Clara Bellweather

Clara Bellweather is a student at Brown University, concentrating on Economics with a specific focus on behavioral finance and wealth inequality. She combines her rigorous analytical training with a passion for storytelling to explore how economic policies translate into human experiences.

Opinion

October 17, 2026

The Economic Gamble When Tariffs and Sanctions Become a Liability

The Trump administration’s changing approach to Russian energy and international trade raises a larger question about American economic statecraft: can Washington continue to wield tariffs and sanctions as instruments of pressure when

Americas·Asia·Opinion

October 10, 2026

You Can’t Tariff Your Way Out of an Energy Crisis

On September 18, 2026, President Donald Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act into law. The statute authorized tariffs of up to 100 percent on the top importers

Americas·Asia·Opinion

September 27, 2026

Double the Tariff, Double the Shock: The Inflationary Danger of Coercive Trade

Last week, I published a comprehensive report titled Weaponizing Commerce: The Mirage of a Coercive Trade Policy, which investigated the historical precedents and structural failures of using tariffs as instruments of geopolitical

The Year the Machines Stumbled

At the dawn of 2025, Silicon Valley had braced for what many dubbed “the year of the AI agent.” The prophecy was clear and confident: artificial intelligence would transcend chat interfaces and

December 31, 2025

Technology

Hollywood’s Hottest Mess: The Warner Bros Acquisition Whirlwind

Hollywood has seen its share of wild deals, but the Warner Bros saga stands apart because it has compressed a quarter-century of corporate whiplash into a single, messy, open-ended story arc. From

December 21, 2025

Americas·Culture

$70 Billion Tech Tsunami: Why US Giants Are All-In on India

Amazon’s fresh pledge to invest $35 billion in India over five years, coming days after Microsoft’s $17.5 billion commitment to cloud and AI infrastructure, signals that India has become the primary global

December 13, 2025

Americas·Asia·Technology

Saving the World From Itself: Why the UN Still Matters at 80

Dag Hammarskjöld once warned that the United Nations was never meant to deliver paradise—only to keep humanity from plunging into hell. As world leaders assemble for the 80th session of the UN

November 21, 2025

Opinion

Unraveling the US’ $38 Trillion Debt: Implications for Trade Partners

The U.S. has hit a historic and alarming national debt level of $38 trillion in 2025, marking a critical point with broad implications that could reshape global economic and geopolitical power dynamics.

November 13, 2025

Americas·Opinion

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Clara Bellweather

The Economic Gamble When Tariffs and Sanctions Become a Liability

You Can’t Tariff Your Way Out of an Energy Crisis

Double the Tariff, Double the Shock: The Inflationary Danger of Coercive Trade

The Year the Machines Stumbled

Hollywood’s Hottest Mess: The Warner Bros Acquisition Whirlwind

$70 Billion Tech Tsunami: Why US Giants Are All-In on India

Saving the World From Itself: Why the UN Still Matters at 80

Unraveling the US’ $38 Trillion Debt: Implications for Trade Partners

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