March 17, 2020 – Astute News

March 17, 2020

The COVID-19 Outbreak Highlights Cultural Differences In East & West

The COVID-19 outbreak has highlighted some of key cultural differences between the East and West as each civilization’s many states struggle in their own ways to contain the virus. China and South Korea, despite being some among the worst hit by the global pandemic, have managed comparatively better than Western states such as the US and Italy. This curious observation...

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March 17, 2020

Putin Unleashes Strategic Hell on the U.S.

I am an avid board game player. I’m not much for the classics like chess or go, preferring the more modern ones. But, regardless, as a person who appreciates the delicate balance between strategy and tactics, I have to say I am impressed with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s sense of timing. Because if there was ever a moment where Putin...

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March 17, 2020

The World Can’t Forget the Fight for the Saudi Crown Amid Virus Panic

The fear caused by the coronavirus outbreak is greater than that provoked by a serious war because everybody is in the front line and everybody knows that they are a potential casualty. The best parallel is the terror felt by people facing occupation by a hostile foreign army; even if, in the present case, the invader comes in the form...

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March 17, 2020

No Quarantine has Overcome Any Disease

The Covid-19 outbreak awakens ancestral anxieties. Some of us suddenly perceive our neighbors, friends and families as threats. There is a real risk of violence in the near future. In the face of any danger, we must first remain reasonable, not rational. These are two very different ways of thinking. We cannot think logically on the basis of incomplete data....

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March 17, 2020

Taiwan Nationalists Seek Closer Relations with China. Bad News for America

In the the Kuomingtang (KMT), the Nationalist Party of Taiwan, election held on Saturday, Jiang Khai (commonly known in the West as Johnny Chiang) was selected as a new head of the political party. According to Taiwanese media, Jiang Kai will change the KMT’s policy towards mainland China. The press draws such conclusions based on the KMT’s new president’s statement about...

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March 17, 2020

The Real Crisis Starts Now in Europe

I think it’s safe to say the new crisis just killed the Schengen Treaty. That ridiculous document which guaranteed freedom of movement across the European Union finally hit something it couldn’t bully, COVID-19. Regardless of whether you believe the pandemic is real or not, the reaction to it is real and is having real consequence far beyond the latest print...

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March 17, 2020

“Ainu Factor” in Japan’s Expansionist Strategy

Nowadays, Japan is viewed as a country with a seemingly good economy. And the Japanese yen has long had a reputation of being a trusted currency that people convert their savings into in difficult times in order to avoid losing their money. But, at the same time, the nation is facing many problems with its economy, the environment and within...

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March 17, 2020

Global Economy Heads for Major Recession as Central Banks Increase Emergency Measures to Prevent Collapse of Financial System

Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad” You can taste the fear as global central banks panic and introduce emergency measures to prevent a systemic collapse of the global financial system. On Sunday the U.S. Federal Reserve launched another financial bazooka at stock and bond markets when it announced the start of QE 4. This will involve...

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Daily Archive: March 17, 2020

The COVID-19 Outbreak Highlights Cultural Differences In East & West

Putin Unleashes Strategic Hell on the U.S.

The World Can’t Forget the Fight for the Saudi Crown Amid Virus Panic

No Quarantine has Overcome Any Disease

Taiwan Nationalists Seek Closer Relations with China. Bad News for America

The Real Crisis Starts Now in Europe

“Ainu Factor” in Japan’s Expansionist Strategy

Global Economy Heads for Major Recession as Central Banks Increase Emergency Measures to Prevent Collapse of Financial System