Commentary

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Changes in global politics and military strategies are helping Ukraine's agriculture make a comeback in the market.

Commentary

April 2

How tariffs and drones saved Ukrainian agriculture

Geopolitical Strategist

Waterways play an important role in shipping, but the destruction of the Key Bridge in Baltimore will have minor consequences in the U.S.

Commentary

April 1

Why I don’t care about the fallen bridge in Baltimore

Geopolitical Strategist

America’s vaunted universities are not prepared to fulfill the large and growing demand for blue-collar industrial workers.

Commentary

March 29

Universities cannot fill growing demand for industrial workers

Geopolitical Strategist

Experts and citizens share a living room discussion on the U.S. national debt and the political obstacles preventing us from addressing it.

Commentary

March 28

‘If we can shrink it, it will stop growing’: Americans talk debt, deficit

Dr. Frank Luntz

Pollster and Political Analyst

France is now reconsidering sending troops to Ukraine. What has caused this change and what impact could it have?

Commentary

March 27

French troops moving into Ukraine could shake up Europe

Geopolitical Strategist

Drones are revolutionizing modern warfare in both offensive and defensive capacities, and we’ve only begun to explore their full potential.

Commentary

March 26

Drones are revolutionizing modern warfare

Geopolitical Strategist

Higher interest rates and rising inflation in Japan are due to a tight supply chain, not due to rising demand.

Commentary

March 25

Are Japan’s rising interest rates signaling a return to normal?

Geopolitical Strategist

Despite widespread concern over inflation, the real risk to the global economy is deflation. Nations should prepare accordingly.

Commentary

March 22

Deflation, not inflation, is the real economic risk

Geopolitical Strategist

Demographic momentum is a key indicator in economic growth forecasting. Here’s what it looks like in Europe, Asia, Africa and beyond.

Commentary

March 21

How populations determine economic growth

Geopolitical Strategist

Why have some Americans not yet decided how they’ll vote in November, and what are their major concerns about American politics as a whole?

Commentary

March 21

‘I don’t think they care’: Undecided voters explain their reasons

Dr. Frank Luntz

Pollster and Political Analyst