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Changing  western-dominated international order

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Former UK minister in the coalition government under David Cameron and chief economist at Shell, brings all his knowledge, common sense and experience in Eclipsing the West, defining political and economic issue of our era, relations between the west and the rising Asian countries like China and India. As the International order begins to crumble in the Western-dominated world we have known for the past three hundred years is coming to an end, as America withdraws from its role as enforcer of the international order, other countries are moving in to fill the void.  Accounting for more than a third … Continue reading Changing  western-dominated international order

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Arsenal of economic weapons: How the US weaponised Dollar

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Chokepoints is one of the most pivotal geopolitical shifts of our time. As Russia, China and Iran have sought to upend the international order, America and its allies have mounted unprecedented economic retaliation. Now the global economy is a weapon of war. Globalisation was once hailed as the great leveller, bringing prosperity to all. Former top US State Department official and a scholar, at Columbia university, Edward Fishman, takes us into the back rooms of power around the world, meeting an eclectic group of innovator: the diplomats, lawyers, and financial whizzes who have masterminded a fearsome new arsenal of economic … Continue reading Arsenal of economic weapons: How the US weaponised Dollar