Forget nukes – This is Russia’s new Oreshnik deterrence weapon

by Dmitry Kornev [7-7-2025 published]. Why Russia doesn’t need to go nuclear to make its point – and how Oreshnik makes that clear. Dmitry Kornev is a military analyst, investigative journalist, and founder of the defense research website MilitaryRussia.ru. Born in Tomsk in 1969, he graduated from Tomsk State University with a degree in sociology. Kornev…

Pepe Escobar – And it’s one, two, three, what are we fighting for? NATO’s wars

by Pepe Escobar [7-18-2025 published] Pepe Escobar(bio). (Pepe has a way of describing what is happening with a sense of pointed humor that successfully gets the messages across, instead of using dry bureaucratic double-speak that leaves you wonder what is being said. Notice that the harder NATO & Trump try to stop Russia, China, Iran,…

Larry Johnson – The CIA Initiated an Intelligence and Terrorist War on Russia Based on a Lie

by Larry Johnson [7-19-2025 published] Larry C. Johnson(bio). Foreign Policy published an article last week by Tim Weiner, author of Legacy of Ashes, with the title, When the Threat Is Inside the White House: What CIA insiders make of the MAGA moles and toadies now in charge of U.S. national security. While the intent of…

Five Reasons Why No Amount of Additional NATO Support to Ukraine Can Stop Russian Steamroller

by Sputnik [7-20-2025 published]. The US and its European NATO allies are working on new arrangements to keep the proxy war against Russia in Ukraine going for as long as possible. Here’s why the outcome will be the same no matter how much additional support is delivered. 1. Ukraine Has Already Lost Long term, “there…

The ideology behind the ‘New America’ is more dangerous than it looks

by Artyom Lukin, an associate professor of international relations at Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia [7-20-2025 published]. (Because Russia has had to defend against the entire West via the hybrid war in Ukraine, backed by the US & NATO, they have carefully studied the political & power structure & power influences in the…

Decoding Trump: What Europe Did (and Didn’t) Understand

by Sputnik [7-18-2025 published]. Donald Trump’s July 14 statement, accompanied by a staged scene with the NATO secretary general, and his offhand remark about the first lady (which was quickly promoted in Kiev), has turned out to be one of his most complex statements of his presidency. As always, the devil is in the details,…

Ethnos, People, Nation: A Forgotten Hierarchy

by Alexander Markovics [7-18-2025 published]. The Fate of Identity and Belonging. Alexander Markovics uncovers the ethnosociological roots of human society, dismantling the illusions of liberal modernity by tracing the evolution from tribal unity to national atomization and urging a conscious return to organic, hierarchical forms of belonging beyond the brittle fiction of the social contract.…

Alexander Dugin – The Current Israeli Leadership Is Opening the Gates of Hell

by Alexander Dugin [7-17-2025 published]. A sacred axis tilts, unleashing chaos and divine reckoning. Alexander Dugin calls the Holy Land the axis of world history and warns that Israel’s leadership, once seen as victimized, now leads the world into chaos through domination, desecration, and apocalyptic violence. For all three monotheistic religions – Judaism, Islam, and…

Larry Johnson: Iran Toughens Stance on Negotiations with the US

by Larry Johnson [7-17-2025 published] Larry C. Johnson(bio). I just received the following from Press TV in Iran, and it refutes Donald Trump’s claim that Iran is eager to negotiate: A senior Iranian political figure has told Iranian Press TV that Iran is rethinking its approach to nuclear negotiations and will not enter new talks…

Larry Johnson – Putin Speaks, Trump Postures

by Larry Johnson [7-14-2025 published] Larry C. Johnson(bio). I have posted four videos below. If you only have time to watch one, “Putin’s BIG Interview” is a must see. He did this interview on Sunday, I suspect in anticipation of Trump’s YUGE Announcement regarding aid to Ukraine, which turned out to be a mouse fart…

‘The Land of Performance’: Trump wanted a perfect war, a headline showstopper

by Alastair Crooke [7-8-2025 published] Alastair Crooke(bio). Negotiations between the U.S. and Iran reaching an agreed outcome seem far off. “Depending on who you ask, the U.S. bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan was either a smashing success that severely crippled Tehran’s nuclear programme, or a flashy show whose results were…

Russia’s Coming Offensive – Ukraine’s Nightmare Scenario

by New Rules [7-17-2025 published]. Multiple reports confirm Russia is preparing a massive summer offensive, with up to 160,000 troops already positioned for a decisive push. CNN, Axios, and Ukrainian sources warn the attack could begin within weeks-and when it does, Ukraine won’t be able to do anything to stop it. 🔸Why Ukraine is in…