by Emanuel Pastreich | Jun 24, 2019 | Labor, Trade, & Finance, Redev
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a massive Chinese initiative for cooperation and for economic and technological integration among the nations of Asia, defies simple categorization by dint of its scale. It’s expected to involve trillions of dollars of investment...
by Emanuel Pastreich | Jun 14, 2019 | Labor, Trade, & Finance, Redev
President Donald Trump has announced that he will decide whether or not to add another $300 billion in tariffs on imports from China, in addition to the $200 billion he has already imposed, and that he will do so in the two weeks following the G20 summit in Osaka....
by Michael Klare | Jun 12, 2019 | Redev, War & Peace
The recent White House decision to speed the deployment of an aircraft carrier battle group and other military assets to the Persian Gulf has led many in Washington and elsewhere to assume that the U.S. is gearing up for war with Iran. As in the lead-up to the 2003...
by Dennis Etler | Jun 4, 2019 | Redev, War & Peace
The influential Council on Foreign Relations has released a remarkable special report by long-time diplomat Robert Blackwill entitled “Trump’s Foreign Policies are Better Than They Seem.” The report singles out Trump for praise because he identified China as a...
by Emanuel Pastreich | May 28, 2019 | Redev, War & Peace
When asked about relations with China, policy planning head of the U.S. State Department Kiron Skinner declared that the United States is in a “fight” with a “different civilization.” She then added, “It’s the first time that we will have a great power competitor that...
