January 2012 – Page 2 – Schirach Report

US Plans To Cut Defense Spending, Yet World Not At Peace – Iraq Is In Turmoil – Iran Threatening To Close The Straits Of Hormuz – Will Smaller US Forces Deter Enemies?

By Paolo von Schirach January 9, 2012, WASHINGTON – The Obama narrative to justify forthcoming drastic defense...

Surreal Iowa TV Coverage – Need To Declare A Winner, Even If Romney Won By 8 Votes – Politics As A Sporting Event?

By Paolo von Schirach January 7, 2012 WASHINGTON – There was something surreal in following cable TV...

Proposed Pentagon Cuts Part Of Obama’s Re-Election Platform: Less For Defense, No Entitlements Cuts – As For US Security: We Take Our Chances

By Paolo von Schirach January 6, 2012 WASHINGTON – So what is it going to be? Do...

The End Of US Upward Mobility? Economic Stagnation, Growing Inequality A nasty political battle is shaping. Who will rebuild America?

WASHINGTON – Good-bye Horatio Alger, and good-bye to all the (mostly but not entirely) mythical “rags to riches”...

The Connection Between Iran’s Threat To Close The Straits Of Hormuz And The TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Is US Energy Security – Get Oil From Canada, Not From The Gulf

By Paolo von Schirach January 4, 2011 WASHINGTON – Is there a connection between Iranian bluster and threats that...

America Has Too Much Debt – Even In The Best Case Scenario, Deleveraging Will Take A Decade – No Magic Solutions – President Romney Would Be Stuck, Just Like President Obama

By Paolo von Schirach January 3, 2011 WASHINGTON – All the Republican would be presidents promise vigorous pro-growth policies...

Indian Parliament Did Not Pass New Anti-Corruption Bill – Major Defeat For Prime Minister Singh – Bad News For India In Need Of Sound Pro-Growth Policies – Activist Anna Hazare Will Continue Fight

By Paolo von Schirach January 2, 2011 WASHINGTON – A bit like America, India is stuck in the mud...

Prime Minister Monti Upbeat About Italy – Yet His Economic Reform Agenda Will Clash With Lack of Labor Mobility – Worse Yet, Italy Has Third World Scores On Corruption and Bad Governance

By Paolo von Schirach Related story: https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2011/12/06/italy-and-greece-have-a-bad-transparency-international-score-on-corruption-matched-by-bad-doing-business-grades-poor-public-finances-go-together-with-bad-governance-corruption-and-weak-economi/ January 1, 2011 WASHINGTON – Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti sounded optimistic...