Polyarchy at a Time of Geopolitical Cycles: Canceling the Noise, Part XXV (finale)
With the debt ceiling debacle behind us we are closing this series, as we are of the opinion that a new cycle for the American and the global economy is starting. The starting premise of this last commentary is that we need to view economic transitions in cycles that...Fighting the Last War
The original iPhone, announced in January of 2007 and released in June of that year, was greeted with plenty of skepticism. Smartphones weren’t entirely brand new, even ones with touch screens, so it wasn’t easily foreseen what an outsider like Apple could provide....Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global equities make gains Global equities made gains this week as Republicans and Democrats came to an agreement to raise the US debt ceiling, staving off default. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones closed up 1.83% and 2.02%, respectively, while the...Geopolitics & the Day After
This week, we begin by discussing the inflated price of financial assets, which may be cause for concern as the era of “cheap money” comes to an end in the face of geopolitical turmoil and financial uncertainty. We then examine some of this geopolitical...Lenses for Latin America
This week, we will be continuing our series on emerging economies with some thoughts on Latin America. In examining Latin America’s prospects this week, we present below four lenses through which one may begin to assemble a picture of the challenges and opportunities...Sign Up for Our Publications
