Zelensky

Zelensky’s 5/8ths Victory Plan

By Jack Rasmus Earlier this month de facto president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, visited the White House to present his new Victory Plan to US...
Debate

The First Vice-Presidential Debate

By Jack Rasmus Yesterday’s Vice Presidential debate between Republican J.D. Vance and Democrat Tim Walz might have been called the ‘First Presidential Debate of 2028’....
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From Washington to Biden: How Past Presidents Affect the 2024 Presidential Race

The US 2024 Presidential Election is around the corner; as always, many anticipations have already been built. Being a world superpower, the whole world...
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump

US 2024 Election and the Way to a Calamitous Trade War

By Dan Steinbock              The 2024 US election is not just about democracy but about big media, big money and big defense. It is setting...
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The Second 1st Presidential Debate

By Jack Rasmus Nearly all public polls in the USA today, and since the beginning of 2024, show that the number #1 issue for American...
Election 2024

Reclaiming Nights, Decimating Ploughs in US & Global 2024 Elections 

By Professor Chirantan Chatterjee “When women and girls rise, their communities and their countries rise with them” – Michelle Obama  As we roll into September 2024,...
German Elections

German Elections & Growing Economic & Political Crises

By Jack Rasmus The German economy had been long hailed as the economic engine of Europe. If so, it clearly needs a major ‘valve job’...
European Union and Russia conflict. Flags on chess pawns on a chess board.

A Tale of Two Offensives Endgames in the Ukraine War?

By Dr. Jack Rasmus The Ukraine War is at a crossroads. It is entering a new phase. Military and political strategies on both sides are...
2024 Election

Bombshells in the 2024 Election: Past & Future

By Jack Rasmus The 2024 election may be like no other. In less than a month—from June 27 to July 21—three bombshells have gone off....
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Europe at the ‘Hot Gates’! 

By Dr. Jack Rasmus  2500 years ago, the myth goes, 300 Spartans faced a much larger military force from the East at Thermopylae, a small mountain...

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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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