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Sep 2

The BRICS at the crossroads: partners or competitors?

The BRICS at the crossroads: partners or competitors? Little attention has been paid to the recent summit of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) in Johannesburg. The concept was created by an economist of Goldman Sachs. Since 2009, they have increasingly formed into a more cohesive geopolitical…

Brics Summit

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The BRICS at the crossroads: partners or competitors?
The BRICS at the crossroads: partners or competitors?
Brics Summit

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Aug 5

The downgrading of the United States: the way forward

The downgrading of the United States: the way forward Fitch downgrades the US debt rating. Even though specialized media mentioned it, the downgrading of the rating of the United States by Fitch has not had even close to the downgrading by Standard & Poor’s in 2011. Fitch Ratings downgraded its…

Us Debt

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The downgrading of the United States: the way forward
The downgrading of the United States: the way forward
Us Debt

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Mar 18

Is the takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS an acceptable solution?

How long will it take for bank regulators to recognize that bank mergers are a path to destruction of business, employment, competition and value? Where does the legitimacy of their actions rest? The world of banking bail out is gone. As the banking world, in a self-inflicted way, went into…

Credit Suisse

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Is the takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS an acceptable solution?
Is the takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS an acceptable solution?
Credit Suisse

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Feb 20

No war can be won halfheartedly

What is essential in war is victory, not prolonged operations, wrote Chinese General Sun Tzu in the 5th century BC. I remember my father-in-law, who was a senior officer in the Belgian Army, talking about the reasons why World War II emerged: the European countries thought they could stop the…

Ukraine

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No war can be won halfheartedly
No war can be won halfheartedly
Ukraine

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Jan 5

2023: the year when the cost of the global indebtedness will explode

This year will be a tougher year for the global economy than 2022. For most of the world economy, this is going to be a tough year, tougher than the year we leave behind because the three big economies — US, EU, China — are all slowing down simultaneously. …

Recession

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2023: the year when the cost of the global indebtedness will explode
2023: the year when the cost of the global indebtedness will explode
Recession

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Dec 19, 2022

Will Binance follow FTX? What are the proven reserves of this dark pool?

Another member of the opaque crypto sphere investigated. It is always dangerous to try to draw a parallel between competitors. However, the lack of transparency of Binance is similar to FTX. It does not publish financial statements. A Reuters analysis of Binance’s corporate filings shows that the core of the…

Binance

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Will Binance follow FTX? What are the proven reserves of this dark pool?
Will Binance follow FTX? What are the proven reserves of this dark pool?
Binance

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Oct 26, 2022

An emerging market financial crisis is unavoidable, and probably massive

Coming back from the IMF meetings in Washington, I was impressed to see how deep the consensus was on the necessity to find ways to counteract the largest risk: an emerging market financial crisis that will this time go beyond the low-income countries and reach emerging markets who had access…

Emerging Markets

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An emerging market financial crisis is unavoidable, and probably massive
An emerging market financial crisis is unavoidable, and probably massive
Emerging Markets

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Oct 11, 2022

January 6, 2021 — November 8, 2022: Electing Democracy

On November 11, 1947, almost thirty years after the World War I armistice, at the British Parliament pronounced those words: “No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have…

Democracy

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January 6, 2021 — November 8, 2022: Electing Democracy
January 6, 2021 — November 8, 2022: Electing Democracy
Democracy

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Sep 14, 2022

Monarchy in Modern Times

Listening and reading the media as they cover the death of Queen Elizabeth II, I noticed a profound misunderstanding of what a constitutional monarchy represents, how diverse it is, and how it compares to a republic. …

Monarchy

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Monarchy in Modern Times
Monarchy in Modern Times
Monarchy

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Jul 27, 2022

Are Democrats nuts or suicidal to destroy Joe Biden?

I am terrified to see how Democrats are assaulting President Joe Biden and starting to speculate on the Presidential election while ignoring the fundamental challenges of the midterm elections. …

Joe Biden

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Are Democrats nuts or suicidal to destroy Joe Biden?
Are Democrats nuts or suicidal to destroy Joe Biden?
Joe Biden

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CEO at Galileo Global Advisors and Adjunct professor Columbia Law School.

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