A Temporary Parting of the Ways on October 29, 2022The decision by OPEC+ to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day indicates that there might be strains in the US – Saudi relationship. The proposed cut would increase oil prices globally, distress consumers during the winter and propel the global economy towards a recession. Industrialized countries would face an economic slump but […]
More Nuclear Weapons will not Improve International Security on October 26, 2022North Korea recently launched a ballistic missile over Japan. This is conceivably the last thing the world needed, with the global economy still recuperating from Covid and the Ukrainian conflict taking its toll. Trump once remarked that Japan and South Korea should develop nukes to deter North Korea. Military tacticians who view the world from […]
A Technological Cold War on October 12, 2022Pondering about the nature of war, Roman statesman Marcus Cicero observed, “The Sinews of War are infinite Money.” Though still applicable today, his statement could be revised to include technological supremacy and scientific prowess. Since 1945, the US has been the predominant superpower, exercising global hegemony with its military might, economic power and industrial strength. […]