02/26 End of the Empire: Project Vault Is a Poor Substitute for a Critical Metals Industry
End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world of…
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Last Arms Control Treaty Limiting US and Russian Nuclear Weapons Expires
On January 14th, humanity went the longest span of time without detonating a nuclear weapon since the dawn of…
Will Trump’s Pick of Warsh for Fed Chairman Curtail or Accelerate the ‘Sell America’ Trade?
This is part 2 of a 2-part series on the so-called Sell America trade. You can read part 1…
Trump’s Greenland Obsession May Involve Blocking China-Backed Australian Mining Company
As WaL reported on January 23rd, President Trump’s obsession with critical minerals spun-off into an obsession with Greenland. Understanding that…
What Is the ‘Sell America’ Trade, and What Does it Mean for Trump’s Econ Agenda?
This is Part 1 of a 2-part series on the so-called Sell America Trade. When President Donald Trump…
To Develop Critical Minerals, Industry and White House Propose Becoming China to Fight China
This is Part 4 of a 4-part story on the advent of critical minerals on markets and national security…
Environmentalism’s Cost in Cobalt, Antimony, Copper, and Silver: Critical Minerals in America
This is Part 3 of a 4-part story on the advent of critical minerals on markets and national security…
01/26 End of the Empire: Trump’s Trade Wars Accelerate De-Dollarization Amid US Debt Rollover
End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world of…
US Navy Appears to Be Outgunned as Chinese ‘Carrier Killer’ Enters Mass Production
Having been reportedly in development for 3 years, the People’s Liberation Army’s YJ-20 hypersonic ship-to-ship missile is being claimed…
Doubling of Gold Price Over 5 Years Sees Global National Reserves Hit $4.8 Trillion in October
On October 7th, gold prices hit $3,977 per troy ounce, some 100% from where the price sat five years…
You Can Take the Asian Out of Asia, But Not Asia Out of the Asian
I receive a certain comfort, as strange as this may sound, when I witness someone from East Asia displaying…
How Travel Advisories Influence the Shaping of Travel and Tourism Trends
Recent travel advisories are re-shaping where tourists go for vacation, making less prominent destinations more desirable because of a…
New Intelligence Assessment Suggests Just One of Three Iranian Nuclear Sites Destroyed
According to “five current and former US officials familiar” with the latest intelligence assessment on Iran’s nuclear program, just…
Consequences of Israel-US Attack on Iran to Reverberate Across East Asia
Story at a glance… Following the US and Israel’s attacks on Iran’s civilian nuclear program, key security paradigms in…
‘Cracks in Time’ Documents the Pandemic Through the Brushstrokes of Chinese Artists: Screening in Basel
Art has served many needs and many functions over its ageless history, and if one of its most important…
Global Space Economy Rockets Towards Half-Trillion Valuation Led by SpaceX’s 138 Launches Last Year
Space is no longer the domain of dreams and fiction. Particularly regarding the Earth’s orbital zones, it’s a domain…
New S. Korean President Discusses Closer Ties and Peaceful Peninsula with China’s Xi
The newly-elected President of South Korea, Lee Jae-myong, called Beijing today to solicit help in bringing about his policy…
He Put the Tariffs on, They Took the Tariffs off, They Put the Tariffs on—Economies Are Shaking all About
Mass uncertainty surrounds the near term future of US-Asian trade, so much so that businesses in some economies including…
America’s Weaponization of Space Continues Whilst NASA Sees Budget Cuts
Story at a glance… NASA is seeing flagship missions stall from lack of funding at the same time the…
Former Georgia Senator Joins Trump’s Kettle of China Hawks as US Ambassador to Beijing
Former Georgia Senator and businessman David Perdue was recently confirmed with a bipartisan vote as the new US Ambassador…