, he is approaching...
Trump – From China to Iran to Venezuela – Threats and Sanctions Everywhere –...
By Peter Koenig
All of these three countries, China, Iran and Venezuela are threatening the US dollar’s world hegemony – and without that, the US...
China-US Trade War: Hiatus or Busted Deal?
By Jack Rasmus
This past week the US and China failed to reach agreement on a new trade deal, despite high-level China representative Lie He meeting...
The Failure of U.S.-North Korean Summit and the Future of U.S. Global Leadership
By Timo Kivimäki
The author discusses the implications brought about by the failure of the U.S.-North Korea summit and its correlation to the actions that will...
From ASEAN Economic Development to Militarization
By Dan Steinbock
In Africa, the Trump administration is setting a precedent by replacing economic development with militarization. In Asia, it seeks to couple...
Is the trade war a worrying sign of a new U.S.–China relationship?
By Qing Shan Ding
With bilateral trade between the U.S. and China estimated to be worth $710 billion a year, a blooming trade war benefits...
