Bank Failures, Government Interventions, and a Dysfunctional Economic System Beginning to Implode (Part 1)
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...
A Two-Headed Crisis in Israel
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...
Global Review – February 2023
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...
“Grave Food Crisis” in North Korea
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...
Ruanda-Urundi – History of Africa Part 20
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...
Nigeria’s Elections – Troubled Days Ahead
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...
Avian Flu – The Ticking Time Bomb
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....
Powerful Threats – The Power Grid
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...
Failed States – New Trends Impacting Old Problems
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...
Global Review – January 2023
What is the state of the world in this first month of the new year and where are things going? This global review of January 2023 looks at the key events and indicators across...