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A coming conflict with China? – Global Macro Update

2022-08-05

Today, I spoke with Jacob Shapiro, director of geopolitical research at Cognitive Investments. We discussed the long-term effects Nancy Pelosi’s visit could have on US-China relations, and much, much more. In this edition, you’ll hear Jacob and me discuss: ► What Putin really wants, and why the Russia-Ukraine conflict is likely far from over… ► Why Nancy Pelosi’s visit is really the 4th Taiwan Strait crisis… ► How restoring normal trade relations...

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“Whatever it takes” – Part II of II

2022-08-04

by Claudio Grass

2022-08-04

The Fascist Boogeyman awakes again The threat of a far-right takeover has been around for at least three decades in Europe and Italy has been one of the best “candidates” for the “beginning of the end” since the last European crisis ten years ago. Back then it was the Lega, led by Salvini, that fueled the scaremongering campaigns of the mainstream press, labeling every conservative policy point as basically pure fascism. Of course, none of those...

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“Whatever it takes”:

2022-08-02

by Claudio Grass

2022-08-02

In the case of Italy, it will take a whole lot more – Part I of II When the collapse of the Italian government was officially announced, on July 21, many political observers both in Europe and across the rest of the West, were aghast. If Mario Draghi, the central banking messiah of the entire Old World, the man, the legend, the hero who rescued the Eurozone and its precious made up currency from the brink of complete annihilation, failed to...

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