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Iran War: Trump Insanity Escalates, Administration Doubles Down on Failed Economic Strangulation as Iran Digs In and Costs to World Rise; Israel Destruction of South Lebanon Continues
Today’s Iran war update: the appearance of limited action continues to mask ongoing damage to the world economy
Read more...Revenge Is A Dish Best Served Cold. Russia Deals Germany Impeccably Timed Oil Blow
Cut off of Kazakh oil through Druzhba pipeline amid global supply crunch deepens Germany’s crises.
Read more...US Military Strategy Document Misleads. Deliberately?
To what degree is the Trump Administration implementing its much-ballyhooed US National Defense Strategy?
Read more...Von der Leyen’s ‘Gaffe’ Hints at Pressure Building on Türkiye
Western capital has its meathooks firmly into Türkiye. What do western governments want in return?
Read more...Maybe It Wasn’t Such a Hot Idea to Turn Libya into a Failed State: 2026 Shortages Edition
Europe sure could use Libya’s oil, gas, and petrochemical products now, but the self-destructive policy there is illuminating today.
Read more...Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson: The Blockade Stage of Trump’s Absurdities
Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson on the media and market disconnect between Trump Iran barker talk and dire economic and political effects.
Read more...Jesus Christ! Xi Jinping Is Hugging Donald Trump on the Sidelines of Three US-Israeli Genocidal Wars
Trump tries muscling Xi. Let me know how that works out.
Read more...Armenia Relations with Russia Reach Crisis Point, Continuing Worrying Trend for Moscow
The Trump Route for Peace and Prosperity through Armenia increasingly appears guaranteed to bring conflict and devastation instead.
Read more...US Revisits Georgia’s Black Sea Port as Strategic Corridors Rise
After failed color revolution attempts, Washington tries reset with Georgia as it seeks to control Middle Corridor access to Black Sea.
Read more...After the Iran War: A New World Order, but Not a New System
The Iran War has accelerated the emergence of a new world order, but the world system remains the same. This distinction is crucial.
Read more...Why Europe Can Still Face a Gas Crisis Without a Gas Shortage
The EU’s plans to buy US oil, LNG, and nuclear energy products to lower reliance on Russian gas by 2028 is costly!
Read more...War Against Iran Exposes Fragility of Much Ballyhooed Eurasian Trade Corridors
With main routes clogged, other trade corridors struggle to launch and suffer setbacks from war as ‘heartland’ integration is delayed.
Read more...Five Reasons Why the US Declined To Enforce Its De Facto Blockade on Cuba for Russia
Cuba gets a bit of an energy break thanks to a Russian tanker, but this delivery won’t change outcomes.
Read more...Europe Tries Magical Thinking with Algerian Gas—Again
And same as the last crises, the math still doesn’t add up.
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