by Michael Wilkerson | Aug 9, 2026 | Blog Articles, China, Finance, Geopolitics, Germany, Iran, NATO, Oil, Politics, Russia, Sanctions, Trump Administration, Ukraine, USA, War
The fact that China is America’s greatest geostrategic challenge is now so obvious as to have become cliché. Yet over the past five years, the United States has expended great effort and astronomical sums of resources—not to mention deficit spending—on two potentially...
by Michael Wilkerson | Mar 6, 2026 | Armed Forces, Blog Articles, Economy, Energy, Finance, Geopolitics, Germany, Gold, Healthcare, Historical, Inflation, Iran, Monetary System, Oil, Politics, Trump Administration, USA, War
A wartime economy is no longer a hypothetical future scenario to contemplate. It has already arrived. This week, with U.S. forces launching what the Trump administration labeled “Epic Fury” against Iran, the question is no longer whether war will affect markets and...
by Michael Wilkerson | Oct 21, 2025 | Blog Articles, China, Economy, Finance, France, Geopolitics, Germany, Politics, Russia
Early Sunday morning, a group of professional thieves, disguised as construction workers, entered Paris’ Louvre Museum and pulled off an extraordinary seven minute smash-and-grab straight out of Ocean’s Eleven. In broad daylight, the criminals stole priceless crown...
by Michael Wilkerson | Nov 27, 2023 | Argentina, Biden Administration, Blog Articles, France, Geopolitics, Germany, Netherlands, Politics, USA
Image credit: Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images Conservative movements are on the rise around the world, and increasingly taking political power in predominantly liberal, Leftist, and socialist leaning countries. While often labeled in the mainstream media as “far right,”...