Weekly Briefing

As Xi Jinping purges one general after another, seeking to further consolidate his power, the population at large remains quiescent. Even as his digital dictatorship tightens controls and the economy slows down, there are no mass demonstrations rocking the streets

“A SQUAT grey building of only thirty-four stories. Over the main entrance the words, CENTRAL LONDON HATCHERY AND CONDITIONING CENTRE, and, in a shield, the World State’s motto, COMMUNITY, IDENTITY, STABILITY.”                                              ~ Aldous Huxley, Brave New World   So read

For the second time since World War II the geopolitical tectonic plates of the world are shifting decisively in favor of the U.S. The first shift began with the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980 and ended with the 1991