Richard E. Caroll

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I am a retired economist, and a retired soldier. I have a degree in Economics and a degree in Liberal Arts. While in the military my specialty was in Intelligence and Administration.

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Could the Mandate of Heaven Change from Beijing to Taipei?

There are multiple internal issues facing the governing party in China.  The continuing deflation forces racking the Chinese economy was brought on by the...

The U.S. War on Drugs is Killing Mexican Citizens. The War on Drugs is Over; The United States Lost

By their consumption of illegal drugs by the American public, Mexican citizens die each day.  The people of the United States seem to be...

U.S. Domestic Sovereign Wealth Funds

Unknown to the general American public is that there are twenty-one domestic sovereign wealth funds in the United States of America.  While there are...

The Iranian Regime in Crisis

While current events in the Middle East appear to show Iran as a rising major regional power, a closer look at the totality of...

A Collapse of the Russian Economy Might Lead to Chinese Aggression

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has placed a strain on the Russian economy, despite an increase in Russia’s GDP.  While Russia’s war-oriented economy has...

The Chinese Yuan Will Never Replace the US Dollar as the World’s Reserve Currency

It has recently been in the news that Saudi Arabia is in talks to price its oil sales in the Chinese currency, the Yuan. ...

A Quintuplet Defense Organization is Forming Within NATO

Unnoticed by the world press, a new and semi-official European coalition is forming. Faced with the aggression of Russia against Ukraine, a political and...

The European Union: Rising or Dis-Uniting?

Ever since the end of World War Two, and the founding of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1949, the defense and security...

Should the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.  be Monitoring Commonwealth Fusion Systems?

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has its genesis in the Foreign Investment and National Security Act (FINSA) of 2007. ...

The Cold War Has Ended, A Multi-Polar War is Replacing It

Karl Von Clausewitz, who wrote the book “On War”, once opined “war is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a...

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The Crowded Table: Why Four Mediators Have Failed to Fix the Pakistan Afghanistan Ceasefire

The ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan resembles a ghost....

Is Washington Quietly Resetting Its Approach to Ending the War in Ukraine?

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Setting Terms and Deciding Agendas: Opacity and Division in Iranian and American Leadership

On Saturday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry announced that a...

Russia Expresses Readiness in Normalising Relations between ECOWAS and the Alliance of Sahel States

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ghana's Foreign Minister...
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