When Isaiah Berlin Dined with Vladimir Putin: International Diversification and Intelligentsia at a Time when Dreams of Subjugation Converge in the Twilight Zone

When Isaiah Berlin sat down to draft some thoughts about his forthcoming dinner meeting with Vladimir Putin, he contemplated if the focus should be on a single theme (like it was with Xi Jinping when they met), or whether he should let the discussion flow, given the...

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities rallyGlobal equities were slightly down on the week. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones lost 0.77% and 0.46% respectively, while the Nasdaq decreased 0.79% on the week. The US 10-year Treasury continued to rise, closing Friday at 1.72%....

Geopolitical Challenges and Statecraft

There is much anticipation over the US and China’s first high-level meeting scheduled for today. Chinese-American relations have reached new lows over the last year, with tensions escalating even more in the last couple of weeks as a suspected Chinese cyberattack has...

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities rallyGlobal equities rallied this week after sustaining losses last week. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones were up 2.64% and 4.07% respectively. A tech rally brought the Nasdaq up 3.09% on the week, but the Nasdaq is almost flat for the...

Covid-19 and the Day After

Here is our take on the articles summarized below:  The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted many sectors of the global economy in both good ways and bad. Our summaries today focus on the developments in the technology and shipping industries as they have reacted and...