Climate Crisis
The Belt and Road 2.0 – Interview w/ Mathias Larsen
Tim Sahay speaks to Mathias Larsen about China’s staggering investment in clean tech manufacturing outside of China. In ‘Phenomenal World’. Read the article HERE.
China
Economics
Michael Roberts – IIPPE 2025: immigration and the world order
Marxist economic analysis of immigration, China, profitability and whether exchange value can be derived from knowledge. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog The […]
Geopolitics
Eldar Mamedov – Kaja Kallas’ shocking lack of historical literacy
The EU’s foreign affairs chief proves that ignorance is no barrier to career success in Brussels. Eldar Mamedov is a Brussels-based foreign policy expert and Non-resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute. Cross-posted from Responsible Statecraft […]
Climate Crisis
Lauri Myllyvirta – Analysis: China’s clean-energy exports in 2024 alone will cut overseas CO2 by 1%
The good news story of our times: China’s clean energy revolution, which is cutting CO2 around the globe. In ‘Carbon Brief’. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Politico – ‘Donald is right’ and China is the problem, EU chief says
Ursula Von Der Leyen will be remembered by historians as a key player in Europe’s decline. Read the article HERE.
Climate Crisis
Adam Tooze – How China’s powerslide is driving the global green electricity transition
Maybe the only good news story in the world today is China’s remarkable green transition, which has already led the industrial giant past its peak in CO2 emissions. Read the article HERE.
Climate Crisis
David Glynne Jones, Derek Woolner – China’s not-so-quiet energy revolution: Towards the world’s first industrial electrostate
Some data about China’s rapid energy transformation. David Glynne Jones is an independent advocate for the adoption of renewable energy and electrification across all sectors of the Australian economy. He is currently assessing the implications […]
Geopolitics
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies – If the US can’t adapt to multipolarity, it will decline faster
The future demands a peaceful transition to international cooperation in a multipolar world. Medea Benjamin is co-founder of Global Exchange and CODEPINK: Women for Peace. Nicolas J. S. Davies is an independent journalist and a researcher […]
Finance
Paolo Gerbaudo – Global BYD
‘Amid the intensifying retreat of American hegemony, an alternative geo-economic and geopolitical arrangement is coming into view: a battery-powered globalization with Chinese characteristics. Chinese EV manufacturer has recently raced ahead of Tesla in global EV […]
Geopolitics
Jeffrey D. Sachs – Close the US military bases in Asia
Trump wants Japan and South Korea to pay to have US military bases on their territory – why not just scrap them? Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs is a University Professor and Director of the Center […]