Category Archives: Russia

Türkiye Plays Peacemaker But Has Central Role in Iran Encirclement

While Trump’s “armada” gets the attention, Türkiye plays major role in bringing hostile actors to Iran’s borders.

Modi Appears to Cave to Trump, Agrees to Buy Venezuela Oil in Place of Russia’s, End Tariffs on US Agriculture

What was Modi thinking? Even though Trump is surely exaggerating what his deal amounts to, it looks like a big climbdown for India.

Michael Hudson and Vijay Prashad: How Hyper-Imperialism Shapes Global Conflict

A rich discussion of how industrial capitalism evolved into imperialism and how its impulses and contradictions are creating more fractures.

Iran War? A Look at Boundary Conditions Says Trump Will TACO With Intent to Strike Later; Israel Terrorism Set to Continue

Many factors point to the value, one might even say necessity, of Trump going TACO on Iran soon. But what might happen then?

Iran War Watch

The US is acting like it is hot for war with Iran. Trump is moving so many military assets that it will be hard to climb down. What next?

Defeat of the West – Michael Hudson and Lena Petrova on Davos Panic, Destruction of the EU & Economic Collapse

Michael Hudson and Lena Petrova discuss the breakdown of the US-led order, Trump’s misguided efforts to maintain primacy, and what comes next

Geopolitics as a Monetary Shock: The ‘Silent Tightening’ in the European Banking System Due to Sanctions Against Russia

Another example of Ukraine war blowback on the West: banking costs rose and lending tightened due to the sanctions on Russia.

Ukraine Hoist on Its PR Petard? Bizarre Media and Official Silence Over Humanitarian Crisis From Russian Grid Attacks, Extreme Difficulty of Rebuilding

The damage to Ukraine’s grid is already so serious and hard to remedy that its future as a failed state is close to certain.

The US’ New National Defense Strategy Calls For A World War-Like Military Build-Up

Contrary to popular narrative, the U.S. is not retreating to its own “backyard.”

Michael Hudson: Weaponizing the World’s Oil Trade is the Bedrock of the U.S. Rules-Based Order

How justifications for US foreign and economic policy revolve around the oil trade.

Does Washington’s Global War Against China’s Oil Suppliers Stand Any Chance of Success?

The prospects are not looking good.

“Trump’s $1.5 Trillion Gamble: Will Endless Conflict Win Midterm Votes?”

Trump’s plan for US military spending of $1.5 trillion puts the military at the core of his presidency and may signal a move to all-out war.

Russia’s Second-Ever Use of the Oreshniks Was a Response to Three Recent Provocations

Russia seems finally to have gotten the memo about Trump’s worse-than-bad-US-norms duplicity and love of violence and is escalating.

Trump’s Gangsterism Escalation: Plans to Steal and Sell Venezuela Oil; Seizure of Russian And Chinese Tankers; Greenlight of Maximum Pressure Sanctions; Venezuela and Denmark Not On Board With Heists

Trump continues on a warpath on multiple fronts: Venezuela, Russia, China, and Denmark.

Trump’s Greenland Threats: Will He or Won’t He Act?

Why Trump’s saber-rattling over Greenland should be taken seriously.