Global tension measured as a three-month moving-average increased slightly to 72 percent in April - a rate of more than 0 percent signals a deteriorating state of global affairs over the long run. Compared to last month, the monthly ratio of negative news to good or neutral news reported from the international press was 69.5 percent, stable as compared to March (71.4 percent).

Uncertainty over Europe's debt-crisis continues to weight on global tension, even as the US economy and its labor market are showing signs of renewed strength. Oppression of the people's revolution in Syria is putting an end to the Arab Spring of 2011. Ceasefire initiatives may not end a civil war that is bound to lead to Assad's fall some time in the future. The power vacuum will likely be filled by Islamists. See news reported in State of Affairs.

Original economic comments on sample situations from VIPs of the most important economies, as well as international factual news-releases that reflect and affect international politics relevantly are confronted to gw's values and policies for the world's four major players. Whenever they oppose gw's values and policies, the world may balance towards Disorder. Read gw's international news, and follow Jerry Lee's comments in International Policy Development (IPD). The above measurement is percentual and calculated on a three months moving-average.