Will Russia’s Alleged Downing of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight Overturn the Great Game Board in the Caucasus?
Azerbaijan president’s out of character condemnation of Moscow before facts are in points to changes on the horizon.
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Trump’s Push To Shut Down the Axis of Upheaval Starts With LNG
A new neocon scheme, reportedly with backing among incoming Trump officials, to bring Russia to its knees with improved energy sanctions.
Read more...Ukraine’s Reckless Drone Attacks Are Responsible for the Azerbaijan Airlines Tragedy
A look at the information so far and finger-pointing about the Azerbaijan plane crash.
Read more...Israelis Invade Syria: Who Will Stop Israel?
Israel is in the midst of a land grab in Syria. Ex Ansar Allah, the disapproving world majority merely finger-wags.
Read more...Post Cold War Geopolitics Worse for Global South
How the US mismanaged its unipolar moment to the detriment of the Global South.
Read more...What Happens When Trump’s “Negotiations” Over Ukraine Quickly Hit the Wall?
The much-hyped US-Russia “negotiations” over Ukraine look dead on arrival. How will the heavily-invested Trump react?
Read more...The US Is Left Out in the Cold as China and Russia Develop Arctic
RAND proposes familiar blunders to deal with rival powers’ partnership — one that Washington helped instigate.
Read more...“Anti-Western or Non-Western? The Nuanced Geopolitics of BRICS”
More on how much and what kind of influence BRICS might wield when it grows up.
Read more...The Collapse of Syria, BRICS, and Wishful Thinking
How the sudden collapse of the Syrian government exposes fundamental weaknesses in the BRICS initiative.
Read more...Did Türkiye Win the Battle, But Lose the War?
Ankara burns bridges with Beijing and Moscow and is now stuck with Syrian albatross around the neck as emboldened Turkish imperialists eye future conquests.
Read more...Larry Johnson and Your Humble Blogger Discuss Propaganda, Ukraine, and Other Hot Topics
Larry Johnson was so gracious as to host a freewheeling talk with yours truly. I hope you enjoy it!
Read more...NATO Pledges Urgent Support for Ukraine’s Battered Infrastructure
NATO messaging about “helping” Ukraine is become even more divorced from reality.
Read more...Erdogan Backstabs His Way Into Center of Middle East Conflict
Ankara’s ongoing support for extremist paramilitary groups in Syria threatens ties with Russia and China, and by aiding Israel he insults the Turkish people who overwhelmingly oppose US-Israel actions in the region.
Read more...Rob Urie: Update on US Missiles, Ukraine, and Russian Response
More on the Russian counter to US/NATO long-range missile strikes into Russia and where the escalation threatens to go.
Read more...Sputnik 2.0? Oreshnik and the Western Military Capabilities Gap
The Oreshnik strike is a vivid demonstration of how the West is seriously lagging Russian military capabilities, and remains in denial.
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