Scott Ritter & Nima Alkhorshid: Is Trump’s Bold Stance on Ukraine an Unrealistic Vision or Strategic Genius?
by Dialogue Works [1-28-2025 published]. (This is a very sobering discussion between Scott Ritter & Nima Alkhorshid that covers a lot of important geopolitical issues. Let’s remember that Scott has a lot of experience dealing with Russia on the INF Treaty issues & understands a lot about Russian history and how the Russians view things.…
Is Trump positioning for a ‘no-deal’ with Russia — or not?
by Larry C Johnson [1-25-2025 posted]. (In addition to reading this article, be sure to listen to the two important videos at the end. You might want to start with the second video that is much shorter and it sets the stage about the relationship between China & Russia and how interactions from the United…
Is Trump positioning for a ‘no-deal’ with Russia — or not?
by Alastair Crooke [1-23-2025 published]. Trump’s rhetoric about Russia having lost 1 million men in the Ukraine conflict is not just nonsense — the real number not even reaching 100,000 — but his resort to it underlines that the usual meme of Trump being just woefully misinformed is looking less and less plausible. After touting…
Trump’s Balance-of-Payments War on Mexico and the Whole World
by Michael Hudson [1-24-2025 published]. (When I first heard Trump talk about 100% tariffs on goods from certain countries & raising tariffs on other countries, my initial reaction was that this would raise the cost of goods purchased from those countries if we continued importing their products. When I went back to graduate school to…
Fyodor Lukyanov: Here’s what Trump 2.0 means for the US and Russia
by Fyodor Lukyanov [1-25-2025 published]. Fyodor Lukyanov is editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club. (This article needs to be studied carefully. Fyodor understands the major shifts in world geopolitics and it looks like he…
Trump’s return to power: Revolution or repeat?
by Vitaly Ryumshin, Gazeta.ru political analyst [1-23-2025 published]. What to expect from Trump’s second term: ambitious plans, big risks. Donald Trump has returned to the White House as President of the United States. A new chapter in history begins and the world is bracing for another four years of his signature unpredictability. But what can…
Russia and the Trump Doctrine: Adapting to the ‘Rules of the Strong’
by Sergey Strokan, Kommersant columnist [1-24-2025 published]. (This is a very insightful analysis that needs to be carefully studied and remembered. Trump is attempting to rewrite the rules of international order. This presents both challenges & opportunities for both the United States & Russia. “Trump has already signaled that his administration’s primary focus will not…
Ukraine in NATO would mean ruling out peace – Moscow
by RT [1-24-2025 published]. Russia will seek “ironclad guarantees” that Kiev will not enter the US-led military bloc, Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Grushko has said. Ukrainian accession to NATO would make achieving peace and establishing any kind of security architecture virtually impossible, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Grushko has said in an interview published on…
Russian Casualties and the Russian Economy — A Memo for President Donald Trump from Larry C Johnson
by Larry C Johnson [1-23-2025 published]. (This is a very important Memo from Larry Johnson for President Trump. I was previously very concerned about the military casualty numbers that Trump was repeating, since they were a joke. They were obviously very inaccurate for both Ukraine & Russia. Fortunately, Larry Johnson has found an excellent resource…
Lavrov weighs in on Trump’s return to White House
by RT [1-20-2025 published]. The new US administration’s foreign policy course will define the global order, according to the Russian foreign minister. The new US administration’s policies will largely determine the world order, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday. Moscow is open to contact with Washington, according to the top diplomat. Lavrov made…
Pepe Escobar & Judge Napolitano: Does Trump Want Peace or Triumph?
by Judge Napolitano [1-21-2025 published] Pepe Escobar(bio). (As always, Pepe Escobar helps us understand the complex issues surrounding the Middle East, Israel, Iran, Ukraine, Russia and other important stake holders. Everyone is trying to figure out what might happen now that Trump became President on Jan 20th. I share a lot of concerns about whether…
Alexander Dugin: Trump, Russia, China, American Hegemony, Panama, Canada, Greenland
by Alexander Dugin [1-19-2025 published]. (This is a very important observation from Alexander Dugin. He is considered the top philosopher in Russia and possibly in the world by many. Putin follows Dugin. – RAD) We need to take Trump’s statement very seriously and not underestimate the new changes he wants to introduce in international relations.…