Sam Vaknin
Next Financial Crisis: Private Equity
Pension funds and other institutional investors are on the hook for the remaining 99% of the capital. The…
Berlin Process: Gaslighting the Western Balkans
The impoverished, hopelessly corrupt, and badly governed countries of the region – Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Bosnia Herzegovina,…
Israel: A Paper Tiger
Israel’s military is prepared and equipped for a conventional war rather than for asymmetrical warfare, and has been…
The Rise of the Other Asia
China’s reopening after the pandemic is not the reason. Russia’s war in Ukraine is – as well as…
Europe’s Conspiracy Politics
The distrust of appearances and official versions was further enhanced by the Watergate scandal in 1973-4. Conspiracies and…
Russel Brand’s #MenToo Moment
Moreover, in an egregious violation of every tenet of democracy, a committee of the British parliament, no less,…
Russia’s Kosovo: Nagorno-Karabakh
Ostensibly, Russia and Armenia are allies. But Russia is selling weapons to both former Soviet republics: to Armenia…
The Black Future of the Black Sea
The retaking of Crimea by Russia in 2014 complicated matters. The Black Sea is both a hinterland and…
Three Seas, One Destiny
It is the second incarnation of “Intermarium”, a failed Polish initiative in the 1930s. That was an attempt…
Europe’s Renewables Energy Crisis
Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The war in Ukraine forced Europe to face up to its energy dependencies and brought…
Putin’s Doomed Adversaries
Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Did Prigozhin fake his own death? I would have had I been in his…
Should EU Choose Anarchy as an Organizing Principle?
Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The recent spate of fraud and corruption scandals in the EU’s institutions signals the…
Education in the EU Should Remain a Public Good
Contrary to common misconceptions, public goods are not "goods provided by the public" (read: by the government). Public…
The Future of Oil Prices
In some countries, prices are fixed entirely by market forces, supply, and demand, usually through specialized exchanges (e.g.,…
China’s Ponzi Scheme Economy
The Chinese authorities' attempts to clamp down on rampant speculation and price gouging are too little, too late,…