Ukraine’s wholesale digitaization of government services predates the war, but in the eternal spirit of never letting a good crisis go to waste and with the financial support of USAID and the EU, it has been significantly expanded since.More
Monroe Doctrine Redux: US Military Trying to “Box Out” China and Russia from Strategic Resources in Latin America
“In a lot of our countries in this region, [the PRC] is the number one trade partner, with the United States number two in most cases”: General Laura Richardson, USSOUTHCOM.More
British NGO Index on Censorship Just Named Mexico’s President AMLO “Tyrant of the Year 2022”
AMLO may seem like a curious choice for “Tyrant of the Year,” especially given the fierce competition for the title, but once you see who leads and finances the NGO in question, it all makes a bit more sense. More
Physical Wallets are Shrinking in Relevance in UK, Claims Survey Commissioned by Mastercard
A convenient finding given Mastercard is in the process of piloting a biometric-authenticated payments system in the UK, after first testing the system in Brazil, the Middle East and Asia. More
Another Supply Chain Finance-Enabled Crisis Hits, This Time in Brazil
“Discovery” of multi-billion dollar “inconsistencies” on Brazilian retail giant’s balance sheet is a timely reminder of the risks posed by supply chain finance, especially in a heavily weakened business environment such as today.More
The January 8 “Insurrection” in Brazil could be the Perfect Gift for Lula
And the farcical “coup” of Jan 8 may well give Lula the impetus he needs to overcome opposition at home and rebuild ties with Brazil’s regional neighbors.More
Germany, the Birthplace of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 Vaccine, Now Wants to Cancel its Vaccine Deal
“Too many doses, billions in costs – the government [of Germany] wants to cancel the vaccine deal.”More
A Primer on Mexico’s Unconventional Economic Success Story (Which You’re Unlikely to Hear Much About in the MSM)
Mexico’s economy was one of the best performers of 2022, despite (or perhaps because of) a whole raft of worker-friendly policies from the AMLO government.More
The US and China are in a War “for Peru’s Soul”, says Mexican Geopolitical Analyst
“We are seeing a surreptitious clash, a war that no one dares name, between China and the United States for Peru’s soul.”More
Israeli Government Takes Leaf Out Of EU Commission’s Playbook, Claims It Can’t Find Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Agreement
Israel was the lab for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, as newly reelected President Benjamin Netanyahu admitted in a recent interview with Jordan Peterson. Yet the health ministry now claims to have mislaid or, even worse, never signed the vaccine agreement. More
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