As with so many nations of the world, Thailand is the sum of many parts, cobbled together over time by foreign conquerors or invading neighbors. Protesters who have been “occupying Bangkok” for the past five months are, in part, rekindling regional and ethnic divisions that have been simmering for decades. Yet, beneath the ethnic strife, calls for secession and threats...
Ukraine
Victor Yanukovich was the democratically elected president of this nation who turned his back on the European Union in favor of closer ties with bordering Russia. The western, Europe-leaning portions of the country, long struggling with a depressed economy, exploded — quite literally — with anger after Yanukovych chose Russia over the EU as the remedy for a bankrupt economy....
Nigeria
More of the same story, just a different location, different creeds and color, Nigeria, is both a creation and victim of late nineteenth- to early twentieth-century British colonization. The amalgamation of two neighboring so-called “British protectorates” in western Africa, Nigeria, which gained independence in 1960, like so many other artificially-created former colonies, has an ongoing history of regional, ethnic and...
Uprisings span four corners of the globe
Take a trip around the world. Add up the conflicts. With each passing day you’ll count a new round of violence. Political tensions, ethnic strife, regional divisions, religious differences … the issues are complex. But at the bottom of it all is the bottom line. From general strikes and unrest in Argentina and Venezuela, where inflation is galloping at a...
Trendpost
In the absence of new entrants from the established parties, a viable third-party challenger, and/or a major wild card event, we forecast a Hillary Clinton vs. Rand Paul race in 2016. And, if the election were to be held today, considering Rand Paul’s hard line anti-abortion stand and vacillating position on same sex marriage, we project that Hillary Clinton would...
Whoever wins, you lose
April 2014: The next “Presidential Reality Show” has already begun. While no party members have officially announced they are running in the 2016 race for the White House, the obvious suspects are jockeying for position. Americans are constantly told they live in the world’s greatest democracy. And, with fewer U.S. products to sell overseas, Washington justifies exporting its brand of...
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As this edition of the Trends Journal publishes, pro-Russian separatists are holding fort in Ukrainian communities along the eastern border, as Kiev threatens to intervene. It’s a battle Ukraine cannot win. Washington’s grand scheme to envelope all of Ukraine into EU and NATO embrace backfired because Russian and Russian-speaking Ukrainians would not buy in. Crimea is already lost. Others can...
Washington is driving the world to the final war
When the Soviet Union collapsed, it cleared the way for the rise of the neoconservatives and their ideology of U.S. world hegemony. The neoconservatives concluded that the Soviet collapse brought the end of history, by which they meant that history had chosen “American democratic capitalism,” which is neither democratic nor capitalist, as history’s final statement. History’s choice gives the government...
Stagnation rules the world’s economy
In this question-and-answer session, Trends Journal Publisher Gerald Celente fields a series of questions covering emerging and stagnant economic trends. The questions are designed to reflect the dominant trend lines fueling economic realities across the globe that directly affect your ability to survive the uncertainty and seize opportunities to thrive. What do you make of the flat jobs reports we...
Do these constant warnings keep you safe?
Do you remember this frightening government-issued warning: Crop dusters may be commandeered by terrorists to dump lethal chemicals on your community? Remember that warning about dirty bombs packed in suitcases and left at bus stops? How about those color-coded alerts? Each color corresponded to a different level of paranoia you were advised to live with on that day. How about...