Index: T-Z

This page forms part of the alphabetical index to the patterns of power commentaries and blog posts.

Taiwan, (6.7.7.1), and see Index-China

Tajfel, Henri, (4.4.5.1), (6.7.4.2)

Taliban, (5.4.8), (6.3.1.2), (6.7.6.1), (6.7.7.5), (7.3.2.1), (9.2.1)

Tariffs – applying political pressure, (3.3.6.2), (3.3.7), (6.8.4.1), (7.2.7.1), (7.2.7.3)

–  citations in blog posts

– economic protectionism, (3.3.7.1), (3.3.8.4), (3.5.4), (3.5.8)

– tax, (3.2.4.3), and see Index-Tax

Tata, (3.4.2), (3.5.2.1), (7.2.5.2)

Tax, (3.2.4), (3.5.1), (6.7.1) and see Index-Tax and citations in blog posts

Tea Party, (6.2.4.3), and see Index-America

Technology, (3.2.8), (3.3.3.1), (6.7.8.2), and see Automation entry in Index-A-B

Telegram social media platform, (6.4.2); also see Social Media entry in Index-S and citations in blog posts

Territorial conflicts, (7.3.1)

Terrorism, (7.2.8), (7.3.3) and see Index-Terrorism and citations in blog posts

Thatcher, Margaret –  centralisation of power, (3.4.5.1), (6.6.7.3)

–  leadership and hubris, (6.3.4.2), (6.3.4.3), (6.4.2.1), (6.8.3)

–  libertarian, (6.2.1), (6.2.2.1)

–  nationalist, (6.3.6), (6.6.5.4)

–  neoliberal, (3.3.4.3), (3.5.9.1), (6.2.5.2), (6.6.5.8)

Theocracies, (5.3.3.1), (6.3.1.2), and see Index-Authoritarianism

Thucydides trap, (6.7.7.1)

Tiananmen Square protest, (6.8.3.2), (7.2.4.2), and see Index-China

Tibet, (6.6.3.3), and see Index-China

TikTok social media platform, (6.4.2); also see Social Media entry in Index-S and citations in blog posts

Tobin tax (financial transaction tax), (3.5.5)

Tolerance, (4.4.1), and see Index-Pluralism

Torts (cases brought by an individual), (5.2.4), and see Index-Legal-Power

Torture – abuse of government power (7.2.4), (7.2.4.1)

– breach of human rights, (4.2.4.1), (5.3.5.4)

– breach of international law, (5.3.6)

– source of adverse publicity, (7.4.3.1), (7.4.6.5)

Totalitarianism, (6.3.1.2) and see Index-Authoritarianism

Trade, (3.5.4); also see Index-Economic-governance and see citations in blog posts

Traditionalism, (6.2.4), (6.2.4.1)

Transparency, (6.8.4.4), (6.8.5.1), and see Index-Negotiability

Tribalism, (6.6.3), (6.6.3.1)

‘Trickle-Down’ Economics, (3.5.2.1), (3.5.6), (3.5.6.4)

Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), (3.3.4.4), and see Index-Finance-sector

Trump, Donald, (6.2.4.6), (6.3.2.6), (6.3.4), (6.7.8); also see Index-Trump, citations in blog posts and Tweet listings

Truss, Liz – Conservative party leader, (6.3.4.5)

– economic incompetence, (3.3.8), (6.7.1.5), and see citations in blog posts

– irresponsibility, (6.4.2.2)

– libertarian ideology, (6.2.2.3)

Turkey – corruption, (9.2.1)

– international relations, (3.5.4.5), (6.6.6.3), (7.2.7.2), and see citations in blog posts

– Kurds, (6.6.3.2), (8.3)

– political system, (4.3.5.6), (6.3.1.1), (6.7.4.8), (6.8.3.3)

Twitter (now known as X), (6.4.2); also see Social Media entry in Index-S and citations in blog posts

UAE, see United Arab Emirates below

UK Independence Party (UKIP), (6.6.5.4); also see Index-Brexit and citations in blog posts

