GERMANY IS BECOMING MORE OPEN AND DIVERSE / THE ECONOMIST

Cool Germany Germany is becoming more open and diverse With the right leadership, it could be a model for the West SINCE the fall...

TRUMP, SYRIA, AND THE THREAT OF REGION-WIDE WAR / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Trump, Syria, and the Threat of Region-Wide War Fawaz A. Gerges BEIRUT – The die, it seems, is cast for a rapid end to the United St...

CHIP MAKERS ARE BETTER OFF WITHOUT CRYPTO MINERS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Chip Makers Are Better off Without Crypto Miners Losing cryptocurrency mining sales allows Nvidia, AMD to focus on more solid opportuniti...

SIGNS OF A POLITICAL ARMAGEDDON / THE NEW YORK TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Signs of a Political Armageddon By Charles M. Blow CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times Donald Trump can feel the breath on the back...

CHINA´S NAVY TO CONDUCT LIVE-FIRE DRILLS IN TAIWAN STRAIT / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

China’s navy to conduct live-fire drills in Taiwan Strait Naval exercise billed as largest ever underscores rising tension in western Pac...

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OIL GLUT? / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

What Happened to the Oil Glut? Stored oil is at its lowest level in more than three years, partly due to OPEC and Russia’s output cuts ...

MEASURES OF U.S. POWER / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Measures of US Power By Xander Snyder The Russian ruble, Turkish lira and Iranian rial are all falling in value. What do they h...

U.S. - CHINA RIVALRY WILL SHAPE THE 21ST CENTURY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

US-China rivalry will shape the 21st century Beijing’s rising economic and political power poses great challenges to the west Martin Wo...

WHAT´S BEEN STOPPING THE LEFT? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

What’s Been Stopping the Left? Dani Rodrik CAMBRIDGE – Why were democratic political systems not responsive early enough to the grie...

INNOVATION: WHY THE U.S.- CHINA "TRADE WAR" IS REALLY ABOUT THE FUTURE OF INNOVATION / KNOWLEDGE@WHARTON

Why the U.S.-China ‘Trade War’ Is Really About the Future of Innovation        Recent trade skirmishes betw...

THE COMING COMFORTABLE DYSTOPIA / CASEY RESEARCH

Doug Casey on the Coming Comfortable Dystopia by Doug Casey Justin: Doug, I have a lot of questions I want to ask you today. But can...