Dr. Leif Rosenberger retired from US government in March of 2016 after a 35-year career as a practitioner, scholar and educator. He was a Full Professor of Economics at the US Army War College, where he also held the General Douglas MacArthur Academic Chair of Research in Strategic Studies Institute. In addition, he was the Chief Economist at PACOM and CENTCOM and an analyst at CIA and DIA. In February 2018 Dr. Rosenberger was promoted to Chief Economist at ACERTAS, a think tank in Los Angeles which does economic, political and military risk assessments. His services are also in demand as the Head of the Global Division at the Global Economic Institute in Ottawa, an Editor and Contributor to Maven/Econo-Monitor at Roubini Global Economics in New York, a Senior Partner at Media Bay Ventures in Reno, Nevada and a Director at Think Renewables Group and Think-Biz Africa in Toronto.

• About the author1 Introduction2 Iraq3 Afghanistan4 Yemen5 Syria6 Gaza7 Iran8 Qatar9 Lebanon10 Turkey 11 Trump and China12 Taiwan13 BangladeshConclusionIndex

Dr. Leif Rosenberger retired from US government in March of 2016 after a 35-year career as a practitioner, scholar and educator. He was a Full Professor of Economics at the US Army War College, where he also held the General Douglas MacArthur Academic Chair of Research in Strategic Studies Institute. In addition, he was the Chief Economist at PACOM and CENTCOM and an analyst at CIA and DIA. In February 2018 Dr. Rosenberger was promoted to Chief Economist at ACERTAS, a think tank in Los Angeles which does economic, political and military risk assessments. His services are also in demand as the Head of the Global Division at the Global Economic Institute in Ottawa, an Editor and Contributor to Maven/Econo-Monitor at Roubini Global Economics in New York, a Senior Partner at Media Bay Ventures in Reno, Nevada and a Director at Think Renewables Group and Think-Biz Africa in Toronto.

• About the author1 Introduction2 Iraq3 Afghanistan4 Yemen5 Syria6 Gaza7 Iran8 Qatar9 Lebanon10 Turkey 11 Trump and China12 Taiwan13 BangladeshConclusionIndex

Dr. Leif Rosenberger retired from US government in March of 2016 after a 35-year career as a practitioner, scholar and educator. He was a Full Professor of Economics at the US Army War College, where he also held the General Douglas MacArthur Academic Chair of Research in Strategic Studies Institute. In addition, he was the Chief Economist at PACOM and CENTCOM and an analyst at CIA and DIA. In February 2018 Dr. Rosenberger was promoted to Chief Economist at ACERTAS, a think tank in Los Angeles which does economic, political and military risk assessments. His services are also in demand as the Head of the Global Division at the Global Economic Institute in Ottawa, an Editor and Contributor to Maven/Econo-Monitor at Roubini Global Economics in New York, a Senior Partner at Media Bay Ventures in Reno, Nevada and a Director at Think Renewables Group and Think-Biz Africa in Toronto.

• About the author1 Introduction2 Iraq3 Afghanistan4 Yemen5 Syria6 Gaza7 Iran8 Qatar9 Lebanon10 Turkey 11 Trump and China12 Taiwan13 BangladeshConclusionIndex