The Price Isn't Right, Lloyd Austin's Day Off, The Magnificent 17
Multipolarity18 Tammi 2024

The Price Isn't Right, Lloyd Austin's Day Off, The Magnificent 17

With the world's biggest container ships presently rounding the Cape of Good Hope, Vasco da Gama-style, the Lads are calling it: inflation is coming back.

This could prove to be a sticky situation for the West's leaders. After all, we were supposed to have seen out the worst by now. Everything was wagered on turning the page in anticipation of election season in the autumn. So what happens to all those carefully laid plans?

Meanwhile, Lloyd Austin didn’t tell his boss he was ducking out of work. Work From Home culture has made that a reality for many. Unfortunately for Lloyd, he is the Secretary of Defence while America’s gunboats bombard Yemen. Lloyd told sources that he barely missed a beat. But Philip thinks this approach speaks to a deeper dysfunction in DC. Who’s steering the Pentagon’s ship of fools?


Finally, news is just in that The Solomon Islands no longer recognise Taiwan. Neither does Nicaragua.


What can that mean? Yup, Beijing’s been on another spending spree, buying up influence in a brace of minor nations.


With 17 countries recently having their Chinese diplomatic status upgraded, we analyse the placement of the latest pieces in the global Go game.


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