Operation Remorse: How British spies conducted economic espionage in China during World War II
Walter Fletcher was deemed unfit to serve in the British Armed Forces during World War II and was such a nuisance to Baker Street that …
The reasons and risks behind Russia’s big oil bet
For years now, Russia has been laser-focused on insulating itself from an external economic shock.
It may have just sparked one.
This one simple factor is why the US Allies won World War II
At first glance, it might seem obvious why Japan would choose to take on a country like the United States. While Americans were still struggling with the Great Depression, Japan’s economy was growing and hot. Japan had hundreds of thousands of men …
What exactly a Trade War is and why it matters
In On War, Carl von Clausewitz teaches that war is an extension of politics by other means, as emphasized by a balance of power strategies. That’s really what a trade war is — political gamesmanship. But that’s not a very practical de…