Modlin Global Analysis Newsletter

Welcome. Thank you for joining us for this edition of the Modlin Global Analysis Podcast. We regularly talk about international affairs as well as economics and politics, and it's always helpful to notice how much these themes often interact with each other. And we'll continue in that discussion throughout this year. And in all these episodes, but it is worth noting, specifically, we're going to g...

Welcome. Thank you for joining us for this edition of the Modlin Global Analysis Podcast. This week we are focusing on inflation, what it means, and both inflation in the international sense, with a number of countries and regions we're going to focus on. As well as in the United States, again, we're going to be talking about this monetary phenomenon, what prices? Changing and what they mean for c...

Thank you for joining us for this edition of the Modlin Global Analysis Podcast. This week, we're going to be focusing on Vladimir Putin and the bomb. We're going to consider the national discussion and global discussion on the ramifications of Putin’s references to nuclear posture and what are perceived as nuclear threats and the war in Ukraine, and how we as a society grapple with that. But perh...

Welcome. Thank you for joining us for this edition of the Modlin Global Analysis. I'm glad to be joined by Dan Modlin, and we were talking recently about how it would be helpful to do a post-debt ceiling negotiation wrap-up and explore what has transpired the last few days. As well as the ramifications and the content of those policies, so we will dive in both into the content as well as the polit...

Thank you for joining us for this edition of the Modlin Global Analysis Podcast. I'm glad to be joined with Dan Modlin, who will be asking a series of questions. This week, he and I have been having a rich conversation that we wanted to bring you all in on China and some changes that were noted. Using about China and things that we think that are developing that are important to have a general con...

Thank you for joining us for this edition of the Modlin Global Analysis podcast. I'm glad to be joined by Dan Modlin for a series of questions. We're going to have this week where we normally focus on international affairs, but this week we're going to focus on the debt conversation that we see going on in Washington. So Dan, you had some questions and thoughts on that? Dan Yes, Kevin, there's obv...

Welcome. Thank you for joining us for this edition of the Modlin Global Analysis podcast. I'm really glad to be joined by Dan Modlin, and we are continuing a conversation about Taiwan policy, U.S. policy with Taiwan, as well as Taiwan's. Relation to China and, of course, China's relationship with the United States. Dan, we had a lot of really interesting engaging questions that we had from people...

  Thank you for joining us for this edition of the Modlin Global Analysis Podcast. I'm glad to be joined by Dan Modlin who will be asking a series of questions. These questions are going to be highlighting a conversation that we recently had at Lost River Cave in Bowling Green, KY, where individuals engaged in a rich conversation. On US-China relations as well as Taiwan,-China relations. So Dan, w...

Kevin Welcome. Thank you for joining us again for another edition of the Modlin Global Analysis newsletter. I'm pleased to be joined by Dan Modlin, who's going to offer a series of questions to kick off our continued dialogue on Taiwan. We are focusing on how Taiwan came into being and how this relates to U.S. policy. So thank you again Dan, for joining us. Dan Thank you, Kevin. I think this is a...

Welcome. Thank you for joining us for this edition of the Modlin Global Analysis newsletter. I am pleased to be joined with Dan Modlin, who will be offering a series of questions on US-China relations, China-Taiwan relations, and US-Taiwan relations this week. We're going to be giving some background history on Taiwan relations and its origin story and how that traces back largely to China's histo...

What can the Beatles documentary teach us about how people think?  This edition will focus on some background of the Beatles and examine the stories around them with references to global politics.  Thank you for subscribing , and if you enjoy reading this, please forward the newsletter to your friends.  ~ Kevin The Beatles are the greatest band in music.  No other group has a song collection compa...

Although few people are talking about it, the market for bonds issued by Chinese firms is one of the most interesting and potentially consequential stories.  This topic allows us to explore some background and to dig into some current dynamics. Thank you for  subscribing , and if you enjoy reading this, please  forward  the newsletter to your friends.  ~ Kevin In much of contemporary China, there...

