Trump’s Tariffs Threat to the Global South
After agreeing to suspend the “reciprocal” duties for 90 days — till early July — Trump threatened to set country-specific tariff rates. By making...
The Israel/US Proxy War for Regime Change in Iran
Only days ago, President Trump reiterated that Iran will never have nuclear weapons. Yet, according to US intelligence assessments, Iran was up to three...
Still Another Unwarranted High-Stake Proxy War
Not so long ago, Iran-US negotiations still appeared to be promising. So, why the seemingly sudden escalation?
Last Thursday, the board of governors of the...
How Israeli and International Businesses and Financial Institutions Sustain Illegal Occupation
Recently, The Norwegian parliament rejected efforts to tighten rules on its huge sovereign wealth fund investing in companies operating in the West Bank. Despite...
Philippines as a warring nation
Last week, Philippine and US Marines demonstrated “lethal firepower in two separate live fire exercises” the Philippine Marine Corps portrayed as “defense partnership.” It...
The Geneva Connection: How the Trump Tariffs penalize US-China Ties and Global Economic Prospects
In early May, international headlines reported on the meeting of U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and chief trade negotiator Jamieson Greer and China's economic...
China’s consumption recovery – amid the highest US tariffs in 100 years
After the government’s stimulus measures started in September and intensified in November, their impact has kicked in. At the time, such signs were shot...
US Trade Wars and Military Globalization Spark Complex Alignments
President Trump’s new round of reciprocal and universal tariffs will escalate trade tensions, lower investment, hit market pricing, distort trade flows, disrupt supply chains,...
Dumb, Dumber and Dumbest: The Three Rounds of the Trump Tariff Wars
The first round of Trump tariffs, which still built on traditional trade wars, involved mainly Canada, Mexico and China. The second round began with...
How to Fragment Globalization: Trump’s International Tariff Wars
After divisive debates and conflicting reports, President Trump announced his trade plan: a 10% baseline tariff on all imports; “discounted reciprocal tariff” on “bad...