Throughout history the average lifespan of any purely fiat currency has always been about thirty to forty years. The dollar has surpassed this by more than a decade due to its function as the global standard for trade and oil purchases; to be more specific its petro dollar status. However, now that the world’s global […]

Only Obama Stands in the Way of Full Global Recognition Will a UN Security Council resolution formally recognizing the establishment of a Palestinian state be passed by the end of 2015? Now that the Vatican has formally recognized a Palestinian state, there is a tremendous amount of international momentum for precisely such a UN Security […]