José Ramón Barros Cabalar -- The new Cold War: China, systemic rival of the West
"By reason of this general connection of political freedom with freedom of thought, philosophy appears in history only where and to the extent that free constitutions are created". "Tien (Heaven) does not govern nature, but the emperor governs everything, and he alone is connected with Tien". Hegel, [...]
José Barros -- Why the US has just tightened its China policy
The US administration has taken a quantum leap in the toughness of its relationship with China. On 29 May, it directly accused China of the...
The economic and social consequences of the pandemic: facing a calculable recession (II)
In this second article, Ramón Tamames, Professor of Economic Structure, Jean Monnet Chair of the European Union and member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, together with Antonio Rueda, analyses the economic slowdown in Spain and the collapse of the stock market. The state of alarm The Spanish economy was already in a [...]
The economic and social consequences of the pandemic: facing a calculable recession (I)
Ramón Tamames, Professor of Economic Structure, Jean Monnet Chair of the European Union and member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, sets out his vision of the effects of the coronavirus on world economies in a series of three articles summarised below for the Proa Comunicación Blog. Black swan A la [...]
How the coronavirus will affect global and Spanish markets and economies
The coronavirus crisis is having a very negative impact on people's daily lives as well as on markets, the economy and politics. A recent report by Arcano Economic Research explains the consequences of this disease in these areas, and the scenarios that may arise in the aftermath. According to the entity, [...]
Coronavirus: scenario, risks and implications
The latest update on Covid-2019, also called Wuhan Coronavirus, informs us that while deaths are still rising, they are rising at a slower rate than in previous weeks. However, this is a cyclical risk in that we do not know when the pandemic will end. It is also a financial risk in that we do not know when the pandemic will end.