RT by @lugaricano: In my book with Guido Ascari on Italy’s economic #decline, we place a lot of emphasis on demographic trends. It seems completely obvious to me that ISTAT’s projections — on which many public finance forecasts rest — are incredibly optimistic about the fertility rate. Does anyone really believe things will turn out as forecast?

The chart and the underlying data are available here: https://app.kalistat.com/p/6a95039c-0014-4e2e-9e44-163b2590d962/slides
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https://nitter.net/RiccardoTrezzi/status/2055009215010550111#m

Fascinating article! Well worth a read & a boost!

“With China, It’s Getting Late Early”

by Prof. Robert Pape in Escalation Trap on Substack

“What Americans Are Suddenly Seeing From Trump’s Beijing Trip — And What I Saw Touring China’s Advanced Industries”

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“I came away convinced that much of Washington is debating the wrong problem.

The issue is no longer simply whether China manufactures goods more cheaply than the United States.

The issue is whether China is beginning to organize innovation itself more effectively than the United States”

https://open.substack.com/pub/escalationtrap/p/with-china-its-getting-late-early

#Press #SocialMedia #China #Innovation #EcoSystems #Universities #AI #Robotics #EnergySystems #Software #Logistics #Manufacturing #Integration #US #Decline #Trump #Beijing #Xi

“Hormuz: The beginning of the end of dominance”

By Mohammad Ibrahim in Al Mayadeen English

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“The clearest lesson from history remains constant: decline does not begin with defeat, but with a moment of doubt. In that moment, power does not collapse immediately, but begins to shift from a source of confidence to a subject of question. Hence, the Strait of Hormuz may become a pivotal point in reshaping the international system, where the decisive factor is no longer who is strongest, but who is perceived as likely to remain so”

https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/blog/hormuz--the-beginning-of-the-end-of-dominance

#Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanityy #Hormuz #Empire #Decline #US #Sanctions #EconomicWarfare #Hegemony #Dominance #Multipolarity