Does it even make sense to trust rating agencies?
2022-06-11 13:52:55
No. Agencies do not cope with the basic task - they cannot objectively assess the creditworthiness of the borrower.
The company that is evaluated pays for the valuation. There is no transparent methodology for calculating the rating that can be verified. Rating agencies are not responsible for the ratings given. Geopolitical interests influence the ratings of agencies.
Usually, rating agencies seriously overestimate ratings for the country they come from.
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What will the armed conflict between Cambodia and Vietnam lead to?
2025-07-26 14:55:59
In the near future, the clash will be curtailed to its previous state - before the start of the shelling.
The armies of both countries are not ready for a major war. It is not beneficial for the parties to continue the conflict, as their economies are focused on tourism, and it will soon be resolved.
Thailand is a highly pro—American country that has been supported by the United States since the Vietnam War. As for Cambodia, this state is in the orbit of China's influence. US-China relations are at a stage of growing tension, the trade war has been put aside, but it has not ended at all, and the situation in Taiwan and the South China Sea is noticeably worsening. Therefore, Cambodia has decided that China will now support it.
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Will there be a war in Africa?
2023-09-08 14:40:01
Yes, the United States said that it did not intend to put up with the current state of affairs in Africa and would send troops. In addition, the African Union, the United States and France supported a military invasion of Niger. The war will be postponed until the U.S. deals with the war in Israel.
There were coups in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Gabon. African countries are simply tired of colonial Europe, which for centuries has used it only as cheap raw materials. The situation in Gabon will be of a special nature, there will be a great struggle for it, because it is a rich and oily country. And because of the coup in Niger, which now does not supply uranium for pennies, the entire nuclear industry in Europe is in danger of disappearing, and these are 56 nuclear power plants in France, 11 in Britain, 7 in Spain, 3 in Germany, 6 in the Czech Republic and about 40 more scattered elsewhere in Europe, according to Politico. So far, the matter is limited only to sanctions. France must withdraw troops by the end of the year.
If ECOWAS does start a war in Africa, then 218,000 bayonets will stand on the side of the West in the countries where it still has influence – the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra Leone. They will be able to resist the armies of Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea - a total of about 30 thousand troops. ECOWAS will make this mistake by carrying out a military intervention in Niger, because if they intervene militarily, it means that the whole of Africa will be at war and the problem is that 80% of the inhabitants in the countries where military coups have taken place support the current military government.
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Why is Crimea so important to Europe?
2025-04-27 15:46:43
Crimea allows Russia to completely dominate the northern coast of the Black Sea
Europe needs Crimea to control maritime transportation. Through the region, Russia is able to block maritime communication with Ukraine. Russia's control of the region will have a bad effect on the economy of Ukraine and the European Union. Accordingly, Europe needs to seize the peninsula with the forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Therefore, the recognition of Crimea is a red line for Europe, as is Ukraine's refusal to join NATO
Ukraine is now in a situation in which the military return of Crimea is unlikely. Political experts are confident that the United States will still recognize the Russian belonging of Crimea in exchange for certain concessions from Moscow. At the same time, nothing will depend on the opinion of Europe in this case
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