The Outlook For The Global Economy
By Graham Vanbergen
It really would be nice to think that Putin’s attack on Ukraine will be short-lived and the world begins its recovery from the...
How Flawed Thinking Limits America’s National Industrial Strategy
By Robert D. Atkinson
The United States is one of the only developed nations without a national industry competitiveness strategy. Some of this failure stems...
The Climate Crisis Dilemma
By Graham Vanbergen
The climate crisis is now changing global finance – Graham Vanbergen asks the question do we want to pay for it now...
A Winner is Emerging from the War in Ukraine, But it’s not Who You...
By Aaron Pilkington
The war in Ukraine is helping one country achieve its foreign policy and national security objectives, but it’s neither Russia nor Ukraine.
It’s...
Capitalism in Intensive Care
By Graham Vanbergen
As the COVID crisis grips the world economy, Graham Vanbergen concludes that capitalism itself has suffered a near-fatal heart attack and that the...
Brazil Insurrection: How So Many Brazilians Came to Attack Their Own Government
By Guilherme Casarões
The storming of the three main symbols of the Brazilian republic – the supreme court, the national congress and the presidential palace...
Approaching Global Shock Waves
By Graham Vanbergen
The Covid-19 pandemic has reached every one of us and is a history-defining moment. It will act as a brake on unsustainable...
Jacinda Ardern Says Goodbye to Parliament: How Her Politics of Kindness Fell on Unkind...
By Grant Duncan
Jacinda Ardern’s resignation as prime minister in January was a courageous and pragmatic decision for herself, her family and her party. Although many said...
Global Reshuffle – EU versus USA
By Graham Vanbergen
Suddenly, US assets are less attractive. Aggressive easing measures by the Federal Reserve has significantly diminished the USD’s rate advantage in an...
How British Imperial History Shaped Charles Iii’s Coronation Ceremony
By Sean Lang
The coronation ceremony Charles III is about to go through reflects how monarchy has developed since Saxon times, but it still carries...
Technology to Fracture Global Trade and Relations
By Graham Vanbergen
The article "Data Overtakes Oil as Leading (Geopolitical) Global Commodity" published three years ago became the subject of much debate and deliberation....
How A Weaponized Dollar Is Internationalizing the Yuan
By Dan Steinbock
The multipolarization of the global reserve currency system is accelerating. Ironically, Western sanctions against Russia have intensified the move away from the...
Pandemic Debt and the Battle over MMT
By Graham Vanbergen
Some governments around the world are making a strategic economic gamble to solve the problem of managing unsustainable debt. In a world...
The Most Comprehensive Predictions Guide to 2021
By Graham Vanbergen
The year 2020 will inevitably be etched into our memories no matter how forgettable we want it to be. It was a...
Are Inflation Alarm Bells Ringing True?
By Graham Vanbergen
There are numerous reports in the US, EU and UK about the spectre of rising inflation, with world renowned economists disagreeing...