Jacques and Jennifer discuss unfolding developments internationally and what we might expect in 2025, especially relating to the US-centred vortex, a vortex that has been smouldering since the early-1800s

https://johnmenadue.com/jeffrey-sachs-and-joanna-lei-on-taiwan-and-us-china-conflict/

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/200-years-of-the-monroe-doctrine?utm_source=Common+Dreams&utm_campaign=d1a70f65de-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_11_15_08_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-d1a70f65de-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/562246/how-democracies-die-by-steven-levitsky-and-daniel-ziblatt/

Stephen Collinson, CNN (Wed. 08/01/2025) Trump’s threats to Greenland, Canada and Panama explain everything about America First’