A diplomatic incident in Latin America has somehow become the focal point for an ever-expanding range of stories - from the Venezuelan elections, to US energy policy to Ecuadorian banana exports to Russia.
Leading even coolheaded observers to ponder the question: are we approaching the Latin American embassy incident singularity?
Meanwhile, there are always good tariffs and bad tariffs - and in announcing his new shipbuilding policies, this week Joe Biden’s giving us both a plate of cheese and a plate of chalk.
Finally, Arch-Eurocrat Mario Draghi has made a big speech about European competitiveness. Its 20 years of failure - and its hope for the future.
Is this the first sign of a continent about to flex its soon to be enviable muscles? Or is it the first twitchings of an arthritic bodybuilder about to pop a hernia?
The Price Isn't Right, Lloyd Austin's Day Off, The Magnificent 17
Premium Episode 5: The GAE Strikes Back
Canal Plus, Lebanon and On, WFH WTF
Special Edition with Malcom Kyeyune: Red Sea or dead sea?
Special Edition: Carlos Roa - A Washington DC Rake's Progress
Venezuela vs Guyana, The Great Oil Market Gunge Up, Middle East Still On Fire
The War for the Soul of the Bank of England, New Hungarian Phrasebook, Holy Land Hotline
Premium Episode Four: Broken British Isles
El Presidente AnCap, The Case of the Missing Bonds, New Model Houthi
Special Edition: The US Military Comes Under Attack In The Middle East
Twitter Spaces with Malcom Kyeyune: The Scariest Scenarios
Erdogan Enters The War, Sanctions Busting, Land of Hopeless Tories
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The Coming Gaza Migrant Crisis, The Battle for Gaza City, The Golden Tusk
Israel, Israel, Israel
Gold's Dedollarisation, Indian Assassins, The Green Default
Premium Episode: How To Invade Taiwan
Invading Mexico, The EV Wars, The Share Buyback Con
Three Seas Comes Of Age, Macroeconomic Black Magic In The USA, Biden Over A Barrel (Of Saudi Oil)
The G20 Is Over, Huawei Teardown Surprise, US Deficit Hits Silly Money
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