The West Makes Serbia an Offer It Can’t Refuse
Unable to inflict their desired amount of damage on Russia, the EU and NATO are aiming for a consolation prize: Serbia.
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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.
Read more...US Fails Miserably in Efforts to Isolate Russia
Victoria Nuland is a loser as even the newspaper of record admits defeat.
Read more...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.
Read more...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.
Read more...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?
Read more...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.
Read more...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?
Read more...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.
Read more...Washington Ratchets Up Maritime Disputes in the Eastern Mediterranean
Pressure on Türkiye continues as US pushes F-16 deal that would see Ankara drop opposition to Sweden NATO bid, which became a long shot after Quran burning in Stockholm. Greece says it will expand its waters around Crete, enraging Türkiye.
Read more...‘Global Catastrophe’ Coming If West Keeps Arming Ukraine, Top Russia Official Says
Duma Speaker warns of powerful retaliation for weapons supplies to Kiev for attacks on Russia.
Read more...Viewing Ukraine Through the Davos Lens
The World Economic Forum, which concluded on Friday, provides clues as to why European leaders would sacrifice their national economies for the war in Ukraine.
Read more...Will Russia Opt to Continue the War into 2024?
It isn’t just that time is generally on Russia’s side. Russia likely needs to grind on and on to achieve its ultimate aim, security.
Read more...Paging Dr. Freud: Schizophrenic Reports on Mood of Davos Man
Unfortunately, it’s prudent to be mindful of what our Davos overlords are plotting. But they seem mighty unsettled.
Read more...What if Russia Won the Ukraine War but the Western Press Didn’t Notice?
What if the press reaction should Russia succeed in Ukraine is a big Emily Litella “Never mind”?
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