The ‘Smoke & Mirrors’ Billionaires Tax & 15% Minimum Corporate Tax Proposals
By Dr. Jack Rasmus
After a well-choreographed internal party policy debate dance this past summer, Biden and party leaders, Pelosi and Schumer, today threw in the...
Why Not a Financial Transactions Tax?
By Dr. Jack Rasmus
As Senator Sinema gets Biden to drop his proposed tax increases on corporations and wealthy investors earning more than $400K income...
The Contradictions of the “Biden Doctrine”: From China Friction and Military Overreach to US...
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
With its internal contradictions, the “Biden Doctrine” is fostering Trump-style China wars, while its military overreach is paving the way to...
Top 5 Forex Robots With Yields of Over 1000%
Automated Forex trading is conducted by the method of unique software programs that allow for non-stop dealings of currencies. These relatively new additions to...
Philippines: From Peaceful, Nuclear-Free ASEAN to Battle-Ready Indo-Pacific?
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
As the Duterte era is gradually ending, new arms races and nuclear proliferation cast a dark shadow over Southeast Asia. The...
The Jihadi Gold Rush Fuels Violence in the Sahel Region
By Katarzyna Rybarczyk
Africa’s Sahel, a region separating the Sahara Desert to the north and savannas to the south, is notorious for widespread poverty and...
Controversies Trails Amnesty for “Repentant” Boko Haram Members
In the past few weeks, news about the massive surrendering of Boko Haram terrorist fighters has dominated the headlines across the Nigerian media. Their...
European Banks Need to Step Up Their Application Modernisation Agendas
By Alfred Escala Sisquellas, Vice President, Banking and Financial Markets, IBM
Most major banks will have had application modernisation as a strategic agenda for several...
The Bilateral Swap Agreements, Chinese Currency and the Demise of the US Dollar
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
I. Introduction
I examine here the role of China’s bilateral swap agreements (BSAs) and the internationalization of its currency Renminbi (RMB). A...
Central Asia Prepares for Taliban Takeover
By Gavin Helf, Ph.D. and Barmak Pazhwak
As U.S. and NATO forces drew down their military presence in Afghanistan this Summer, the country’s northern neighbors...
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...
