Trump 2.0 borrows a ton from Richard Nixon — but 37th president’s playbook also had big risks
You’ve made a huge political comeback. You’re deeply suspicious of the Washington bureaucracy. You’re contemptuous of liberal ...
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Bitcoin Shows That Trust In The Government And The Gold Standard Isn’t Necessary
It has been more than 50 years since the Nixon shock — August 15, 1971, when President Nixon went on national television to announce the historic change that the U.S. dollar would no longer be pegged ...
Trump’s ‘reverse Nixon’ moment: Can a US-Russia reset undermine China’s influence?
US President Donald Trump's efforts to improve relations with Russia are expected to influence Moscow's connections with China. Although a stronger US-Russia relationship may affect the dynamics of ...
The BRICS Challenge and the US Response: A New Era of Gold
Bretton Woods II followed the Nixon Shock of 1971, when the US suspended dollar convertibility to gold, leading to the ...
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Trump’s War on Global Governance: Lessons from the Past on How to Fight Back
In August 1971, President Richard Nixon, without any international consultations, launched what became known as the Nixon Shock. He broke the link between gold and the US dollar, thereby ending the ...