Trump 2.0’s Escalation Strategy Against Russia Is Starting To Take Shape
How the US is laying the foundation for escalation against Russia in Ukraine in the coming year.
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Iran War: Omani Route Tests Iran Control of Strait of Hormuz as Rubio, GCC States Reject Iran Management; Iran Yet to Respond to Israel Ceasefire Violations, Intent to Stay in Lebanon; More Doubts About $300 Billion Fund
Today’s Iran war news: A showdown is coming soon if Iran sticks to its Memorandum of Understanding guns.
Read more...Iran Challenges US Doctrine of Low-Intensity Warfare
How Iran’s success against the US and Israel exposed how the US is operating from a dangerously dated playbook.
Read more...How Bad is AI for the Environment?
A tally of the great planetary damage expected to result from AI growing use, thanks to its insatiable hunger for power.
Read more...Iran War: US Doubles Down on Claim Iran Agreed to IAEA Inspections, Ballistic Missile Limits After Iran Denial; Dispute Over Food for Frozen Assets; Lebanon Ceasefire Holds as US Presents Withdrawal Plan; More on Looming Oil Cliff, Diesel and Lubricants Shortages
Today’s Iran war update: The big struggle is on the narrative front, as Iran swatted back JD Vance claims as the oil cliff keeps approaching.
Read more...Good Riddance, Alan Greenspan
Cataloguing some of the less-well recognized ways that Alan Greenspan did tremendous harm to the financial system and citizens at large.
Read more...Iran War: Brief Update – JD Vance Acting in Bad Faith, Israel Stressed Even as It Doubles Down on Intent to Stay in Lebanon
Today’s Iran war news: Despite media cheerleading, JD Vance’s repeated displays of dishonesty do not bode well for getting the “deal” ‘done.
Read more...Iran War: Iran Snubs US, Walks Out of Direct Talks Due to Trump Threats; Israel Still Refusing to Exit Lebanon; Strait of Hormuz Transits Expected to Stay Low Due to Scrapping
Today’s Iran war post: Ugly antics by Trump led to hard pushback by the negotiators, boding ill for fast progress the US so badly needs.
Read more...Zelensky’s Ultimatum To Lukashenko Gives Putin The Chance To Finally Restore Deterrence
An argument that Russia risks losing key ally Belarus unless it responds more forcefully to Ukraine and NATO.
Read more...Iran War: Iran Insists on All “Deal” Sequencing, Above All Israel Exit of Lebanon, as No Date for Talks Set; Israel Immediately Violates New Lebanon Ceasefire; Strait of Hormuz Open or Not?
Today’s Iran war news: The situation is particularly unsettled, so we will limit ourselves to bigger issues.
Read more...Michael Hudson and Radhika Desai: Iran Defeated The US Empire. What Happens Next?
A discussion of the plusses and minuses from the US loss against Iran, including possible major changes in the US.
Read more...Iran War: “Deal”Coming Unglued; Iran Suspends Start of Negotiations Due to Israel Attacks in Lebanon; Israel Openly Defying US on “Deal” Lebanon Commitments: Iran Reported to Close Strait of Hormuz
Today’s Iran war news: The “deal” goes pear shaped as Israel continues its attacks in southern Lebanon and Iran halts the talks as a result.
Read more...Iran War: Trump Capitulates in “Deal” Signed Thursday, Commits to Israel Withdrawal from Lebanon; Considerable Obstacles Remain to Agreement; Oil Cliff in Play, Increasing Iran Leverage
Today’s Iran war update: Trump surrenders to Iran, with Iran set to extract even more if negotiations progress.
Read more...Iran War: US Pundit Freakout Over “Deal,” Evidence of Disagreement Over Terms, Bodes Ill for Signing; More on Oil Cliff Risk Versus Hormuz Opening
Today’s Iran war news: Trump’s deal is starting to come unglued as more detail on the oil cliff shows the risk is very much in play.
Read more...Iran War: US-Iran Differences Over “Deal”; Israel Still Bombing Lebanon, Expected to Try Other Spoiler Stunts; Oil Cliff Closer Than Most Think as Best Case Strait of Hormuz Reopening Sluggish
Today’s Iran war news: Great uncertainty remains over what is in “the deal” and whether it gets done as the oil cliff is still a real risk.
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