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.
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Does Washington’s Global War Against China’s Oil Suppliers Stand Any Chance of Success?
The prospects are not looking good.
Read more...“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.
Read more...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.
Read more...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.
Read more...Trump’s Greenland Threats: Will He or Won’t He Act?
Why Trump’s saber-rattling over Greenland should be taken seriously.
Read more...The CIA Is Manipulating Trump Against Putin
Quelle surprise! The CIA is yet again up to no good.
Read more...American Pirates and the Coming Militarization of Commercial Shipping
Much be made o’ china militarized commercial ship sightin’ but there be Yankee gentlemen o’ fortune o’er yonder.
Read more...US Launches Christmas Strikes on Nigeria—the 9th Country Bombed by Trump
With Nigeria, Trump—who calls himself “the most anti-war president in history”—has now bombed more countries than any president in history.
Read more...Why the Ukraine Electric War Has Been Failing Until Now
Confirmation that Putin has been restraining the execution of the electric war in Ukraine….but might finally be relaxing the choke chain.
Read more...John Helmer: Merz’s War Against Russia Is Splitting the Europeans – Greek Role in Tanker Attack Exposed
NATO is trying to have it both ways: escalating against Russia via a naval/tanker campaign while pretending they are not directly at war.
Read more...US (So Far) Fails to Capture Third Venezuela Tanker. What Does the US Do to Restore Its Manhood? Allow Privateers via Letters of Marque?
The US campaign against Venezuela takes a new turn as a Chinese tanker so far has successfully run away from the US Navy.
Read more...Pax Germanica
Has the German—and the EU—political class dug so deep, they’re already comfortable at bomb shelter depth?
Read more...Michael Hudson: Trump Floundering Efforts to Shore Up US Hegemony
Why Trump’s National Security Strategy and his efforts to shore up dollar dominance are proofs of weakness.
Read more...The EU’s New Policy Towards Russia’s Seized Assets Isn’t About Helping Ukraine
It’s hard to be cynical enough in looking at EU rationales and motives for strengthening their hold on Russia’s seized assets.
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