Where finance and media intersect with reality.
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SNEAK PEEK — We take a closer look at the IBAN/Swift scandal threatening to take down the Vatican. — Why there’s more to the
In a blog post this week, ECB official Jurgen Schaaf argued that widespread adoption of US dollar-denominated stablecoins in the euro area could erode the
SNEAK PEEK — Developments in Ukraine and Europe suggest the Russo-Ukraine war, despite abundant signals pointing to the conflict’s long-term continuation, may be on the
SNEAK PEEK — The Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict may get defanged, but the consequent rumors of a de-Russified Caucasus may be jumping the gun. Hello, subscribers! Dario here.
What-a-mistake to makeh! Dario has brought to my attention that this week’s edition of the Blind Spot accidentally failed to delete the Blind Spot’s equivalent
SNEAK PEEK — Why the Big Beautiful Bill has more in common with Poland’s stabilization programs of the 1980s than Chinese industrial policy.
SNEAK PEEK — The long-awaited grand geopolitical bargain for peace is finally showing itself in public. But can it hold? — Spain’s Pedro Sanchez throws a
SNEAK PEEK — ECB’s Christine Lagarde is not a fan of stablecoins, and thinks a light-touch capital control for the eurozone might be needed
SNEAK PEEK — We do a deep dive on the case against Bulgaria’s upcoming euro adoption and the Atlanticist forces backing it. — The newly passed GENIUS
SNEAK PEEK . — There’s a radical civil obidience movement shaping up in Britain and threatening to fix things without planning permits. — We
SNEAK PEEK — Financialization was a policy choice in America and the U.K. just as much as industrial policy was a choice in China.