EVALUATING THE STATE OF THE U.S. NAVY / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Evaluating the State of the US Navy Summary On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, a Japanese naval fleet consisting of six aircraft carriers...

END OF AN ERA FOR IRRATIONAL COMPLACENCY IN MARKETS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES MARKETS INSIGHT

End of an era for irrational complacency in markets A ‘Goldilocks’ period for asset prices with fantastic returns may not last another ye...

BANKS DODGE A BULLET FROM GLOBAL CAPITAL FIGHT / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Banks Dodge a Bullet From Global Capital Fight Executives and investors can breathe a sigh of relief: their bank probably has more than ...

A DANGER OF LOW RATES / BARRON´S MAGAZINE

Bill Gross: A Danger of Low Rates By William H. Gross 1. Prior market tops (1987, 2000, 2007, etc.) allowed asset managers to partia...

EUROPE´S CRISIS STARTS AT HOME / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Europe’s Crisis Starts at Home MARK LEONARD LONDON – Deep divisions within Europe are increasingly threatening the values upon which t...

THE GREAT INVESTMENT BUBBLE / BARRON´S MAGAZINE

Up and Down Wall Street The Greatest Investment Bubble By Randall W. Forsyth        Photo: Getty Images   If 2017 was the ye...

THE COMING CONFLICT BETWEEN CHINA AND JAPAN / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

The Coming Conflict Between China and Japan By Jacob L. Shapiro It is easy to forget that as recently as the 19th century, China and J...

FEARS OVER DEBT LOAD TAKE SHINE OFF TAX REFORM / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

Fears over debt load take shine off tax reform Problems of wealth inequality could put a brake on growth Sam Fleming in Washington T...

WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THE FCC ABANDONS NET NEUTRALITY? /O@WHA

Technology What Will Happen if the FCC Abandons Net Neutrality?  .     Few issues in the technology wor...

THE BREXIT TRAGICOMEDY / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Brexit Tragicomedy HAROLD JAMES PRINCETON – As the rest of the world looks on with a mixture of amusement and pity, British polit...