Tag Archives: trade

Africa: Blood and Rare Earths

Posted on December 5, 2025 by borderslynn

The ‘Peace Accord’: https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/12/signing-of-the-washington-accords-for-peace-and-prosperity-between-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-rwanda Summary: The conflict between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebel group involves ongoing fighting primarily in the eastern regions, particularly North Kivu, where M23 has captured significant territories, including the city of … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Africa, conflict, deals, DRC, ecological harm, genocide, Great Lakes, Gulf States, human displacement, human misery, land grabs, mining, neodymium, Peace Accord, pristine land, rare earths, Rwanda, trade, Trump administration, USA, war | Leave a comment

Argentina, whilst US farmers struggle……

Posted on October 19, 2025 by borderslynn

China no longer purchases soya beans from American farmers due to the current trade war between the US and China. American farmers feel cheated: American Soybean Farmers Sold Out by Trump While Argentina Gets Bailed Out “The farm economy is … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged agriculture, Argentina, China, commodities, creditor countries, crime, cryptocurrency, debt, developing countries, entrapment, exploitation, farmland for sale, fentanyl, foreign investment. real estate, global industry, inflation, instability, investment, land grab, minerals, opioid trade, poverty, precious metals, soybeans, the americas, trade, US farmers, wealth | Leave a comment

Watching the markets…..

Posted on October 12, 2025 by borderslynn

Prompted by the previous alert, currently I am watching the cryptocurrency markets: https://www.livecoinwatch.com/ And https://crypto.com/en/price Also: https://www.investing.com/indices/major-indices And Trump Tariff lists to August 2025: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/07/the-full-list-of-us-tariffs-in-place-around-the-world.html And: https://www.tradecomplianceresourcehub.com/2025/10/10/trump-2-0-tariff-tracker/ And watching Gold vs Oil https://vaulted.com/nuggets/what-does-the-gold-oil-ratio-tell-us/ Another source at Aug 2024: The gold-to-oil … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged black gold, commodities, currencies, dollar strength, gold reserves, gold surges, gold vs oil, markets, oil prices dropping, opportunities, tariffs, threats, trade | Leave a comment

Mexico, Venezuela, Canada and US warships – and oil

Posted on August 22, 2025 by borderslynn

Today I learned Mexico and Canada have devised new trade routes: Canada and Mexico are developing a trade route called the “Northern Corridor” to bypass U.S. tariffs, enhancing their economic ties and reducing reliance on the U.S. market. This corridor … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Alaska, Canada, Chevron, Equador, fossil fuels, Hawaii, isolationism, Maduro, Mexico, money transactions, oil, OPEC, pretext, pretext of 'narco state', Puerto Rico, secret database, sending funds by wire, targetting oil reserves, threats, tracing immigrants, trade, US tariffs, venezuela, Washington | Leave a comment

Growth by negation

Posted on June 23, 2025 by borderslynn

Some extracts from this book: This book will haunt you if you are already perplexed about the pain and suffering in the world. It is an honest realisation of a hopeful young person learning about capitalism, which he ultimately coins … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged capitalism, cowardice, do no harm, greed, growth, hate, innovation, legacy, responsibility, technology, trade | Leave a comment

A world not reliant on the dollar

Posted on August 15, 2024 by borderslynn

I wrote a blog, 8 years ago, trying to understand the impact of the Romans on our evolving monetary, military and trading history. https://borderslynn.com/2017/07/16/from-roman-empire-to-the-new-world Now I’ve reached the modern day, and I’m now asking about the mysteries of the global … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged america, cheap imports, China, cooperation, debt, offshored cheap labour, opportunities, politics, Roman Empire, rumour mill, sanctions, securities, semantics, stock exchange, tariffs, threats, trade, treasury bonds, US Dollar, value for money, world economy | Leave a comment

White or Black Hats?

Posted on March 26, 2024 by borderslynn

2023: Mexico’s former public security chief convicted in U.S. drug case https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/mexicos-former-public-security-chief-convicted-in-u-s-drug-case I present here extracts from the Pegasus book to introduce the software/malware birth story: Yet building the case to prove the use of NSO Pegasus, the bribery by … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged abuse of power, billionaires, bribery, drug addiction, drug cartels, human rights violations, journalism, Mexico, poverty, trade, US taxpayers, war on drugs | Leave a comment

Cast off the Debt Burden

Posted on April 26, 2023 by borderslynn

Being free of debt, whether it be an individual or a nation, is a fantasy. Well, so we have been brainwashed to believe. In fact we have been: ‘bamboozled’ into allowing a small financial elite to create colossal quantities of … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged austerity, conflict, debt burden, economics, global financial markets, IMF, impunity, interest rates, Keynes, loans, mismanagement, mobile capital, poverty, power grabs, resources, trade, usury | Leave a comment

Permacrisis: Shipping

Posted on April 13, 2023 by borderslynn

If we want to look at human activity accelerated to the point of destruction, let’s look at the tragedy of the Mediterranean. https://sciencing.com/animals-mediterranean-sea-8537277.html TRADECHINA In Greece’s largest port of Piraeus, China is the boss Kaki Bali 10/30/2022October 30, 2022 Since … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged barges, billionaire, black water, cargo instability, catastrophe, container shipping, cruise ships, dying planet, ecology, investment, marine life, migrants, money, naval shipping, responsibility, sea deaths, sewage treatment, Shipping, supertrawlers, toxic waste, trade | Leave a comment

Respecting Borders?

Posted on April 11, 2023 by borderslynn

In 2016, Ann Pettifor wrote, in her book The Production of Money, that if we allow the banking system to continue with no progressive changes, then: The recurring financial crises of the last four decades will roll on relentlessly and … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged alliances, catastrophe, climate change, conflict, debt, diplomacy, history, infrastructure, invasions, monetary systems, nomads, peace, trade, violence, war | Leave a comment

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