China – and Macron’s U-Turn
By Peter Koenig
Less than a week ago, President Macron was lambasting Italy for signing agreements with China in the context of their New Silk Road,...
From ASEAN Economic Development to Militarization
By Dan Steinbock
In Africa, the Trump administration is setting a precedent by replacing economic development with militarization. In Asia, it seeks to couple...
Global Economic Outlook after Trump-Xi Timeout
By Dan Steinbock
As many hoped, the highly anticipated Trump-Xi meeting in the Buenos Aires G20 Summit resulted in a truce. The devil is in...
Fascism on the March
By Peter Koenig
Latin America is re-converting into Washington’s backyard and as a sideline is returning to fascist rule, similar but worse than the sixties seventies...
The Four Steel Men Behind Trump’s Trade War
By Dan Steinbock
In few months, the Trump administration has undermined more than seven decades of U.S. free trade legacies. Who are the policymakers...
How Obama-Trump Geopolitics Is Changing American Attitudes toward China and the World
By Dan Steinbock
In the past few years, American attitudes toward China have been shifting. The changeshift did not start in the Trump era, as US...
Helsinki – Trump and Putin – a Showdown for Summer Doldrums or a Genuine...
By Peter Koenig
The Helsinki Summit – or the Treason Summit, as some call it – of the 16th of July, has come and gone. It...
US Trade War with China
By Peter Koenig
WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday that it will continue pursuing action on trade with China, days after Washington and...
The Flawed Story about Drugs and Human Rights in the Philippines
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
For years, drugs and corruption thrived in the Philippines as policymakers engaged in external adventures ignoring domestic investment. The Duterte government is...
Saber-Rattling, Nuclear Threat – Or an Even More Devastating War?
By Peter Koenig
The World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos has come and gone, and nothing has really changed. The wonderful people of the world...
