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...

The World is Dedollarizing

By Peter KoenigWhat if tomorrow nobody but the Unites States would use the US-dollar? Every country, or society would use their own currency for...
China US conflict and USA or United States trade and American tariffs conflict with two opposing trading partners as an economic import and exports dispute

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 of a...
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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 Taiwan, as...

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...

Rappler Guilty of Treason

By Tiberius, Ideology Editor It's time to call traitors traitors. Accusing traitors of treason and treasonable behaviour rather than anything else is crucial in an environment...

From Cool Britannia to Fool Britannia

By Graham Vanbergen  It took just twenty years to go from the euphoria of Cool Britannia to Fool Britannia in the guise of the economy...
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Development Should Guide US-Philippine Mutual Defense Treaty Review

By Dan Steinbock     In times of great uncertainty, strategic ambiguity offers little clarity. The review of the U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty should be...

The Shift of the Philippine Peso Regime

By Dan Steinbock In the Aquino era, the focus was on financial flows, which rested on a strong peso. In the Duterte era, it is...

Venezuela – US Attack Imminent?

By Peter Koenig Imagine, the President of the self-declared, exceptional and unique Superpower, Donald Trump of the United States of America, has the audacity to...

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The Performance and Transformation Orchestrator: The CFO’s New Mandate in the Age of AI

By Terence Tse CFOs are evolving into AI-driven transformation orchestrators, balancing finance, technology, and strategy while upskilling teams, managing risks, and driving measurable business value. A key insight from this year’s AI for CFOs event, organized...

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