Ukraine, (6.7.7.4); also see citations in blog posts and Index-Russia

UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), (6.7.5.4) and see Index-Climate-and-environment

Unemployment, (3.3.3), (3.4.3.2), (6.7.8.2)

Unemployment benefit, (3.2.3.3), (6.7.1.3)

Ungoverned power, (2.7), and see Chapter 7

Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), (3.4.1.2), (5.3.5.1), (6.6.5)

United Arab Emirates (UAE) – alliances, (6.6.6.3), (7.2.7.2)

– corruption, (7.2.5)

– military capability, (7.4.6.4)

– role in Africa, (6.7.6.4), (9.2.1)

United Nations (UN), (6.6.6), (6.7.7.2), (9.5); also see Index-International-governance and citations in blog posts

Universal Basic Income, (3.2.3.5)

Universal Credit, (3.2.3.3), (3.4.6)

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), (4.2.4), Appendix 1 and see Index-human-rights

Upbringing: raising children, (4.2.1), (4.3.3.2), (4.4.7.1) and see Index-Moral-Influence

Utilitarian, (4.2.3.1), (6.2.3), (6.3.1.6), (6.3.5.2)

Vaccine, (6.4.2.8), (6.6.5.2), (6.7.5.5)

Velocity of circulation of money, (3.3.8.3)

Venezuela – foreign policy, (6.6.5), (7.4.6.2), (7.4.7)

– political leadership, (6.3.2.5), (6.3.4.3), (9.2.1)

Vietnam trade, (3.5.4.5)

Vietnam war, (7.3.2) and see Index-Wars

Vigilantes, (2.8.5), (7.2.3), (7.2.3.3)

Voter confusion, (6.6.7)

Wage bargaining, (3.3.3.2)

Wagner Group Russian mercenaries, (7.3.4), (7.3.4.4), (7.4.6.5)

Wales, (3.3.7.1), (3.4.5.2)

War, (7.3); also see Index-War and citations in blog posts

War crimes, (5.3.6), (6.3.7), (7.4.3), (7.4.4)

Water suppliers, (3.5.3.4)

Water supply, (3.4.2), (6.7.5.1), and see Index-Climate-and-environment

Wealth creation, (3.2.1), and see Index-Economic-governance

Weapons, (7.4.1.1) and see Index-Wars

Weber, Max, (6.2.5.3), (6.3.1), (6.3.5.2)

WeChat social media platform, (6.4.2); also see Social Media entry in Index-S and citations in blog posts

Weinberger, Caspar, (6.7.7.4)

Welfare, (3.2.3.3), (6.7.1.3) and see Index-human-rights

Welfare State, (3.2.3.1), (3.5.2.2), (4.2.4.5), (6.2.3.1), (6.7.1), (9.2.3)

WhatsApp social media platform, (6.4.2); also see Social Media entry in Index-S and citations in blog posts

Wilsonian, (9.5.1)

Wind turbines, (3.5.7.5), and see Index-Climate-and-environment

‘Woke’, (3.3.5.1), (6.3.2.8)

Women’s rights, (4.4.2.2), and see Index-human-rights

Work permits, (6.7.3.2), (6.7.3.3)

Working conditions – economic wellbeing, (3.3.3), (3.3.9.1)

– human rights, (3.5.4.3), (3.5.9.3), (4.2.4.3), (4.3.5.2),

– regulations, (3.3.1.3), (3.3.1.4), (5.3.1)

World Bank, (3.4.4), (6.7.6), and see Index-International-governance

World Trade Organisation, (3.4.1.3), (3.5.4) and see Index-International-governance

X (formerly Twitter) social media platform, (6.4.2), (6.4.3.2); also see Social Media entry in Index-S and citations in blog posts

Xi Jinping, (6.3.1.2) and see Index-China

Yugoslavia, (4.4.5), (6.7.4.2), (7.2.7.1)

Zimbabwe, (3.3.7.2), (6.3.4.3), (6.3.6)