Political language can have a significant impact on how we understand one another and on how we react to other countries.  I think this week is an opportunity to take time to focus on political language.  We will take an abstract view of its use and influence in our social world.  Thank you for  subscribing , and if you enjoy reading this, please  forward  the newsletter to your friends.  ~ Kevin...

These are some of my closing thoughts about the election. If necessary, I will do a midweek update. I think this presents an opportunity to reflect on how change impacts our lives. Equally important is the role of circumstances that rarely or never change. Both types of experiences influence our lives even when we are not in an election cycle. Thank you for subscribing , and if you enjoy reading t...

This week we are going to continue focusing on some questions regarding the global, political, and economic environment and we will specifically look at some global trends regarding China and the Middle East.  Spoiler alert:  While I have some thoughts, I do not claim to have all the answers to these questions. Thank you for  subscribing , and if you enjoy reading this, please  forward  the newsle...

This week we are going to focus on some questions I have regarding the global, political, and economic environment over these coming months.  Spoiler alert:  While I have some thoughts, I do not claim to have all the answers to these questions. Thank you for  subscribing , and if you enjoy reading this, please  forward  the newsletter to your friends. ~ Kevin One of my favorite activities in my la...

In this issue, we take a look at the reunification of Germany while simultaneously discussing International Relations theory.  Thank you for  subscribing , and if you enjoy reading this, please  forward  the newsletter to your friends. ~ Kevin Most of us can probably recall seeing the images of the graffiti-covered Berlin Wall coming down in 1989.  This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of the...

In this issue, I dig into another discussion of variance where we apply the concept to examine COVID-19 response and prevention.  Thank you for  subscribing , and if you enjoy reading this, please  forward  the newsletter to your friends. ~ Kevin A few weeks ago we talked about polling numbers and the issue of variance. We discussed the fact that there was more variance between in the results of s...

In this issue, I dig into my unanswered puzzle of the Russia Investigation. As mentioned in the previous newsletter, the behavior of the U.S. source in Russia, and their life after being extracted to the U.S., are confusing. Thank you for  subscribing , and if you enjoy reading this, please  forward  the newsletter to your friends. ~ Kevin Quote: “Don't give it to them all at once, make them work...

Unlike many other writers this week, I am not going to add to the discussion on the Supreme Court. Obviously, it is consequential, and we will be hearing about that controversy for months. Instead, I will focus on an aspect of the Russian interference investigation that has received very little attention. This is the one-year anniversary of a puzzle related to Russia that deserves more thought.  T...

This issue looks at the Indo-Pacific region and specifically relationships among countries and the influence of China.  We will focus on the India and Japan relationship as a way to examine regional dynamics as they play out in many ways in the short and medium-term.  Thank you for  subscribing , and if you enjoy reading this, please  forward  the newsletter to your friends. ~ Kevin The Japan Time...

As promised, we are continuing the look at the 2020 election.  This newsletter digs into the election polling and a quirk I noticed when looking at state polling and national polling. Thank you for  subscribing , and if you enjoy reading this, please  forward  the newsletter to your friends. ~ Kevin Something I have noticed, but have not seen discussed elsewhere, is a trend that I was curious abou...

Last week, the Federal Reserve announced changes in how it will target inflation. We will provide some context to this change in policy as well as consider some challenges ahead in policymaking.  Thank you for  subscribing , and if you enjoy reading this, please  forward  the newsletter to your friends. ~ Kevin When some folks see these words, “Average Inflation Targeting” together their eyes get...

In the last week, there has been an increase in the discussions about China’s economic plans and what they might mean. This week we are focusing on the importance of flexibility in state planning and the current emphasis on China’s economic concepts and the domestic and international political environment they are developing within.  Thank you for  subscribing , and if you enjoy reading this, plea...

We are focusing on the announced change in relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates along with the conditions involved.  Also, we will focus on some helpful peace concepts.  Thank you for  subscribing , and if you enjoy reading this, please  forward  the newsletter to your friends. ~ Kevin Quotes: “Rapprochement is more about practice than institutions.”  ~ Charles Kupchan “Inclined t...