We are More Vulnerable than We Know and It’s Getting Worse

February 4, 2015

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleRedditRussia is imploding and China is slowing. The dollar is seemingly stronger than ever. Capital is rushing to the United States. So what’s the problem? First, we are much more vulnerable than anyone wants to admit. Our Federal debt has risen from about $10.5 trillion at the end of 2008 to over $18 trillion today. [Note that […]

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What More Proof Do We Need? Preparing an American Response

January 27, 2015

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleReddit There is an economic war underway. You can see it in the cyber attacks. You can see it in regard to oil prices. You can see it in financial markets and sanctions and currencies. We are at war on multiple fronts with various parties. The usual suspects are all there–Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, […]

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All-Out Economic War?

January 22, 2015

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleReddit Last year, we warned that a Cyber-Economic War was coming and that it might be the spark of World War III. The truth that an economic war is underway echoes around the world but remains largely unheard in the United States. For example, the only deflation our media wants to discuss has to do with the […]

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Cyber Warfare is Here. Are We Prepared? Or Are Our Heads in the Sand?

January 19, 2015

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleReddit First, let’s start with the reality that a Cyber-Economic War is already underway. If the Sony hack by North Korea wasn’t sufficient proof, then the hacking of Centcom’s social media should demonstrate the purpose. Enemies of the United States have ill intentions and verifiable capabilities. No, this is not simple cyber-vandalism as the President […]

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Right Song, Wrong Verse? Reviewing 2014 and Looking Ahead to 2015

January 13, 2015

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleRedditAs we start a new year, it is important to look back as well as forward. We have been clear in saying that a global cyber-economic war is underway. We’ve been absolutely right about that in a way that few people would have imagined five years ago or even at the start of 2014 […]

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Who knew North Korea was capable? We Did…

December 19, 2014

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleReddit…and so did the reader’s of this Blog. First, just today the FBI has confirmed that North Korea was responsible for the cyber attack and threats against Sony: FBI blames North Korea for Sony hack BBC News, 19 December 2014 The US Federal Bureau of Investigation says North Korea was behind a cyber-attack on […]

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Are We Prepared If Russia Retaliates?

December 18, 2014

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleReddit Let’s start with some facts: Sony pictures was hacked by the North Koreans (the government or at least supporters). They didn’t like a movie about to be released so they targeted Sony and released all sorts of embarrassing things. Then, the hackers warned that if the movie showed in theaters, that people would […]

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Mixed Emotions: Oil’s Price Collapse is Good…and Bad

December 16, 2014

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleReddit Chart Source:  Business Insider: http://www.businessinsider.com/oil-price-charts-2014-12 A comedian once said that the concept of mixed emotions was best defined as “watching your ex-spouse’s attorney drive over a cliff in your new Mercedes.” That’s just a joke and about an unhappy tragedy. But the current plight of the oil market is real and it SHOULD stir mixed emotions […]

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Mark Cuban is Right about Alibaba

December 9, 2014

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleRedditWe warned about Alibaba and the risks of allowing an IPO of that magnitude from a communist country. Here is what Mark said today on CNBC: Here is what we shared on Fox Business: Kevin Freeman on Fox Business – Alibaba IPO Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com And at the Press Club: http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/2014/07/17/alibaba And in […]

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Economic War Goes Mainstream–Oil’s Price Drop is Seen as Proof

December 7, 2014

Share this…EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogleReddit Recently, the topic of economic warfare has emerged from the shadows of think tanks and intelligence agencies. It is now openly discussed in the oilfields of Texas and the Kremlin among other places. The reason? The sudden plunge in crude oil prices. Consider this from CNBC: What the US should do to fight […]

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