by Rachel Poole | Oct 7, 2021 | Geopolitics & the Day After
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 on global systems. In our first article, we examine three concerns laid out by...
by Rachel Poole | Sep 30, 2021 | Geopolitics & the Day After
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 it clear that the US is pivoting its foreign policy to the...
by Rachel Poole | Sep 23, 2021 | Geopolitics & the Day After
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 in direction (acceleration) in a large system like the financial markets will exert a tremendous...
by Rachel Poole | Sep 16, 2021 | Geopolitics & the Day After
The Biden administration is keen on revitalizing American foreign policy and restoring the country’s global leadership position. To do so, the US will have to invest time, money, and political capital in areas of the world that aren’t always making headlines....
by Rachel Poole | Sep 9, 2021 | Geopolitics & the Day After
Here is our take on the articles summarized below: As we move into the final third of 2021, the continual advance of change has only accelerated. While the “meme stock” craze has died down from its January highs, the aftershocks of the decisions made by Robinhood and...
by Rachel Poole | Sep 2, 2021 | Geopolitics & the Day After
As Germany gears up for federal elections this month, we take a look at the top candidates seeking to fill Chancellor Angela Merkel’s shoes. Her successor will not only take on the challenge of ushering Germany through a pandemic in a period of geopolitical volatility...