Iran and Pompeo’s 12-Point Ludicrous Wish List – Empire’s End of the Rope?
By Peter Koenig
When you listen to Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo’s 12-Point wish list, what he calls Plan B to confront Iran – one can...
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...
The Venezuelan “Petro” – Towards a New World Reserve Currency?
By Peter Koenig
As this article goes to print, Globovision TV quotes Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announcing the launch of a new cryptocurrency, the “Petro...
Betting Big on CPEC
By Xiangming Chen, S.K. Joseph and Hamna Tariq
With the launch of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), one fundamental question to ask is if this...
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...
Will the Chinese Rise Destroy Pax Americana in the Middle East?
By Timo Kivimäki
China has started to make its presence felt in the Middle East. Most commentators assume this to lead into the destabilisation of...
China’s One Belt, One Road Initiative Promotes China Over US
By Sara Hsu
China’s One Belt One Road initiative is vast and promises to greatly expand China’s soft power in Asia, Europe, and Africa by...
Revival of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
By David Bartlett, Economic Adviser and Writer for RSM
The withdrawal of the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement disrupted the institutional structure of global trade. However,...
Eclipse of US Free-Trade Legacy in Americas and Asia Pacific
By Dan Steinbock
Recently, all major US free trade deals in North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific have fallen under fire. As American legacy...
How To (and Not To) Navigate between US and China
By Dan Steinbock
The first 18 months of the Duterte government suggest that the effort to recalibrate the Philippines’ ties between the US and China...
