Taming the ‘Bully and the Dragon’
It is hard to deal with a ‘Bully’. Usually efforts, even reasonable ones of accommodation only lead generally to further demands - just ask Columbia University. That was why I…
‘The Spiral of Disorder’ – Building then Destroying Trust – Let’s Continue
He knows what he’s doing? Sure! It’s a constant refrain from the Trump administration and the advisors and supporters. Don’t believe it! Trump operates through emotional responses to incoming news.…
‘The Spiral of Disorder’ – Building then Destroying Trust – Let’s Start with Tariffs
It is mind-boggling to watch this second term of Trump, or Trump 2.0. First the flood of ‘executive orders’, though apparently they are technically not really ‘orders’. And now the…
‘Killing the Golden Goose’ – Integration in the Global Economy
Originally, I started this piece lamenting the ‘failed’ effort to bring China into the global economy following the failure by the CCP - the Party, and the Chinese government to…
The Current Path to, and from, Today’s Disorder
I see, and I’m sure you have as well, the repeated refrain that describes the current disorder brought on by Russia in Europe, US-China actions in the Indo Pacific and…
Stopping the War; or Maybe Not Yet
We’ve known for some time by examining history that it’s much easier to start a war than it is to stop one. And I suspect the Russia-Ukraine war will prove…
Europe into the Breach
It wasn’t long ago that demands for a more ‘strategic autonomy’ approach for Europe seemed to slip away with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As Steven Erlanger of the NYTimes wrote…
The Crooked G20/G7 path for the United States
Well yes a bit late. Sorry. And also a bit shorter. Indeed, I am anticipating rather shorter Posts, and possibly later than usual for the next Post as well as…
The Trump Battering of the Order
As much destruction, it seems, as this second Trump administration can engineer! And fast! One can’t avoid ‘reeling’ from the current Trump administration actions and plans. And yet we are…
The Many Possible Shapes for the Global Order: A Quick Look Back & Forward
The Trump attack on interdependence - particularly economic - has felt foolish and destructive but without question - relentless. What appeared to be a stalling out with Biden’s ill-disguised protectionism,…