Putin cares as little about Russia as Trump does about America. They only care about making the world safe for the super-rich.
Trump: The West’s Gorbachev?
Will Trump have a similarly devastating effect on democracies that Gorbachev had on Communism?
Trump Goes Brazil: Import Substitution on His Mind
Is the new US President really trying to resolve the competitiveness challenge by relying on outdated 1960s style, Brazilian economic concepts?
When Japan Attacked Globalism
In a curious role reversal, it was a Japanese Prime Minister who stole the march on Trump and his anti-globalism chants.
Binary Choice and American Politics in the Age of Complexity
The domestic set-up in the US, with two dominant political parties, is not conducive to constructive engagement. It favors paralysis or overreach.
Blaming Populists for Making Empty Promises?
The inclination of establishment politicians to overpromise is the core cause of the rise of populism.
2017: Saudi Arabia’s Annus Horribilis?
Think that 2016 was a tough year for Saudi Arabia? Wait till you see 2017
Americans’ Moby Dick: The 21st Century Edition
The “War On Terror” is entering its 16th year. But why does it have such a hold over Americans’ lives, culture and politics?
Political Inversions: Clinton in ’08 and Obama in ’16?
A reflection on the strategic consequences of accidental American political inversions.
The US Electoral College and Weeding Out the Chaff
How the Founding Fathers’ original intent regarding the Electoral College over time was turned on its very head.























