Natural‑Resource “Times‑Cover” of Debt: Strategic Collateral and the Logic of American Imperial Reach (“The Ugly American”) ********* 1. An Unusual Metric, Not an Air‑Fairy Abstraction In public‑debate and economic commentary, the focus typically falls on debt‑to‑GDP ratios, fiscal deficits, and interest‑service burdens when assessing sovereign solvency. Rarely do analysts treat natural‑resource wealth as a long‑term,Continue reading ““The Ugly American”: Why the U.S.A. casts such a long, baleful shadow over places like Russia, Venezuela, Iran, and Iraq”
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“Move over Monroe, it’s now the “Donroe Doctrine” that’s taking control over a “rules-based World Order”!
Commenting on the above Op-Ed and headline subject, this morning I had a lively exchange of views on WhatsApp with a very respected friend of mine in Bangalore who is also a retired IAS officer having served with distinction in an erstwhile PMO (Prime Minister’s Office). He wrote : “No country is safe if RICContinue reading ““Move over Monroe, it’s now the “Donroe Doctrine” that’s taking control over a “rules-based World Order”!”