geopolitics

electricGeopolitics With Energy Independence After Electrification and Fracking

January 11, 2020 | Brian Wang |
 
Global oil demand could peak by 2030 with a rapid rise in electric vehicles, ride-sharing and self-driving vehicles. Trucks use 20% of the world’s oil and cars use 40%. This is from 1.5 billion cars. Total global trade is about …
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computersChina Will Have $45-70 Billion in Funds to Catch Up With Semiconductors

October 31, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
China’s first Big Fund to invest in semiconductors was made in 2014 with around $19-22 billion. The Phase 2 fund is being put together now and is already at $28.9 billion and could reach $47 billion. The fund is called …
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energyTranscending Geography and the Future of World Power

July 31, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
The world we know today has largely been shaped by geography, populations and agriculture. Peter Zeihan has some useful analysis of how geography has shaped geopolitics. He correctly notes the large advantages the US has had with the best farmland …
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chinaChina-Italy BRI Deal Could Be as Historic as Marco Polo

March 20, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
In 1271, Marco Polo traveled from his home in Venice to China via the Silk Road. The Travels of Marco Polo had huge influence. Italy is now signing agreements to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative. China is investing in …
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chinaThe Possible Meaning and Impacts of Huawei Global CFO Arrest in Canada

December 6, 2018 | Brian Wang |
 
Huawei’s global chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, has been arrested in Vancouver and is being sought for extradition by the US government. The reason was because Huawei violated US sanctions against Iran. Hong Kong fell about 2.5% and Tokyo stocks …
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energyExamining Challenges and Chances for a Successful Coup in Venezuela

December 5, 2018 | Brian Wang |
 
Nextbigfuture wrote several articles in early 2018, where we looked at the rapid economic and social collapse in Venezuela and believed it would lead to a military coup. Nextbigfuture predicted the coup would happen by the end of 2018. There …
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australiaDecades of geopolitics shows failure by not acting early and decisively

May 30, 2018 | Brian Wang |
 
Writing in the Australian, ­Liberal senator and former senior army officer Jim Molan said the South China Sea battle already lost. * nothing short of all-out war capable of dislodging Chinese forces from a string of heavily fortified ­islands * …
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economic impactWhat is actually in the new US National Security Strategy

December 20, 2017 | Brian Wang |
 
Here is a link to the 68 page US National Security Strategy. The National Security Strategy indicates that it puts America first. What seems to be different * US will be more aggressive in litigating and responding to trade and …
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bitcoinBitcoin set record high of $5380

October 12, 2017 | Brian Wang |
 
Bitcoin has an intraday high of $5280 and ended yesterday at $5226. Week-on-week, BTC is up 18.75 percent, while month-on-month it’s up 23 percent. The new record broke a previous all-time high of $5,013 set in September. The cryptocurrency dropped …
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geopoliticsTrump taking the US to the edge but not yet breaking the Iran deal

October 6, 2017 | Brian Wang |
 
US President Donald Trump is set to announce that the landmark Iranian nuclear deal signed in 2015 does not serve US national interests and that he will decertify but not withdraw from the accord. The Washington Post, citing persons briefed …
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