Toward Virus Crossroads?
In the coming days, new confirmed cases of the virus outbreak will continue to rise. Nevertheless, there may be some possible signs of steadying in China.
Read MoreDr. Dan Steinbock is the founder of Difference Group and has served at the India, China and America Institute (USA), the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (China), and the EU Center (Singapore).
Posted by Dan Steinbock | Feb 13, 2020 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Politics, Science |
In the coming days, new confirmed cases of the virus outbreak will continue to rise. Nevertheless, there may be some possible signs of steadying in China.
Read MorePosted by Dan Steinbock | Jan 31, 2020 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Politics |
Chinese government has used very strong measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan. The ultimate economic impact will depend on the eventual diffusion and infectiousness of the new virus.
Read MorePosted by Dan Steinbock | Jan 14, 2020 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics, US |
The Trump assassination of major general Qasem Soleimani reflects regime change efforts that have taken a perilous turn.
Read MorePosted by Dan Steinbock | Oct 11, 2019 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Politics, US |
Biological warfare cannot be excluded from the a possible causes of deadly and costly epidemics.
Read MorePosted by Dan Steinbock | Aug 30, 2019 | Africa, Asia Pacific, Economy, News & Analysis, US |
In the coming months, some of the worst collateral damage of US tariff wars will occur in sub-Saharan Africa. The adverse impact is likely to be aggravated by US protectionism, which shuns economic integration in Africa.
Read MorePosted by Dan Steinbock | Aug 6, 2019 | Asia Pacific, Economy, News & Analysis, US |
In the second half of 2019, US economic prospects will soften, despite the Fed rate cut, whereas Chinese growth target is likely to prevail. It’s time to prepare for diminished global economic prospects in 2019-20.
Read MorePosted by Dan Steinbock | Jul 10, 2019 | Economy, News & Analysis, US |
The current gap between US market highs and international economic realities is precipitating a global recession by 2020, given the current trends.
Read MorePosted by Dan Steinbock | Jul 5, 2019 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Politics, US |
There is still a chance to salvage the US-China trade talks, but it would require a substantial reassessment of the US stance and objectives.
Read MorePosted by Dan Steinbock | Jun 21, 2019 | Asia Pacific, Economy, News & Analysis, US |
Compared to pre-2008 crisis levels, world economic growth has plummeted by half and is at risk of a long-term, hard-to-reverse stagnation.
Read MorePosted by Dan Steinbock | Jun 14, 2019 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Politics, US |
In the Shangri-La Summit, the Trump administration introduced an Indo-Pacific strategy aimed largely at benefiting the interests of defense contractors.
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