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Easing into a Deep Recession: The Agonies of Government in a Post-Peak World.

China, Covid-19, Europe, History, Investment, The Stock Market, UK, USA / /

And now the difficult part starts- easing lockdown and restarting economies. After 2 months most countries in Europe, Asia and North America are trying to return to normality or at least a socially distanced one. Other places like Brazil remain in a life and death struggle with this vicious strain of Coronavirus. Read more Notwithstanding […]

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NATO Wobbles and Kurds Abandoned: You Left Me Just When I Needed You Most

Europe, Middle East, NATO, Politics, Syria, UK, USA / /

The 70th year celebrations of the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation has been less an occasion of congratulations and more of niggling squabbles and backstabbing gossip. The meeting of members took place in the UK in Hertfordshire and Buckingham Palace, London. US President Trump complained about the Canadian Premier reneging on the 2%

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2019: A Year of Tumultuous Events or Same Old Same Old?

Europe, UK, USA / /

The global business and political elites have already met for the 2019 World Economic Forum in Davos in Switzerland. With much expounding on how to make the world a better place according to their point of view. While the rest of the world pursues its political woes with brexit Britain, or identity politics of the

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Death, Fear, and Political Intrigue Upset Markets and the Old Order: A  New Cold War Cometh Who’s Involved?

Democracy, Europe, Politics, The Stock Market, USA / /

Early autumn 2018 has seen equity markets stumble especially those stellar performing ‘tech’ stocks including the FAANGs (September 2018 blog) giving back some of their gains. The bull market long touted about its demise has now suffered the consequences of rising fear factors which have concerned international investors. Rising US interest rates, margins peaking due

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The Chinese Belt and Road Initiative: Infrastructure Investing on a Huge and Concerning Scale.

China, Infrastructure, UK, USA / /

A feature of C.21st international development has been Chinese financed or built infrastructure around the world. These are in countries considered by China as strategic trading partners for its exports or to secure its raw materials such as iron ore or oil supplies.

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Arab Princes in A 5 Star Jail and Trump’s Daft Declaration: It’s Getting Even Hotter in The Middle East.

Middle East, Politics, UK, Uncategorised, USA, War / /

Events in the Middle East since November 2017 have taken some dramatic steps even for this politically volatile region. Wars in Syria and Iraq grind on against now a much reduced ISIS threat however the Syrian Defence Force/Kurdish (YPG led and US supported) coalition are now vying for land and political control in regained territories.

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North Korea: An Anachronistic Puppet Regime versus The World’s Greatest Military Superpower

Communism, North Korea, USA / /

North Korea resembles something between news footage from the Cold War days and “hyper-normalised” life imitating art or comedy like that portrayed by the hilarious 2005 Team America World Police which is well worth a watch if you enjoy biting satire (You Tube, 2017).

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