Considering 2025 was supposed to be the year for ending the two wars that have raged on, taking countless lives with them, we are sadly saying goodbye to the year without being able to bring about peaceful settlements to both conflicts. Instead, we seem to be ending the year with even more uncertainty about the… Continue reading Ending 2025 Without Ending the Wars
The wars in Ukraine and in the Middle-East have raged on for years and there has been plenty of reporting on it. Not so much on their economies and how the countries are coping. At least I haven’t read or heard anything on the news about their economies, except at the start of the second… Continue reading While the Wars Rage On, Their Economies
While we can expect the trade and tariff wars to get a fresh impetus next year with President Trump in office, what are the chances that we can find a way to end the wars next year and bring peace to the world? From media reports it appears that Trump is himself all for ending… Continue reading What Are the Chances that We Can End the Wars Next Year?
In one sense, that ought to be a damn good thing. Since it might mean that the end of hostilities and shelling is near. On the other hand, it could mean that the world has failed to come up with an effective diplomatic and political solution to end the war even as it tires of… Continue reading World Losing Appetite for War and What it Means
Almost two years after the waning of the Covid pandemic and a year and a half of the conflict in Ukraine, the world is still fighting consumer price inflation in most parts of the world. That continues to be the biggest obstacle to growth and economic recovery, as consumers cut back their spending, especially on… Continue reading The Fractious State of the Global Economy
As the Ukraine-Russia conflict drags into the second year, any chance of a quick end to the war recedes further away from us into the distance. If anything, 2023 began with a ratcheting up of the call for more arms from Ukraine and the west scrambling to make more military equipment available. Zelensky has been… Continue reading Stalemate in Ukraine Crisis, with America the Only Winner.
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It will soon be a year since Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Besides the toll it has taken on Ukrainian lives and livelihoods, there is a huge cost being imposed on countries around the world. In terms of food and energy shortages, and their high prices. Thankfully Ukraine is able to export foodgrains under an agreement… Continue reading When E = R x NT²
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In its second month now, the Russia-Ukraine war shows no signs of abating. In fact, it looks like it could drag on for months, if not years. It is already taking a huge toll on Ukrainian’s lives, their country, Europe and the global economy. I am not sure if the Western countries’ economic sanctions on… Continue reading Between Speeches and a Stalemate
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