The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.

August 18, 2022 Edition-----The main issue, probably of the year, is the increasing tension across the Taiwan Strait with all sorts of worries about how conflict can be avoided and prosperity maintained at a reasonable level as tensions continue. And hopefully ease.The impact of climate change in Europe is really becoming obvious and worrying. I am not sure just how a realistic response is possible in any reasonable time.In OZ the PM has come back after a week off to have the Chinese Ambassador tell us we are a vassal and to just shut up and behave. Astonishing and serious stuff IMVHO.-----Major Issues.-----https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/fake-neutrality-amnesty-report-on-ukraine-sparks-furor-resignation-20220807-p5b7x7.html‘Fake neutrality’: Amnesty report on Ukraine sparks furor, resignationAugust 7, 2022 — 4.38pmKyiv: The head of Amnesty International ’s Ukraine chapter has resigned, saying the human rights organisation shot down her opposition to publishing a report that claimed Ukrainian forces had exposed civilians to Russian attacks by basing themselves in populated areas.In a statement posted on Facebook, Oksana Pokalchuk accused her former employer of disregarding Ukraine ’s wartime realities and the concerns of local staff members who had pushed for the report to be reworked.The Amnesty International report on Ukraine has generated a fierce pushback.The report, released on Thursday (Ukraine time), drew angry denouncements from top Ukrainian officials a...
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