https://youtu.be/CN-ngKRDKgw?si=5nA8I63QlGYaPbDh"I don't believe in the 'soft landing' story," said historian and author Niall Ferguson in a conversation with Andy Serwer at Barrons on Sept. 12, 2023. He discusses the risks to the West, U.S. politics, what happens if Trump...
Photo: Andrea Piacquadio on PexelsAntonio NavalónIf When the Berlin Wall fell, the book that best reflected this episode of history was Francis Fukuyama's "The End of History and the Last Man". After the Hamas attack on Israel that began...
Image: Arthouse Studio on PexelsRicardo Pascoe PierceThe contemporary world has become a highly dangerous place. The bipolar Cold War world of communism and capitalism, inaugurated after World War II in 1945, ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union...
Image: Theasis on iStockAntonio NavalónIn just 15 days, the world changed. When it seemed that the world could only be capable of sustaining or witnessing a single armed conflict at a time - referring to the war between Ukraine...
Photo: Sippakorn Yamkasikorn on PexelsAntonio NavalónNo war is like any other. If one looks at the prelude to the war of 1914 or 1939, one will realize that in both cases, one of the only constants was the denial...
Image: Wildpixel on iStockRicardo Pascoe PierceRussia, Ukraine, Israel, Palestine, Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, Sudan, Niger, Chad, Congo, Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, Nicaragua, El Salvador and… Mexico. These countries have two phenomena in common.Photo: -Oleana-Lialina-on-iStockFirst, they are nations (if they can be...
https://youtu.be/0NlgpstDnAA?si=U7qZPaCWhB2rD7g-John Mearsheimer At the 2023 CLSA CITIC Securities Investors’ Forum, political scientist John Mearsheimer talks about how the USA, Russia, and China now dominate a multipolar world order. He concludes that the Russia-Ukraine conflict will continue for the foreseeable...