Review: A Vision of a Future Where Machines Fight Wars | naked capitalism
Former Defense official Frank Kendall envisions wars where vehicles and weapons operate largely on their own.
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Links 9/16/2026 | naked capitalism
Our foraging daily links: FBI embraces bestiality, DHS digging into voter rolls. Russia sanctions, and AI's Cat in the Hat.
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Iran War: Europe Oil and US Diesel Crunch Worsens; Tucker Exposes Massive Trump/Israel Bombing Campaign Right After Midterms; Experts Question Survival of Regimes in Saudi Arabia, Jordan | naked capitalism
Today's Iran war news: Things look more and more desperate for key actors: Trump, the Saudis, Jordan, and hapless energy consumers.
Is It Time to Give Up on the Voters? | naked capitalism
Liberals refuse to see what’s right in front of them as Germany is the latest example of what happens when centrists confuse managing markets for democracy.
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Geneva Report launch: Changing Structure and Challenges of the International Financial System
The global financial system is undergoing significant structural change, raising new questions about global imbalances, the future role of the dollar, and the stability of international financial markets.
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Links 9/15/2026 | naked capitalism
Our chuffed daily links: Train-stopping moose, China travel clampdown, moar food supply freakout, Supremes rule v. Trump on mailed ballots, 10 year Treasury yield >5%, 2.5 million Ukrain war dead? Kushner = lobbyist? uni...
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Iran War: Ansar Allah Strikes Yanbu Port as Rising Energy Prices Help Push 10 Year Treasury Yields Over 5% | naked capitalism
Today's Iran war news: Ansar Allah makes biggest Saudi attack so far, hitting the Yanbu port and a key refinery as 10 year Treasury yields top 5%
Poll Attributed to US State Dept Claims Most Mexicans Support Unilateral US Military Intervention Against Cartels | naked capitalism
The notion that a majority of Mexicans would support US military action is beyond risible, and clashes with the findings of other recent polls.
Michael Hudson and Radhika Desai: Why Keynes' Proposals for a New Currency Order Are the Only Realistic Path to Durable and Stable De-Dollarization | naked capitalism
Hudson and Desai revisit Keynes' original Bretton Woods currency proposal, built on balance, capital controls, and writing off bad debts
Trump's quest for control of critical minerals and oil abroad: History predicts failure
Through equity ownership and trade agreements, President Donald Trump has sought to control minerals extracted abroad. He appears to harbor two goals: first, ensure a guaranteed supply of the minerals at low prices for t...
Inu Manak on the future of North American economic integration
PIIE Insider LIVE gets even livelier! Host Anjali V. Bhatt is out of the studio and on PIIE's stage with PIIE's newest senior fellow and international trade expert Inu Manak for a special podcast episode with a live audi...
Links 9/14/2026 | naked capitalism
Our attentive daily links, including AI angles for a bailout, pre-crime banking database, AfD wants to expel Ukrainians, and fuel price protests.