by Dave Patterson | Nov 3, 2023 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
On Oct. 30, the defense minister of Saudi Arabia, Khalid bin Salman Al Saud, began a series of meetings with US officials in Washington, DC, as tensions flared in the Middle East. The relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia has had its ups and downs,...
by Andrew Moran | Sep 10, 2023 | Articles, Columns, Opinion
Does China have beef with Apple? The Chinese government caused the tech titan to eliminate $200 billion of its market valuation in just two sessions. While this appears to be a considerable number on the surface, it pales in comparison to the astronomical $2.77...
by Andrew Moran | Aug 29, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Is the world order about to go into disarray? The coalition of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, also known as BRICS, has made a dent in the West’s global economic and political hegemony. After years of the international stage being controlled by a...
by Andrew Moran | Jun 10, 2023 | Articles, Business News, Good Reads, Opinion
The state of the crude oil market today is one gigantic confusing mess on par with James Joyce’s 1939 novel, Finnegan’s Wake. Like the lead character, Tim Finnegan, oil prices have dropped from the top of a ladder, broke their skull, died, and were...
by Dave Patterson | Mar 14, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, International, Opinion
Since former President Trump’s historic brokering of the Abraham Accords toward the end of his presidency, the Biden administration has allowed US influence in the Middle East to wither. The result is that China has gained a foothold as the consiglieri of peace...