International – Page 64 – Schirach Report

America’s Problem: Half The Country No Longer Believes In The Virtues Of Free Market Capitalism More entitlements seem more appealing. However, low growth and high spending will inevitably lead to national decline; just like in Europe

WASHINGTON – America’s biggest problem –as the recent presidential elections have demonstrated– is that a bit more than half...

787 Grounded Possibly For Months, Cause Of On Board Batteries Fires Still Unknown – A Major Crisis For Boeing – Loss Of Prestige For America As Technology Leader

By Paolo von Schirach Related story: https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2013/01/17/boeing-787-dreamliner-grounded-all-over-the-world-due-to-serious-malfunctions-aerospace-giant-image-tarnished-has-america-lost-it-as-technology-leader/ January 25, 2013 WASHINGTON – I pointed out just a few days...

Obama’s Second Inaugural Address Focused On Equality Issues – Noble Goals – However, Unless The American Economy Grows, While Washington Fixes Spending and Taxes, There Will Be Nothing To Redistribute

By Paolo von Schirach January 21, 2013 WASHINGTON – Nothing I have heard from Barack Obama since his November...

Praise For Mario Draghi Is A Way To Forget That Europe’s Structural Economic Problems Have Not Been Fixed – The Financial Situation Is Much Better; But The Economies Of Southern Europe Remain Hopelessly Weak

By Paolo von Schirach January 20, 2013 WASHINGTON – I am really worried about too much praise...

Algeria Terror Attack Shows That Radical Groups Are All Over – US Forces Should Stay Mobile And Flexible – What Is The Point of Keeping A Large Occupation Army In Afghanistan When Terrorists Operate Quite Freely Elsewhere?

By Paolo von Schirach January 18, 2013 WASHINGTON – What’s the connection between the hostage taking and bloody (botched?)...

Chinese Media Openly Discuss “Smog Crisis” People made aware of public health risks, costs of going green

WASHINGTON – What is most remarkable about the almost historic “smog crisis” enveloping China is that all the...

Europe Avoided Disaster – But The Economies Are Fragile And So Are The EU Institutions – Expect Current Weakness To Continue

By Paolo von Schirach January 15, 2013 WASHINGTON – These days in Europe there is a far...

Persistent Heavy Smog In Beijing Off The Charts Foul air triggered open debate about new economic model. Growing the economy while preserving the environment? More easily said than done after 30 years of degradation

Related story: https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2013/01/12/extreme-air-pollution-levels-in-beijing-indicate-a-deep-environmental-crisis-in-china-can-the-country-grow-the-economy-while-spending-hundreds-of-billion-to-fix-the-environment-a-huge-political-cha/ WASHINGTON – I wrote recently, (see link above), that Beijing’s dismal air quality signals a tough...

Extreme Air Pollution Levels In Beijing Indicate A Deep Environmental Crisis In China – Can The Country Grow The Economy While Spending Hundreds Of Billion To Fix The Environment? A Huge Political Challenge For The New Leaders

By Paolo von Schirach January 12, 2013 WASHINGTON – News reports indicate that Beijing air pollution is off the...

If We We Want To Stop Global Warming, Burning Gas Instead Of Coal Will Help, But Only A Little – The Only Solution Is Carbon Capture And Sequestration (CCS) – Significant Progress At Lawrence Livermore National Lab

By Paolo von Schirach January 10, 2013 WASHINGTON – A significant short term benefit brought about by the US...