To Beat China the US Needs To Believe In Itself
by Paolo von Schirach — WASHINGTON – “There are some who, for varying reasons, would appease Red China. They...
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Humiliated Putin Doubles Down in Ukraine: Expect a Long War
by Paolo von Schirach — WASHINGTON – The surprise pre-Christmas visit to Washington by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, with...
America’s Economy: Stagnation and Inequality, A Bad Mix There is no significant innovation while income disparities are reaching Latin American levels. Politicians have no new ideas
WASHINGTON – Capitalism is still by far the best economic system we know. But it is not as good...
China’s Government Manipulating Official Statistics? Private forecasters indicate that China's actual GDP growth is lower that what Beijing claims
WASHINGTON – A few days ago a major US newspaper had yet another story on China’s economic slowdown. Yes, China...
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yatsenyuk Both Defiant And Conciliatory In A Speech At The Atlantic Council The Ukrainian leader has received open support from President Obama on Crimea. But it is not clear how far the US and Europe are willing to go if Russia does not back down
By Paolo von Schirach March 12, 2014 WASHINGTON – The Western world seems to be united in its support...
Financial Aid To The Ukraine? Great Idea But Huge Costs Turning the Ukraine around will cost billions of dollars over many years. Western policy-makers have to convince voters that this is a worthwhile effort.
By Paolo von Schirach March 10, 2014 WASHINGTON – A few days ago, I argued in a related piece...
With Or Without A Major Crisis In The Ukraine, Putin Determines The Agenda A timid West is in a reactive mode, mostly hoping that Putin will calm down and be nice
By Paolo von Schirach Related piece: https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2014/03/03/ukraine-crisis-end-game-putin-gets-keep-crimea/ March 4, 2014 WASHINGTON – What is truly worrisome about the ongoing...
Chinese Experts Say That China Needs A Lot More Natural Gas – Not Renewables The focus is on cost effective alternatives to coal. And it is natural gas, not solar or wind
By Paolo von Schirach February 17, 2014 WASHINGTON – In the often schizoid US national debate on energy issues...
Democracy Is More Than Free Elections As America's Founders recognized, self-government is premised on sensible, educated citizens pursuing the common good on the basis of realistic ideas
By Paolo von Schirach February 15, 2014 WASHINGTON – In America many, including well-educated people, believe that “democracy” is really...
Matteo Renzi To Lead Italy Out Of The Swamp Of Terminal Decline? Very unlikely. Another professional politician, even if youthful and aggressive, cannot put together a long term, viable plan that will stick
By Paolo von Schirach February 13, 2014 WASHINGTON – And so Italy is getting a new Prime Minister. Matteo Renzi,...