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In 2022, the world as we knew it ended. Decades of conflict lie ahead
In 2022, the world as we knew it ended. Decades of conflict lie ahead The ‘end of history’ has concluded and the world has returned to conflicts between ‘great powers’. Let’s hope it doesn’t turn nuclear By Ivan Timofeev, Valdai Club Programme Director & one of Russia’s leading foreign policy experts.© Getty Images / erhui1979 […]
One Great Big Nasty Prediction for 2023
One Great Big Nasty Prediction for 2023 Welcome to 2023! The New Year’s edition of the Economic Prism is a place of wild conjecture and rough suppositions. A place where abstract thinking is celebrated. Imaginative cycle theories, deep metaphysics, fractal wave patterns, happy accidents, and amateur fortune tellers of all stripes are invited too. Today, […]
The most important question
The most important question Looks like we will make it to Dec 31, 2022. Will we make it to December 31, 2023? This question is not hyperbole. I would even argue that this is the single most important question for at least the entire northern hemisphere. I have been warning that Russia is preparing for […]
Zoltan Pozsar: G7 Investors Should Worry About Gold-Backed Renminbi Eclipsing Dollars, Commodity Encumbrance
Zoltan Pozsar: G7 Investors Should Worry About Gold-Backed Renminbi Eclipsing Dollars, Commodity Encumbrance Credit Suisse contributor Zoltan Pozsar has continued his ongoing series about Bretton Woods III where commodities will dictate the new world order. For his last dispatch of the year, he described how the world is now shifting to a multipolar order “being built not […]
Lviv & Kiev Plunged Into Darkness After ‘Massive’ Missile Attack; Ukrainian S-300 Lands In Belarus
Lviv & Kiev Plunged Into Darkness After ‘Massive’ Missile Attack; Ukrainian S-300 Lands In Belarus Ukraine has been hit with a “massive” attack of over 120 missiles across the country Thursday, its military and presidency’s office said. “December 29. Massive missiles attack… The enemy is attacking Ukraine from various directions with air and sea-based cruise missiles from strategic aircraft […]
Report Warns Risk of Nuclear War At Its Highest Since US Nuked Japan
Report Warns Risk of Nuclear War At Its Highest Since US Nuked Japan President Biden has recognized the risk of nuclear war but continues to escalate against Moscow A Swedish group that assesses catastrophic risks warned in its annual report this year that the risk of nuclear weapons use is higher today than at any […]
Dave Collum’s 2022 Year In Review, Part 2: The War In Ukraine & How Does It End?
Dave Collum’s 2022 Year In Review, Part 2: The War In Ukraine & How Does It End? Hello darkness my old friend. I come to talk with you again. ~ Simon and Garfunkle in The Sounds of Silence This Year in Review is brought to you by Pfizer, FTX, and Raytheon… Every year, David Collum writes a detailed […]
Dave Collum’s 2022 Year In Review, Part 1: All Roads Lead To Ukraine
Dave Collum’s 2022 Year In Review, Part 1: All Roads Lead To Ukraine This Year in Review is brought to you by Pfizer, FTX, and Raytheon… Every year, David Collum writes a detailed “Year in Review” synopsis full of keen perspective and plenty of wit. This year’s is no exception, with Dave striking again in his usually […]
Inflation, recession, and declining US hegemony
Inflation, recession, and declining US hegemony In the distant future, we might look back on 2022 and 2023 as pivotal years. So far, we have seen the conflict between America and the two Asian hegemons emerge into the open, leading to a self-inflicted energy crisis on the western alliance. The forty-year trend of declining interest […]
US-Russia Relations In “Ice Age” & Risk Of Direct Clash “High”: Kremlin
US-Russia Relations In “Ice Age” & Risk Of Direct Clash “High”: Kremlin Russia’s ambassador to the United States issued a statement Friday assessing the state of Moscow-Washington relations as having entered an “ice age” – according to state-owned TASS. Ambassador Anatoly Antonov said that currently the risk of a direct clash between the US and Russia remains “high” – after […]
Europe’s Energy Crisis Is Just Getting Started
Europe’s Energy Crisis Is Just Getting Started While Europe managed to fill its gas storage ahead of winter this year, it will have to import huge amounts of LNG in a competitive market to survive next winter. The next 12 to 24 months will be critical in establishing whether Europe can stave off a long-term […]
5 Global Flashpoints Which Could Absolutely Explode During The Early Stages Of 2023
5 Global Flashpoints Which Could Absolutely Explode During The Early Stages Of 2023 Will 2023 be a year when extremely destructive conflicts erupt all over the world? We are certainly already living in a time of “wars and rumors of wars”, and tensions are approaching the boiling point in a number of key global flashpoints right […]
Central Asia’s ’Water Wars” Are Heating Up
Central Asia’s ’Water Wars” Are Heating Up Access to water has been a point of conflict in Central Asia for years. Environmental changes have raised temperatures in Central Asia faster than the global average. While the upstream Kyrgyzstanis and Tajikistanis have plenty of water, Uzbekistan wholly relies on a steady supply of water for its […]
Fresh Missile Barrage Leaves Cities Across Ukraine Without Power Or Water In Sub-Zero Temps
Fresh Missile Barrage Leaves Cities Across Ukraine Without Power Or Water In Sub-Zero Temps “Another wave of massive Russian attacks on energy infrastructure,” Ukraine’s Energy Minister German Galushchenko announced Friday, describing a large Russian barrage of dozens of missiles across major cities. “There will be emergency power outages,” he added. Air raid sirens have been blaring throughout […]
