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...
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...
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...
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...
Photo: on presidente.gob.mxRiccardo Pascoe PierceAMLO invited the countries closest to his heart to the September 16, 2023, military parade. All are ruled by dictatorships: Russia, China, Cuba and Nicaragua. Instead of being a parade commemorating a heroic deed in...