Category Archives: China

Covid-19 sharply headbutts U.S. hegemony

Helena · 8:21 am · 05/06/2020 · China, Covid chronicles, Ethics, Imperialisms, U.S. policy, World order

Within just 100 days,  the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly shifted the balance of power in the global system from the United States toward China– and this trend looks set to continue, or accelerate, over the coming months and years. This is the case not just because U.S. deaths and death-rates from this virus (currently 71,152 … Continue reading Covid-19 sharply headbutts U.S. hegemony →

Barometer: US-Iran war prospects

Helena · 3:39 pm · 01/23/2020 · China, Gulf balance, Hizbullah, Russia, U.S. military

Three weeks after the United States’ January 3 assassination of Gen. Qasem Soleimani, how likely is the eruption of a US-Iran shooting war, what paths might lead to it, and what factors might brake or reverse the trend towards war? Two weeks ago, I wrote about how, despite the extremely sharp escalation in tensions that … Continue reading Barometer: US-Iran war prospects →