Summary: Stratfor reports on Trump’s new strategy for the Afghanistan War, showing its low odds of success. It’s a follow-up to my post Why Trump’s plan for Afghanistan will fail. How many US troops will die or be crippled trying to make this doomed plan work? “The United States Sets Its Sights Beyond Afghanistan” Stratfor, 22 August …
Summary: Here are some inspirational videos that show the problem of people everywhere and the truth that makes us free — only together are we strong. “Lead India” was a television series launched on India’s 60th Independence Day by The Times of India Group to create new leadership for India (see Wikipedia). Here is one of …
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Summary: China is both the key driver of the world economy and the least well known of the major nations. With unreliable economic statistics, a rapidly evolving economy that defies easy analysis, and deep corruption, it defies analysis. But its growth or recession might determine the course of the world economy during the next decade. …
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Summary: This analysis by Stratfor discusses the adoption of modern business methods by insurgents, something long discussed here. It’s progress that mainstream geopolitical analysts are finding more analytically useful perspectives on jihadists rather than the usual hackneyed labels. It’s learning, that if continued might make us a threat to them. {1st of 2 posts today.} …
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Summary: Today we have a follow-up by Paul Schulte to Does corruption limit China’s growth, or pose a threat to its existence? He looks at the leading emerging nations, comparing them to the US and UK at similar point in their evolution to greatness. BRIC building: the future of Brazil, Russia, India and China By …
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