British brinkmanship is not what it once was
The Government’s “Up yours Delors” bravado could cost the United Kingdom dearly, writes Geoff Kitney. All that glitters is not necessarily gold. UK Trade Minister Liz Truss might have been well advised…
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Will AUKUS help the SNP to a nuclear win?
Scotland’s independence-seeking government has reacted with muted curiosity to the unveiling of the AUKUS deal, writes Murray Ritchie. Ever since the 1960s when the US nuclear presence arrived on the Clyde the…
AUKUS: The French were not the only ones blindsided
Australian Labor Senator Kim Carr says Australians also need answers. For example, will the United States exercise control over how the submarines are built, as well as how they are ultimately deployed?…
Fear of China is at the heart of AUKUS
The new alliance is troubling political, military and strategic analysts who are concerned that it was put together at lightning speed with little consultation and in secret, writes Geoff Kitney from Canberra….
FTA’s are not always about trade
The UK and Australia may have signed a free trade agreement but how deep does the idea of shared interests run? Geoff Kitney takes a look. All sorts of spin have been…
Vaccine nationalism: the dangerous next phase
The vaccine wars appear to be just skirmishes ahead of something much bigger – vaccines as weapons in a looming new Cold War, writes Geoff Kitney. Very early on, long before the…
Covid-19 Analytics: 25-01-21 featuring India
The coronavirus epidemic has erupted in India in the form of a single wave that has stretched out for almost a year. The US, UK and Ireland all show tentative signs of…
Covid-19 Analytics: 18-01-21 featuring Israel
Here we present our exclusive analysis of the impact of Covid-19 on eight countries plus the entire World. We have followed daily infection rates since the start of the pandemic to the…
Covid-19 Analytics: 11-01-21 featuring Italy
A background to this update can be found in an introductory article to the Chief-Exec.com Covid Analytics platform. This update follows on from that published on January 6. Featuring Italy Italy…
Covid-19 Analytics: 06-01-21 featuring Japan
A background to this update can be found in an introductory article to the Chief-Exec.com Covid Analytics platform. Featuring Japan The overall pattern of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection in Japan largely follows that…