Asia vs. Indo – Small Slip or Major Turn in the Pacific?
Any one who has even superficially followed US-India relations knows that this relationship follows a 2-steps forward, 1-step backward path. US-India rel...
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A Fall of Discontent or Conflict? US-China-Russia
What happens in the November 2020 Presidential election is a going to be a big deal. Not only will that determine how many countries in the World will ac...
NATO Visit, EU-UK & Putin on Deck – 1930s & Now
What does a Cinema-Rasik do? Look at global issues with the lens of a Cinema Director. When you do so, you get a totally different view. That is what we ...
China Building a Military Base in Afghanistan – Fruit of a Sapling Planted in 2011?
Say Afghanistan and 99% of people will say “Pak”istan. Since America entered Afghanistan in 2001, the entire focus has been on the Afghan-NaP...
There is a Tide … Which If Taken …
There is a reason Napoleon preferred “lucky” generals to merely smart ones. Because he knew the big role luck plays in the success of leaders...
What a Message! What a Leader!
Of course, we are speaking about President Trump’s press conference on Friday. He reportedly came into the Oval Office on Friday morning and said w...
ISIS – In Libya & Back To Where It All Began
You have to hand it to ISIS – they move fast & they move with purpose. It seems just like yesterday when we began talking about where ISIS was ...
War Against ISIS – Strategy, Tactics & Reality
President Holland of France declared War against ISIS this week. French airplanes began bombing ISIS positions in Raqqa & nearby areas. Russians step...
From Russia With Fear
What a week this was! The most important trading commodity in the world crashed and so did the currency & financial markets of the second most powerf...
Interesting TACs of the Week (July 26 – August 1, 2014)
Summary – A top-down review of interesting calls and comments made last week about monetary policy, economics, stocks, bonds & commodities. This week...