Publications
By: Rachel Poole | On: October 9, 2021 |
Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global equities gain after volatile week Global narrowly gained after a volatile week in the markets. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones gained 0.79% and 1.17%, […]
By: Rachel Poole | On: October 7, 2021 |
The Day After & the Era of Transformation
Here is our take on the articles summarized below: Even as the Delta variant of Covid-19 continues to spread across the globe, its first- and second-order effects are wreaking havoc […]
By: Rachel Poole | On: October 5, 2021 |
Crossroads
At the Intersection of Geopolitics and Geoeconomics North America Demonstrating their united front in the Indo-Pacific region, leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue met in Washington for their first in-person […]
By: Rachel Poole | On: October 2, 2021 |
Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global equities tumbleGlobal equities fell this week, with the S&P 500 ending its seven-month winning streak. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones dropped 2.21% and 1.36%, respectively, […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: October 1, 2021 |
September’s Market Turmoil: Identifying the Causes
September – following a long tradition – turned out once again to be a month marked by market turmoil. As it can be seen below, the markets closed down between […]
By: Rachel Poole | On: September 30, 2021 |
Geopolitical Challenges & Statecraft
The power struggle between the US and China is shifting alliances, defining foreign policy objectives, and disrupting the liberal international order. Recent US actions, like the AUKUS deal, have made […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: September 28, 2021 |
The Shadows and our Prisoners’ Reality: Plato’s Cave and Energy Prices
John Charalambakis & Joel Fingerman The world experienced a creative ascent in the mid to late 15th century that culminated in the first half of the 16th century. If Renaissance […]
By: Rachel Poole | On: September 26, 2021 |
Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global equities narrowly gainGlobal equities narrowly gained after a volatile week. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones increased 0.51% and 0.62%, respectively, while the Nasdaq closed the […]
By: Rachel Poole | On: September 23, 2021 |
The Day After & the Era of Transformation
Here is our take on the articles summarized below: To understand the forces moving the world today, we take a lesson from Newton’s second law of motion: a sudden shift […]
By: Joel Charalambakis | On: September 21, 2021 |
Flawed Assumptions
“Some people are so far behind in a race that they actually believe they’re leading.” – Uncle Junior, The Sopranos The Global Financial Crisis often serves as a landmark or […]
By: John E. Charalambakis | On: October 12, 2021 |
The Hendiadys Way of Investment Pivoting: A Lion AND a Fox; a Serpent AND a Dove
By 1556 AD, King Charles V had abdicated the Spanish throne to his son Philip II. The Habsburg dynasty was well into its way of dominating European (and not only) […]