How is it possible that a disease which spread across potato crops of Ireland led to over 2 million deaths in Ireland in the mid-19th century? Ireland was renowned for a diverse array of crops including what, oats, barley and livestock, so how is it possible that the loss of one crop caused such death?…
Category: Economics
A Discussion on “Energy Wars” with Cynthia Chung
Check out my discussion with Emerson on UPThinking Finance! I really enjoyed our conversation which covered various topics from our RTF Docu-Series “Escaping Calypso’s Island” to the importance of classical education and how to approach a solution orientation towards the feeling of being lost as a youth. I think there is a lot of heart…
The ABCs in Energy: Do We Actually Understand How Energy Works?
By Cynthia Chung Europeans are presently being told that the energy crisis they are entering, with natural gas prices now four times higher than last year, stems from a longer winter, competition with East Asian countries for gas, and problems on the supply end with delayed maintenance and less investment. These gas prices are in…
The African Chessboard – The AES puts the West in Check
The geopolitical chessboard is heating up and the financier oligarchy that believed they won the world in 1992 is getting jittery. Will they kick over the chessboard amidst a nuclear temper tantrum? Many traps have been laid to induce a myriad of wars around the world, but thus far those traps have not been triggered…
The African Chessboard: Ending Energy Apartheid with Nuclear Power
By Nicholas Jones Energy is Queen It has long been known that energy is the vital pillar for all nations, for it is the essential source for developing the potential productive powers of that nation and its people. Industry requires a strong energy foundation that can provide the power needed for that potential production and…
TRAILER: Calypso’s Island Ep. 3: Energy Wars
I am immensely happy to present to you all Ep. 3 “The Eye of the Storm: ENERGY WARS” of our Rising Tide Foundation ongoing Docu Series. I think this is our best episode thus far and its content is extremely important since it discusses the future well-being of us all. Out of all of the…
Why Rules-Based International Order Has Failed and Will Always Fail:The Case of Africa
This Sunday, Africa Expert Lawrence Freeman will grace the Rising Tide Foundation with a geopolitical-historical presentation on the breakdown of the rules based international order in Africa and the rise of a new potential for a Pan-African renaissance. Lawrence Freeman has been involved in Africa for 35 years. You can read all of his articles…
High Speed Railways and Hieroglyphics (yes they are connected)
Supplementary material: African Agenda – A new perspective on Africa
Cheikh Anta Diop’s Dream of a United Africa: The Economic Vision for an African New Silk Road
In this Rising Tide Foundation lecture, Nicholas Jones explores the strategic thinking of Africa’s great renaissance philosopher/scientist/statesman Cheikh Anta Diop and his vision for a modern, technologically advanced Africa liberated from the yoke of colonialism. Nicholas additionally lays out various elements of the evolving Belt and Road Initiative on the continent which are bringing Diop’s…
Connecting the Dots with Matt Ehret and Cynthia Chung: On Escaping Calypso’s Island RTF Docu Series
Episode 3 Launch Coming Up THIS WEEK! Cynthia Chung discusses her documentary series ‘Escaping Calypso’s Island’ with Matt Ehret on TNT’s Connecting the Dots. The trailer to Episode 2: The Curse of Game Theory is played within the first few minutes of the video. Watch episodes 1 and 2 of Escaping Calypso’s Island below: