So far, the Trump administration’s blunders have been insufficient to end dollar centrality. But if the dollar system is to unravel quickly, the damage will have to be dealt from within, writes @sansfraser:
https://t.co/gA7fNwcwy6
A lot of de-dollarization takes follow a basic formula:
“People are saying x event might be the end of the global dollar. Here’s why it’s not. But here’s a vague scenario that COULD be.”
I’ve stuck pretty close to that here. On the Iran War and the $:
https://t.co/kGjZp6IzTS
So on point!!!! Who has reason to be afraid here? Who has the power? The power to punish and destroy and disrupt lives? How can we abdicate judgement in this grotesque way!
A People’s Obituary: “Henry Kissinger, who was born in Weimar Germany in 1923, is dead. He made it to 100, and in the last years of his life, politicians, writers, and celebrities feted him as if he were the American Century incarnate. In a way, he was.” https://t.co/n4z8wuumsS
After over 3 years, today is my last day at the Quincy Institute. I couldn't have asked for a better or more supportive group of friends and colleagues, and it's been a privilege to be a part of this organization as it has grown so remarkably
🧵Stunned by the insanity of this.
Biden's about to make a really bad deal. @nytimes writes that he is considering a "US-Saudi security pact" if Saudi normalizes with Israel & if Israel preserves "the POSSIBILITY of a two-state solution."
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https://t.co/eoYzrhCB7o
PARALLAX👁️VIEWS
@QuincyInst's @sansfraser discusses Biden admin's nomination of the Iran-Contra affair's Elliott Abrams, a history of the U.S. foreign policy blob in Latin America, and more!
https://t.co/8AyyvRg8o1
Legitimate question—does anyone have a citation for this?
There’s an ongoing problem of people making sweeping characterizations of Chinese malice without showing their work. It offends me as a scholar but it’s also diplomatic malpractice.
Step 1: Get appointed by Reagan.
Step 2: Cover up a massacre and mass rape.
Step 3: Get appointed by Biden.
@Sansfraser writes in the @QuincyInst's @RStatecraft:
https://t.co/Geenqo9Ya5