Finance
Ben Wray – How Big Tech Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bombs
Review of Nick Srnicek’s new book about AI, ‘Silicon Empires’. In Jacobin. Read the article HERE.
Globalisation
Geopolitics
Ian Proud – Trump has his eyes on the prize of arctic shipping routes
Trump doesn’t just want Greenland for the minerals and the glory of territorial expansion, there’s also geo-economic reasons. Ian Proud was a member of His Britannic Majesty’s Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. He served […]
Finance
Al Jazeera – ‘Mother of all deals’: How India-EU trade deal creates $27 trillion market
An in-depth analysis, but questions remain when it comes to what this means for standards and the EU’s climate goals. Read the article HERE.
Economics
Michael Roberts – The consensus: from Washington to London
50 economists from LSE seem to be unable to think outside of the box of failure Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog The Washington […]
Economics
Branko Milanovic´ – Was the world of the 1990s better than today’s?
A little hypocrisy makes society violent and rough, but too much makes it rotten. Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His new book, The Visions of inequality, was published October 10, 2023. Cross-posed […]
Economics
German Foreign Policy: Hungary hub for Chinese EV competitors
Germany’s crisis-stricken automakers expand e-vehicle production in Hungary in cooperation with Chinese suppliers. Chinese competition now looming within the EU Read HERE
Economics
After Nations – The Making and Unmaking of a World Order by Rana Dasgupta
Reviewed by Branko Milanovic´ This new splendid and beautifully-written book by Rana Dasgupta has as its title After Nations: The Making and Unmaking of a World Order. The idea, briefly sketched in the introduction and […]
Economics
Wang Wen, Glenn Diesen: China’s De-Americanization Strategy
23 December 2025
Economics
Wang Wen: China’s De-Americanization Strategy
As the U.S. pursues “de-risking,” China is charting its own course from reliance to autonomy. Read Article HERE Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
Climate Crisis
Kaiser Kuo: China is here to Lead, not just Stay The Great Reckoning
What the West Should Learn From China Kaiser Kuo is the host and co-founder of the Sinica Podcast and a professor-at-large at NYU Shanghai Cross-posted from the ideas letter Workers install rooftop solar panels in Shanghai, China.Credit: […]