Scott MacDonald scottmacdonald@smithsresearch.net scottmacdonald@smithsresearch.net Scott MacDonald is the Chief Economist for Smith's Research and Gradings. Most Recent The Global Economy, Markets and Risk Scott MacDonald Load More Latest Articles 1 Gender, War, and the Limits of Reform Inside Ukraine’s Military by Scott Douglas Jacobsen 2 Assad Is Gone. Russia Isn’t. by Boris Sharov 3 The Price of Pretending Russia Would Change by Scott Douglas Jacobsen 4 Schemes of Bankruptcy: The United Nations, Funding Dues and Human Rights by Binoy Kampmark 5 Trump Declared a Victory; Southeast Asia Got a Border War Instead by Gerald Walker