Ebola Crisis

The Ebola Crisis: The Inconvenient Truths

By Dan Steinbock  For weeks, the latest Ebola outbreak was framed as a regional emergency.  That assumption is now being challenged by mounting evidence...
Major oil-producing countries reliant on the Strait of Hormuz for exports

US-Iran Conflict: Oil Volatility and Global Economic Crisis

By Dr Kalim Siddiqui This article examines oil control, US-led war, economic crisis, and contested US hegemony. Dr Kalim Siddiqui argues that British imperialism installed...
U.S service members stand by a Patriot missile battery in Gaziantep, Turkey

Europe’s Future: Should We Worry?

By Joseph Mazur How much longer will the NATO alliance survive the erratic and rancorous antics of its strongest member? Will Trump’s war with Iran change...
US War Against Iran

How the US War Against Iran is Drawing Europe into the Multipolar World Order

By Simon Zeise Even the US’s closest allies in the EU are no longer willing to bow to Trump’s dictates.  The EU has made itself economically...
US and Iran Ceasefire

Trump Announces Iran Ceasefire — US Offramp or Just Another Deception?

By Dr. Jack Rasmus After threatening to destroy Iran’s civilization ‘for now and ever’, Trump announced a tentative ceasefire with Iran and temporary ceasefire of...
Protests in Iran

Understanding Iran: Does Trump?

By Joseph Mazur In the vacuum left by the U.S. President's failure to provide a coherent rationale behind America and Israel’s military assault on Iran,...
Market stock graph and information with city light and electricity and energy facility industry and business

Energy Market Shocks: What Banks and Investors Should Watch Next

By Arthur Azizov The global economy is confronting an unprecedented energy shock as the closure of the Hormuz Strait halts critical oil and gas shipments,...
US Military Invade Iran

How Will the US Military Invade Iran?

By Dr. Jack Rasmus This past weekend, Trump threatened to escalate the War with Iran by destroying that country’s energy infrastructure starting, as he said,...
Indonesia

Decoding Sugiono’s Doctrine Through The Eye of Pop Culture

By Darynaufal Mulyaman This essay decodes Indonesia's Doktrin Sugiono of Foreign Minister Sugiono's diplomatic framework through pop culture. One Piece's relational multilateralism, K-drama's interiority, Pokémon's...
post-tariff strategy

How to Steer Growth, Not Stumble, in the Tariff Aftermath

By Dr. Rebecca Homkes  A landmark Supreme Court ruling declared the Trump administration did not have the authority to issue tariffs under the International Emergency Powers...

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China economic growth

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...

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