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Covering the dynamics between great power politics, elites and energy, utilizing a critical political economic and historical materialist perspective that moves away from a Western-centric viewpoint and dominant International Relations methodologies.

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The M7: The US MIC Can't Even Make A Good Rifle

And its bloody expensive

The New Scramble for Africa: The Coastal West

A recent major change is the diversification of security relationships by Togo, balancing the West with Russia.

Basic Statistics Prove Western Propaganda Wrong About Socialism

The Soviet Union, China, Vietnam and Cuba

Germany (and Europe) Losing Its Place In The Global Value Chain

China: from spatial fix to spatial nightmare

The US Is Not More Productive Than Western Europe

More hours worked and statistical manipulation

The Failing US Oligarchy-state

In contrast to the highly effective and efficient Chinese Party-state, the US Oligarchy-state has been rendered significantly dysfunctional through the very victories that it has had over the past decades.

Eric Li, "Party Life: Chinese Governance And The World Beyond Liberalism"

Separating The Wheat From The Chaff

Andrew Burnham: Lipstick On A Pig

Andrew Burnham was born to a working class family, in the Aintree district of Liverpool.

The Coming China Growth Surprise

For the past years, the Party-state has been driving a controlled deflation of the property market that has created a significant drag upon the overall economy, both directly through the property sector and indirectly through the effects of falling property prices upon consumption.

Mackinder's Nightmare: The Safe Asian Space

I am starting to work on my next book, titled “Mackinder’s Nightmare: The Safe Asian Space”.

The New Scramble for Africa: Sahara-Sahel

Sahara-Sahel (regional population 182 million)