China has steadily accumulated U.S. treasury securities over the last few decades and owes about $760 billion in treasuries, roughly 10% of the U.S. national debt. What if China would dump these treasuries in retaliation of tariff or trade wars? After all, there is in interest trend and the amount of U.S. treasuries China holds…
U.S. sanctions against Iran, Russia, Afghanistan, China and Venezuela have all made the news in recent months. That may seem like alot of countries that the U.S. is sanctioning, but they are just five of the roughly 23 countries that the U.S. is currently sanctioning around the world. The Office of Foreign Assets Controls (OFAC)…
Democracy is defined as a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. The U.S. is an example of a declining democracy, where voters are increasingly distrusting the elected and where partisanship and corruption have taken hold of the political institutions. Voters in the…
Diplomatic ties between the Soviet Union and Cuba were established after the 1959 Cuban Revolution. Cuba became dependent on Soviet markets and military aid and was a major ally of the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The main reason for the close ties was ideologic as they were both communist countries opposing American capitalism…
The U.S. seems more interested in escalating conflicts and creating conflicts than building stronger foreign relationships. This is mostly evident in the U.S. proxy war in Europe and in the U.S.-backed genocide in the Middle East. But it is also visible in leaving Afghanistan to the Taliban, abandoning millions of Afghans and in particular women,…
