It’s not just Mexico’s government that is calling for economic diversification away from the US; so, too, is its biggest business lobby.More
Is Washington Trying to Provoke a Full-Blown Banking Crisis in Mexico?
This time round, it wouldn’t be just US banks that would be heavily exposed to the resulting fallout; so, too, would European lenders.More
As Washington Declares Mexico An “Adversary”, Russia Offers to Help Mexico Reduce Its Energy Dependence on US
The Trump administration’s global charm offensive continues apace.More
Javier Milei’s Controversial “Memorandum of Understanding” With Israel
Milei’s chainsaw austerity will not apply to Israeli residents of Argentina. Meanwhile, Israel’s national water company controls more and more of Argentina’s water supply. More
Christine Lagarde’s Delusions of Grandeur(o)
As the US dollar’s decline deepens, is this the EU’s “global Euro moment”? More
Welcome to Peak Palantir
The company that ” knows everything about you” is going from strength to strength as war rises and and the so-called “liberal” West turns into a dystopian novel.More
Is A Soft Coup Brewing in Colombia, the US’ Long-Time “Israel of Latin America”?
In the space of just a few days, Colombia has been plunged into a political crisis that could end up toppling its first ever left-wing government.More
A New Gold Rush Is Causing (Potentially) Irreversible Damage to the Amazon Rainforest, Study Warns
As the world is gripped by a new bout of gold fever that shows no sign of abating, the environmental risks for one of the world’s most important ecosystems are rising. More
China’s Quiet Rapprochement With Israel
“The war continues, but the war is not the theme of Israel-China bilateral relations.”More
Iron Rivers Everywhere: How US Arms Smuggling Is Fuelling Violence in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
Even US-aligned governments in the region are beginning to ask, somewhat naively, which side the US is on in the war on guns, begging the question: which war? More
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