The alarming turn of events in recent weeks in the Middle-east should be cause for serious concern. Yet, the world and world leaders seem to be carrying on as if nothing untoward has taken place. Crude oil prices shot up to well over US$ 100 a barrel – Brent went up to near US$110 -… Continue reading The Middle-East and the World in Catch-22
Having just written last month about the state of the global economy, especially the developed major economies, I thought I’d write about how the Global South is faring under the same pressures of geopolitical tensions, war and tariffs. This is the entire region dominated by developing, emerging and low and middle-income countries that even ordinarily… Continue reading Crises of Debt and Demography in the Global South
