Why Trump’s War on Iran Would Shatter U.S. Military Readiness and Trigger Global Collapse
by Mike Adams [1-30-2026]. Introduction: A Clown Show Marching to War The United States, under the leadership of President Donald Trump, is once again on the brink of a catastrophic military miscalculation. In January 2026, Trump has ordered a ‘massive armada’ of warships and aircraft to the Middle East, explicitly threatening Iran with attack if…
Pepe Escobar: Zero Hour Approaching for Trump’s Iran Decision
by Pepe Escobar [1-29-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio). So this is how the whole drama is coming to: either neo-Caligula and his “massive armada” pauses, opening some room for talks, and he ends up saving the global economy; or we have the Gates of Hell opened in West Asia. The hour is getting late. Virtually all pieces…
John Mearsheimer, Glenn Diesen: Cold War 2.0 & NATO’s Defeat in Ukraine; China, Russia, Europe
by Glenn Diesen [1-31-2026]. (RAD: I wasn’t going to add any observations, but changed my mind after listening to all of this discussion. For some reason they didn’t point out that Odessa, Kherson, Zaporizhia, Donetsk, and Luhansk are already legally part of Russia. In referendums, those people voted overwhelmingly to become part of Russia, the…
Pepe Escobar, Judge Napolitano: Why Iran Is In Trump’s Crosshairs!; BRICS, Russia, Ukraine
by Judge Napolitano, Judging Freedom [1-29-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio).
China’s traditional fuel car exports are taking over the world
by Inside China Business [1-17-2026]. Chinese exports of electric vehicles are blowing past the sales from legacy carmakers, and even from Tesla. But China is rapidly taking over markets of fuel-burning cars. In 2024, China exported an estimated 6.5 million gasoline-powered models. Insiders forecast growth of an additional 4 million exports by 2030. The success…
China building “copper empire” to counter Wall Street speculators
by Inside China Business [1-16-2026]. The “Trump Trade” is driving Wall Street brokers to drain copper from exchanges across the world, to earn high premiums in the United States. Fifty percent US tariffs on refined copper products, but not on the raw, have created a boom in speculation in the metals markets in New York,…
“Blockbuster” US-China soybean deal update: some good news for American farmers. But mostly bad
by Inside China Business [1-15-2026]. China is again buying US soybeans, in accordance with the framework agreed to in November. Cargoes on order thus far total 10 million tons, providing American farmers some relief. But soybean prices are drifting lower, while soybean farm expenses are up over 12% since 2024. Brazil has recently announced a…
Gold Wars: investors, central banks, and BRICS are dumping dollars for “safe haven” of gold
by Inside China Business [1-14-2026]. Gold prices are soaring to record highs as inflation-weary investors, central banks, and BRICS nations are dumping dollars to build gold reserves. De-dollarization is a stated policy objective for governments in BRICS countries. Dollars and Euro are swept out of Western banking systems as earned in trade surplus, and much…
China’s rare earth steel is transforming infrastructure. That’s bad news for the Pentagon.
by Inside China Business [1-13-2026]. The Pentagon has been cut off from China’s rare earth metals that are critical in advanced weapons manufacturing. A bigger issue is that researchers in China are finding new commercial applications for rare earths, and those are in high demand by engineers building railroads, pipelines, and hydropower and renewables projects.…
China’s renewable power dependency has a major flaw. This transformer just solved it.
by Inside China Business [1-12-2026]. Solar and wind power are crucial to China’s power mix, and China builds more renewables power generation than the rest of the world combined. But their dependency on renewable sources poses a serious problem for grid operators, who struggle to balance the intermittent supply sources hitting the system. That challenge…
How will the takeover of Venezuela impact China’s oil supply chains?
by Inside China Business [1-9-2026]. China is a major buyer of Venezuelan crude oil, and will probably look to secure new sources of supply. But there is little urgency for them to do so. Oil prices are falling, and other suppliers are eager to step up their exports to China, and were doing so before…
China’s pre-owned car exports boom And the prices are surprising.
by Inside China Business [1-7-2026]. Foreign buyers are scooping up Chinese used cars, with export volumes more than tripling year over year. China’s new car prices continue to fall, and households are trading in late-model cars to buy new. The vehicles preferred by foreign fleet buyers tend to be late-model cars and trucks from globally…