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,...
Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Global Justice: Mutually Lawless Policies on Ukraine
“President Trump was the first and so far, I think, almost the only one among the Western leaders who repeatedly, with conviction, several times...
The Corporate Coup at NASA
‘Houston, we’ve had a problem’—these’ famous words were first spoken from space in 1970 during NASA’s Apollo 13 mission after a catastrophic explosion. Today,...
Deconstructing and Navigating the ‘Madness’ of Trump’s Tariff
Trump 2.0 has certainly stirred up a hornet’s nest. The US announced the introduction of tariffs that are not only wide in scope but...
Gabriel Boric’s odyssey
The visit of Chile’s millennial and leftist President Gabriel Boric Font abroad is no ordinary sojourn. It excites the academia and the media alike...
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...
Condemning Putin’s Crimes Against Ukraine Is an Obligation of American and International Law
By refusing to condemn Vladimir Putin’s egregious crimes against Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump is undermining core expectations of both American law and international...
The Decline of Pax Americana: When America’s Solo Tune Silences the Chorus
In 2017, President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly, proclaiming, “I will always put America first, just like you, as the leaders...
The Billionaire Cabinet: How Trump Serves Capitalists
The Trump administration, which came to power with populist slogans and promises of supporting the working class, gradually distanced itself from these commitments and...
Trump Imposes Import Tariffs — Is That Good?
Pressured by farmers and others affected by cheaper imports, the Smoot-Hawley Act was passed in 1930. It imposed tariffs on imports and caused a reciprocal...