The Chips-for-Rare-Earths Truce
The Chips-for-Rare-Earths Truce
All is fare in love and war. That’s not a typo—anything can be sold, even and especially during a trade war. In the unfolding drama of the US–China economic rivalry, a fragile ceasefire has emerged, not through diplomacy, but through mutual dependency. In the midst of heavy US transshipping tariffs—aimed at China, and hitting the...
By Dr. Jake Scott
Tiger on the Mekong?
Tiger on the Mekong?
Vietnam, a nation that still languishes under the thumb of a government with an avowed communist ideology, intends to become Asia’s next “tiger economy.” Ravaged by the civil war that split the country in two, and drew the United States into the sort of regional conflict that it had long sought to avoid, in 1975,...
By Dr. Jake Scott
The Collapse of Britain’s National Health Service
The Collapse of Britain’s National Health Service
It’s a poorly-kept secret that Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) has faced crisis after crisis. But the latest scandal over 3 million “unseen patients” may be its worst yet. In fact, this omnicrisis is worsened by the fact that barely anyone is speaking about it. Throughout the 2000s, headlines warned of an overwhelmed and underfunded...
By Dr. Jake Scott
Does Britain Hate Wealth?
Does Britain Hate Wealth?
Too expensive even for the rich. Do the wealthy hate Britain? You would be forgiven for thinking so, from the way wealthy people and companies are fleeing the country. As many as 11,000 millionaires have left since the beginning of 2024, often taking their businesses with them. The effects are finally being felt: in April...
By Dr. Jake Scott