JB Shreve
JB Shreve is the author of "How the World Ends: Understanding the Growing Chaos." He has been the host of the End of History podcast since 2012. He has degrees in International Relations and Middle East Studies. His other books include the Intelligence Brief Series. Regular posts and updates from JB Shreve are available at www.theendofhistory.net
This is part two of this article discussing the coming economic meltdown. You can find part 1 here.
Crazy Stupid Ideas That Lead to the Coming Economic Meltdown
The father of capitalism, Adam Smith, wrote about the invisible hand of the marketplace. The invisible hand worked to incentivize individuals and businesses to...
This is part one of two articles discussing the next economic meltdown. You can find part 2 here.
At the end of last week, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) became the second-largest bank failure in US history, with more than $200 billion in assets. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, said...
Israel is facing an unprecedented level of crisis both internally and externally. A rise in violence between Israeli settlers and Palestinians has become the worst flare up of violence in more than 20 years leading many to believe the conflict is on the verge of a third intifada. Simultaneously,...
Our monthly global review podcast looks at the state of the chaos around the world during the preceding month. Our February Global Review podcast moves from the earthquake in Turkey to avian flu, to the growing debt crises, to climate change, and a lot more. This special podcast episode...
A growing alarm is sounding over a potential North Korea food crisis among analysis's who track the world's most isolated country.
Kim Jong Un, leader of North Korea, has called the second party meeting in three months to address growing and grave food concerns in the closed-off republic. Although real-time...
The precursor to the modern nations of Burundi and Rwanda was Ruanda-Urundi. This was the territory ruled over by the Germans and then assumed by the Belgians as spoils of war after World War I. These territories would see more than a million genocide deaths in the second half...
Saturday, Nigeria will hold its national elections for a new president as President Buhari’s two terms in office come to a close. Two weeks later, the state governors’ elections will take place. The Council on Foreign Relations listed Nigeria’s elections among the top five to watch in 2023. Similarly,...
Avian influenza, popularly known as bird flu, is a disease that primarily infects birds. It consists of a high and low classified pathogenicity. The low pathogenicity classification often presents mild illness with unnoticed symptoms. The high pathogenicity causes severe illness, spreads rapidly, and has a high mortality rate among...
Electricity is the trusted flow of power that keeps modern society moving. Beyond lighting our homes and businesses, electricity powers our heating and cooling, the pumps that treat our water supplies, the refrigeration that stores and preserves our food, and the media and telecommunications that keep the economy and...
Across the globe, we are witnessing unprecedented volatility in the nation-state system. Failing or failed states are not new to the international landscape, but the nature of their failure today is new. Unlike past eras, geopolitical conflict and economic shock are not the primary drivers. These are now amplifiers...