By Sandra Wirtz, American Resources Policy Network “Everything is different.” It’s the constant refrain in these COVID times. But the comment cuts both ways — not just how we cope with differences imposed on us, but differences we embrace, to make ourselves and our society more resilient in the face of sudden shocks, or […]
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RED SWAN: The Story of a Secret Cable and the Crisis We Could Have Seen Coming
By Daniel McGroarty, TES GeoPolicy Editor COVID-19: It’s all we talk about, on the cable news, and in our 6-foot socially-distanced prison walks around our silent neighborhoods. And in nearly every conversation comes the intellectual shrug, “who could have seen this coming?” A single phrase that neatly absolves governments and experts alike of […]
TES GeoPolicy Editor McGroarty on the Tech Metal Age
Address by Dan McGroarty, TES GeoPolicy Editor Human history has been defined by our ability to obtain and use minerals, from the Stone Age, Copper Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age, to the Industrial Revolution (steel and coal) to the Jet Age (aluminum and […]
North America trade harmony would bolster U.S. in China trade war
TES GeoPolicy Editor Daniel McGroarty, a former White House staffer and congressional expert on resource and defense issues, argues in The Hill that a return to harmony in North American trade pacts would strengthen Donald Trump’s hand in ongoing U.S.-China trade talks. It also puts the U.S. in a better position to handle […]