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Sep 30, 2023

The East German uprising of 1953 began as a series of strikes and protests at living standards; it soon turned political, with town halls being stormed amid vocal demands for German reunification. The Soviets had to intervene with military force to quell the rebellion.

On August 20, 1968, the Soviet Union led Warsaw...


Sep 16, 2023

The conventional marker for hyperinflation is 50% per month, first proposed in 1956 by Phillip Cagan, a professor of economics at Columbia University.
Hyperinflation is the rapid, massive, and unmanageable increase in prices.
In recent times, the worst cases of hyperinflation in history are Hungary from 1945 to 1946,...


Sep 2, 2023

With a rise in geopolitical tensions with China, the World is looking to diversify its supply chain. Mexico presents an attractive nearshoring destination for manufacturers because of its proximity to the United States. The NAFTA enables free trade between the three signatory countries (US, Canada and Mexico)...