Is the US Helping or Pressuring Ukraine Now?

The Biden administration has tried to strike a balance between helping Ukraine expel Russian invaders and avoiding a potentially catastrophic showdown with the Kremlin. That balance will become increasingly difficult to maintain in 2023.

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Is the US Presidency Actually a Powerful Dictatorship?

The US has projected itself as the global leader of democracy through its powerful mass media, huge economy and lavish military expenditures. A closer look reveals that the country requires extensive reform before it can claim to be a true democracy. Democratic reform should begin with the presidency.

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Timely Lessons from History: War, What Is It Good For?

My father fought in World War II. Since then, the US has never won a war and the country has invested ever increasing taxpayer dollars into the military. In this piece, I explore great-power warfare since 1945 and wonder what lessons my dad might have drawn from it. He might have suggested: If you're a "great" power, don't go to war!

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What You Need to Know About Pentagon and Arms Race

Passing an ever higher defense budget has become something of a ritual in the US Congress. With ever-increasing military expenditure, Americans should now be asking why the Pentagon budget is so high. One concerning answer may be that the Pentagon is now girding for mid-century wars. And that almost inevitably means an accelerating arms race in the decades to come.

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Who Will Buy America’s Debt Now?

Aside from the two years of 1998 and 2001, the US federal government has been running an annual fiscal deficit for the past 50 years. These deficits are financed by issuing debt. Until recently, domestic and foreign investors have bought this debt. As their appetite for additional purchases wanes, who will buy American bonds going forward?

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The New Shift from Pink to Green in Latin America

This Global South is deep in debt, desperate, and facing climate horrors almost beyond imagining. Remarkably, Latin America is turning to green policies. The US must support its southern neighbors to transition from an extractive economy to a green one.

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