John Helmer: US War Aim Fails, Putin Gains, Medvedev Loses
Approval ratings for Putin remain high despite corruption scandals because they believe no one is as capable of defending them against the US
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Energy Wars of Attrition
What looked like a masterstroke by the Saudis has turned out to be the energy industry version of trench warfare.
Read more...The UK’s Money Laundering Mess (III): LLPs, Secrecy Jurisdictions, PSCs, and a Forthcoming Fiasco
Why the UK’s latest anti money laundering measures don’t look very convincing
Read more...Michael Hudson Discusses the New Global Financial Cold War
Michael Hudson discusses his paper, The IMF Changes Its Rules To Isolate China and Russia, and how jockeying among the big power players is becoming more visible and higher stakes.
Read more...The Hidden Agenda Behind Saudi Arabia’s Market Share Strategy
Were the Saudis actually not targeting the US shale industry or did their original plans misfire?
Read more...Is the Saudi Market Share Strategy Backfiring?
The Saudis appear to have bitten off more than they can chew.
Read more...The Implications of Foreign Minister Lavrov’s Snub of Victoria Nuland
The reign of neocons, as symbolized by State Department Victoria Nuland’s “Fuck the EU” remark, may be past its sell-by date.
Read more...John Helmer: The Clinton-Blair Dossier on Yeltsin and Putin
Newly-released material from Clinton archives show him and Blair working to control Yeltsin, with some success, and their plans for Putin.
Read more...John Helmer: Putin’s Supper for the Oligarchs – Who’s in the Family, Who’s Out?
What Putin’s annual dinner says about his “almost family”.
Read more...Michael Hudson: The Top Three Economic Stories of 2015
Yves here. I beg to differ a tad with Hudson in this Real News Network video regarding his third economic story. The US had already pushed Europe to side with it against Russia when it hit Russia with economic sanctions. The US had similarly declared an economic war of sorts against China with its “pivot […]
Read more...Michael Hudson: The IMF Changes its Rules to Isolate China and Russia
How the West is deploying the IMF to fight the nightmare scenario of US geopolitical strategists: foreign economic independence from the US.
Read more...John Helmer: Australian Police, Dutch Prosecutors Break with Dutch Safety Board at First Coroner’s Court Inquest on MH17 Crash
Australian police and Dutch prosecutors do not agree with the Dutch safety board’s claim that they have proven that MH17 was brought down by a BUK missile.
Read more...How Far Can The Syria Conflict Spiral Out Of Control?
An astute, high level reading of Russia and Turkey’s jousting.
Read more...Michael Hudson: The IMF Changes Its Rules….for Ukraine
The IMF has now been drawn into the U.S. Cold War orbit.
Read more...John Helmer: The Classic Rules for Combatting Turkish Aggression
Russia’s commitment to blocking Turkish expansion is being tested. Will Putin step up or make a strategic retreat?
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