Geopolitics

“To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.” — Bertrand Russell “What’s most important to stress, however, in my opinion, is that when there is no Central Bank to backstop the market, the “bust” part of cycles always ends up happening, and as…

From 2010 to 2014, oil prices were at an all-time high, fluctuating between $80 and $110 per barrel. This epidemic pushed prices to severe lows between 2014 and 2020, at their lowest point. Many manufacturers cut down on output and new investments due to the prolonged period of low pricing. …

No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continuous warfare — James Madison War is the ultimate good because it brings economic and technological growth. Or, at least, that’s what I used to think. Before beginning my research for this article, I looked to answer the question: Why…

In February 2022 Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and while on the northern front Ukraine has driven the Russians back securing the capital, despite being able to focus all energy on the eastern and southern front they are doing very badly in those places. There are several reasons…

By Ravi Nayyar — Last year, the Director of the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency issued a warning: Everything’s connected. Everything’s interdependent. Everything is vulnerable. We all ride on very similar technology backbones. In referring to shared vulnerabilities borne from the extraordinary interconnectivity of modern computing (with some great assonance at that), Director Easterly’s…