Geopolitical Analysis - America's attempt to establish a new world order is testing Germany's re-armament efforts [1]

Geopolitical Analysis - The existing world order lacks the conviction to defend itself [1] - Xi, Putin, and Iran are poised to capitalize on this historic opportunity [1]

In China, President Xi is hosting the leaders of more than 20 countries for what's known as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit. Among those in attendance is Russian President Vladimir Putin and India's Prime Minister Modi. NBC News international correspondent Janice Mackie Freyer joins us now from Beijing.So Janice, we know President Xi has been addressing leaders this morning. Tell us a bit more about what he said and what the goals of the summit are. Maya, this summit has been all about optics, ...

Global Affairs - A grim anniversary highlights fading memories and a fraying world order [1]

Geopolitical Landscape - The report highlights Finnish President Alexander Stubb's call for European nations to choose between supporting Russia's aggressive world order or embracing freedom [1] International Relations - The analysis suggests a growing divide between Russia and European countries, emphasizing the need for a clear stance on global order [1]

Over the last few years, three big things that hadn't happened in my lifetime prompted me to do this study. First, countries didn't have enough money to pay their debts, even after lowering interest rates to zero. So, their central banks began printing lots of money to do so.Second, big internal conflicts emerged due to growing gaps in wealth and values. This showed up in political populism and polarization between the left who want to redistribute wealth and the right who want to defend those holding the w ...