A Marine’s Assessment of Russia’s Military “Operation” in Ukraine (a “Profound Appreciation of All Three Realms in Which Wars Are Waged”)
A dissident view on Ukraine. The first of many?
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China And Saudi Arabia Intensify Energy Cooperation With Critical Deal
How China rescued bin Salman and leveraged that relationship into a deal that advances China’s aim of making the kingdom a client state.
Read more...Why Give a Damn About Pelosi? How About the Nuclear Strike We Would Have Made on China Over Formosa?
In 1958, the US considered a nuclear strike against China if China’s planned conquest of Formosa went well.
Read more...German Chancellor: Germany Could Keep Nuclear Power Plants Operating After All
A sign of German energy tsuris: Chancellor Scholz suggests reviving nuclear power, in opposition to earlier recommendations by key ministries.
Read more...The Russia-Ukraine War, European Financial Integration, and Crises
Fragmentation of euro area financial markets has been relatively limited, as policymakers have benefitted from reforms after and experiences with past crises, European countries and authorities reacted with quite some unity, and direct financial exposures to Russia and Ukraine are relatively small
Read more...Michael Hudson: American Diplomacy as a Tragic Drama
American policies have become astonishingly obvious about not simply putting the US first, but also exploiting supposed partners to do so.
Read more...The Gang That Can’t Shoot Straight: Western Leaders Bungle Russia Gas Supply, Barmy Oil Price Cap, and Appear Unable Even to Line Up Meetings
The harder you look at Western scheming against Russia (and China) the worse it appears.
Read more...One China Eyepoking Too Far: Biden Signals US Not Backing Down on Pelosi Taiwan Visit as China Promises Military Response
Taiwan is becoming yet another case study in advanced imperial decline. Too bad the world is along for the ride.
Read more...Sri Lanka’s Arrest of Aeroflot Plane Was the Straw that Broke President Rajapaksa’s Back
How Sri Lanka tried, and may still be trying, to play Moscow off against Washington.
Read more...The End of Cheap Russian Gas: Turning the Lights Out in Europe
Be careful what you wish for: Europe is seeing the end of its access to cheap Russian gas.
Read more...Some Implications of the UN’s Ukraine Grain and Russia Fertilizer/Food Agreements
The press was all over the UN’s Ukraine grain deal, but the UN agreement on Russian fertilizer and food may be more imporant in the long run.
Read more...Boris Johnson Is Going – but His Cronyism and Corruption Are Here to Stay
Has Johnson left a lasting mark on the Tories, or is it merely that he overshadows his entirely underwhelming potential successors?
Read more...Seven Skripal Secrets The Secret Intelligence Service Didn’t Want To Let Out
No one, and I mean no one, is hearing from the Skripals despite a public inquiry into a seemingly related, apparent nerve agent death.
Read more...Novichok Investigation Collapses in London Court — Adam Chapman, Lawyer Appointed to Represent Sergei & Yulia Skripal, Doesn’t
A bizarre scene of court chaos as a lawyer supposedly representing key witnesses, the Skripals, in an infamous poising case, plays very dumb.
Read more...Russia’s Campaign in Ukraine: Nearing an Inflection Point?
A high level update on Russia v. Ukraine, since the mainstream media has taken to averting its eyes.
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