Geopolitics

Introduction The ink was barely dry on the Federal Reserve’s July 30, 2025, decision to hold interest rates at 4.25–4.5% when President Trump dropped a bombshell: sweeping new tariffs on imports, announced August 1, 2025, slapping 10% duties on most countries and up to 41% on heavyweights like China, Canada, and Mexico, while sparing 92

Introduction A theory has gained traction among financial analysts and investors suggesting that the U.S. government, under the Trump administration, might be intentionally allowing or even engineering a stock market crash. The proposed motive? To drive down Treasury bond yields and make refinancing the country’s massive debt more affordable. This theory suggests that by inducing

Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January 2025 has thrust his foreign policy back into the spotlight, igniting debates about how he will navigate a world of escalating tariffs, regional conflicts, and great power rivalry. Amid trade wars with China and shifting U.S. postures in the Middle East and Ukraine, a compelling framework

The global power landscape is undergoing a profound and accelerating transformation, driven by the decade-long Russia-Ukraine war and a dramatic diplomatic clash between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on February 28, 2025. These events, interwoven with mounting domestic pressures in Ukraine, the strategic critiques of historian Niall Ferguson, and the incisive