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U.S. Trade Talks with the UK

We haven’t seen any real negotiations over the past year because the Trade Representative’s office wasn’t staffed. All that’s been discussed are tariff levels, not
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A French flag ribbon with an axe on a chopping block

France Hits the Demographic Point of No Return

The Americans and Kiwis are the last of the developed countries still holding onto growing populations. France is the most recent victim to have fallen
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Flags of Canada and China

Canada’s China Option

Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, recently visited Beijing. This trip sparked rumors that Canada was ditching the US and buddying up with China instead. Let’s
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A gavel and law book on a desk

Rolling Back Regulations in the U.S.

Trump’s pledge to roll back regulations isn’t inherently bad, but the way he’s going about it is problematic in just about every way. Trump’s second
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A semiconductor chip

The Semiconductor Tariff Nightmare

A poorly designed and destined to backfire tariff has just been announced; this time, the Trump administration has turned its focus to high-end semiconductors. Putting
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Texas cattle in an ice storm

Good Luck, Texas

A major cold front is sweeping across America, and I’d like to point out that our neighbors to the North are the ones who sent
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A Japanese elderly couple at a crosswalk

Lessons From Japan’s Demographic Collapse

Japan has been dealing with long-term population decline for decades, and the latest report on births per woman dropping to 1.15 confirms that. However, there
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Two Chilean soldiers standing in front of a mountain

Latin American Militaries Can’t Stop the U.S.

Sure, the US could probably overthrow just about any Latin American government with ease, but what happens after that? Conventional warfare isn’t the issue at
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A group of Marines loading into the back of a C-130 aircraft

The End of U.S. Military Deployments?

Just because the US intervened in Venezuela doesn’t mean that America will be abandoning its global military posture. The US maintains military deployments in Japan,
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squirrel laying on a log

Venezuela’s End: Peter Goes Squirrel Killin’

Following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, I’ve had a ton of theories and ideas flood in. So, it looks like it’s time for
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Town of Aasiaat (Greenland) during winter season

Why on Earth Would We Take Greenland?

Taking Greenland is worse than pointless both economically and strategically. As importantly, Denmark is arguably America’s most earnest ally, and for decades has given the
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the statue of Simón Bolívar standing before Colombia’s National Capitol, with the flag waving

Colombia Avoids War with the U.S.

Colombia looked like it was in the hot seat following Maduro’s capture, but tensions seemed to have eased following a call between Trump and President
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Two hands shaking in agreement

Venezuela’s End: Was a Deal Struck?

There’s been speculation that a deal could have been struck between the US and a power like Russia or China that allowed the US to
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oil barrels stacked

Venezuela Offers Trump an Oil Bribe

Venezuela’s pseudo-newish-kinda leader, Delcy Rodríguez, just offered President Trump 30-50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil. Let’s just call a spade a spade, because this is
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Map of a bay of Venezuela

Venezuela’s End: Next on the Chopping Block

With renewed American activism in the Western Hemisphere, Venezuela has become just the first to get some “extra attention.” So what countries could be next
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The New Ukraine Proxy War

Russia is rapidly depleting its stock of prewar vehicles and losing soldiers faster than population growth can replace them, thrusting it closer and closer to
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