In his latest note, SocGen’s Albert Edwards made an ominous – if obvious – comparison: “as energy prices surge with a backdrop of central bank tightening it’s starting to feel a bit like July 2008” referring to that moment of “unparalleled central bank madness as the ECB raised rates just as oil prices hit $150 […]
By Glenn Diesen, Professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway and an editor at the Russia in Global Affairs journal. Allegations he was secretly a Russian-backed Manchurian candidate haunted former US President Donald Trump’s time in office. Now, though, long after he left the White House, the claims have gone from farce to clear falsification. The […]
In recent days, various media outlets have pointed to a very noticeable aggravation of the situation on the border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. The border between the two States is more than 1,400 kilometers long. Mutual threats are heard from both sides, and military units are being brought to the border from both sides. According […]