After all, Harry S. Truman got us into a major conflict in Korea, almost 7,000 miles from Washington, D.C., in 1950
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Asia
MI6 & Climate: Ecosystem Collapse and British Hunger in Near Future
The Netanyahu-Trump war on Iran has resulted in a severe fertilizer shortage that will show up as high food inflation this fall and winter 2027
Hormuz: China Oil Demand Tapped out, Heavy Truck EVs Rise
If the country stops needing to use diesel for trucks, that is game over for petroleum
China Rides a Global Green Wave
China’s bet on green technology and clean energy is increasingly embedding sustainability into global trading patterns, across supply chains
Hormuz Effect: EVS = Record 2/3s of Chinese New Car Sales
We are witnessing the end of the Chinese gasoline car market in China. You have to wonder whether gas stations will be able to stay in business
Can the Iran War Wake Asia up to Climate Crisis in Time?
Japan is dragging its feet on its transition to clean energy. The Iran War should be show that its strategy is ultimately self-defeating.
Hormuz Jolts S. Korea to Grow Wind&Solar 3X by 2030 to 100 GW
The plan involves a government-backed push to build 10 massive solar complexes throughout the country
The War on Terror Comes Home in the Trump Era
It might even be possible to think of Donald Trump as the possible final chapter in this country’s global war on terror
US Petro-State Fades: Will China’s Electrostate Rise?
By the time American troops finished their humiliating retreat from Afghanistan, China had become the dominant power in Central Asia
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