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...
Art: on imf.orgInflation around the world reached multidecade highs in 2022. While headline inflation has since come down, core measures are proving stickier. The high inflation experience of the last two years could engender persistently high inflation expectations, complicating...
Image: on playbill.comThe title of the letter is from a Broadway play many years ago.Many people today feel that everything is terrible, with wars dragging on indefinitely, inept and corrupt governments in most parts of the world, non-existent leadership,...
Image: Erhej Calka on iStockRicardo Pascoe PierceOn September 26 this year, Bloomberg reported that Mexico is sending free oil to Cuba. It noted that 350,000 barrels of crude oil were sent in June, while in July, twice as much...
Image: Honey Yanibel Minaya Cruz on UnsplashRicardo Pascoe PierceThe United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting was held last week in an atmosphere of global realignments. The leaders' speeches (3 women among men) from multiple countries expressed opinions on common...