Category Archives: Doomsday scenarios

An Inconvenient Apocalypse

Authors Jackson and Jensen argue that we need an acopalypse, as in a full recognition of conditions, to make radical envirnmental changes.

Is Civilization at Stake in Ukraine?

An effort to deflate the hype over the probable loss of the war by Ukraine does not go far enough.

How Did the German Greens Become the Party of Warmongers?

German media ignore Hersh + the Greens’ Faustian bargain during the Yugoslav Wars leads directly to Germany’s perilous position today as divisions erupt over ongoing escalation with Russia.

Elite Splits Over Ukraine Shed a Tiny Bit of Light on Factions

It is possible to infer a few things from recent Ukraine push-and-pulling, but none of it is reassuring.

The US and the Philippines’ Military Agreement Sends a Warning to China – 5 Key Things to Know

So much for the Biden commitment to XI after a 2 1/2 hour phone call to improve relations…..

The Economics of the Ukraine Proxy War with Michael Hudson and Radhika Desai

A meaty discussion of the broader implications of the war in Ukraine.

An Old, Small Opening Salvo v Russia? 2013 Bank Bail-In “increasingly has the smell of a proxy Germany v. Russia struggle through Cyprus”

A closer look at an old Eurozone banking crisis shows how Cyprus was (at least to a degree) used to get at Russia.

The Pentagon’s Plans for a Perpetual Three-Front “Long War” Against China and Russia

The U.S. military has made up its mind about the future in 2018.

Russia’s “Sanction-Proof” Trade Corridor to India Frustrates the Neocons

Russia, India, and Iran press ahead with new International North-South Transport Corridor. Will Adani crisis and Iran-Azerbaijan tension derail it?

Why, Despite RAND’s Recommendation, the Ukraine War Is Unlikely to End in a Negotiated Settlement

The timing of a Blinken interview and a RAND paper release points to elite splits over Ukraine. Sadly the warmongers are still in charge.

The Post-Covid Global Economy: Could Negative Supply Shocks Disrupt Other Fragile Systems?

Continuing shocks to the economy threaten the stability of democracies that already show significant signs of fragility

Why Are We So Afraid of Nuclear Power?

Nuclear energy is greener than renewables and safer than fossil fuels. But people seldom make decisions based on facts.

John Helmer: Blinken Concedes War Is Lost – Offers Kremlin Ukrainian Demilitarization; Crimea, Donbass, Zaporozhe; and Restriction of New Tanks to Western Ukraine if There Is No Russian Offensive

Blinken offers a hollow set of concessions via the Washington Post. What is the real message?

German Greens on the Warpath

Washington’s favorite foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, undermines Scholz again and helps the US back the chancellor into a corner on Leopard tanks.