Scott Ritter: A Method to Putin’s Madness about Trump’s “Board of Peace”
by Scott Ritter [1-23-2026] Scott Ritter(bio). Vladimir Putin has offered to pay the $1 billion buy in to Trump’s Board of Peace. But there’s a catch. Many people, including myself, were taken aback when Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he was willing to donate $1 billion from Russian assets frozen in the US to…
Pepe Escobar: The real “rupture” in Davos was China
by Pepe Escobar [1-23-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio). Whatever the barbarians may be potting, the fact that matters is that China is already deep into the next phase, where it is expected to replace the United States as the world’s primary consumer market. The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now…
George Beebe, Glenn Diesen: A New U.S. Grand Strategy & Europe’s Strategic Failure; Russia, China
by Glenn Diesen [1-23-2026]. (RAD: George Beebe provides a very balanced way of looking at the major changes in the world today. – RAD) George Beebe is the former CIA Director for Russia Analysis and currently Director of Grand Strategy at the Quincy Institute. Beebe examines the difficult strategic choices facing the United States as…
Larry Johnson: By the Numbers… Which Nation is the Deadliest Terrorist?
by Larry Johnson [1-23-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio). I am sure this article is going to upset some folks… Too damn bad! The data that follows is not my opinion nor is it numbers based on my own calculations. I am using Bibi Netanyahu’s definition of terrorism… Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu defined terrorism on William F. Buckley…
Larry Johnson, Dmitry Suslov, Yevgeny Buzhinsky – Putin’s Dilemma: Can Russia Afford to Trust Trump and America?
by Counter Currents [1-23-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio). (RAD: Excellent discussion with two knowledgeable people inside Russia. Based upon their understanding, it is hard to see how the Ukraine military could hold on more than another half year. – RAD) In this episode, Larry Johnson speaks with General Buzhinsky and Prof. Dmitry Suslov about the internal…
Larry Johnson: China’s Silent, Tough Response to Washington’s Kidnapping of the Maduros
by Larry Johnson [1-21-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio). (RAD: I don’t see how Trump is going to back out of this disaster that he is totally responsible for. – RAD) Just because the Western press does not report on China’s impressive response to the US abduction of Venezuela’s President Nicholas Maduro and his wife does not…
Larry Johnson: The CIA’s Blatant Lies About Ukraine and Russia… Intentional or Just Trolling Sy Hersh?
by Larry Johnson [1-20-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio). The latest Substack from Sy Hersh is a doozy because it is rife with false claims and propaganda. I have known Sy for 45 years and consider him a dear friend. His latest article is an abomination and, in my opinion, represents a stain on his legacy. I…
Pepe Escobar, Judge Napolitano: Trump, the Emperor of Chaos Strikes Again! CIA-Mossad-MI6 in Iran; 91 drone strikes on Putin’s Residence; Trump’s ‘Peace Board’
by Judge Napolitano, Judging Freedom [1-20-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio). (RAD: The situation surrounding what Trump might do next in Iran has become very dangerous. The Iranians are on 24/7 high alert. A US aircraft carrier is heading to the vicinity, but has gone silent so that it can’t be tracked. The original demonstrations in Iran were…
Alexander Dugin: The Irreversible Split of the West
by Alexander Dugin [1-20-2026]. (RAD: In the past I’ve noticed that Russian Philosophy Professor Alexander Dugin often synthesizes world events somewhat differently than others & is able to see things that others don’t see. The following analysis might be another one of those cases. – RAD) A fundamental transformation of the entire global architecture. Alexander…
Russia and China: How They Take Initiative from the West — Alexander Kazakov, Pepe Escobar, and Larry Johnson
by International “National Unity Club” [1-14-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio), Larry C. Johnson(bio). (RAD: This discussion covers a lot of very important history & analysis. I was going to add some summary insights, yet I think it is much better that you take the time to listen to this entire presentation by people who know what they…
Larry Johnson, Glenn Diesen: Trump, Greenland & the End of NATO
by Glenn Diesen [1-19-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio). Larry Johnson is a former intelligence analyst at the CIA who also worked at the US State Department’s Office of Counterterrorism. Johnson discusses Trump’s threats against Greenland, tariffs against European states that oppose the US annexation of Greenland, and the end of NATO.
Pepe Escobar, Danny Haiphong: Iran’s Missile Bombshell STUNS Trump, Russia & BRICS Step In
by Danny Haiphong [1-19-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio). (RAD: Trump “needs a win” for his ego, yet that hasn’t happened with Venezuela & he had to call off this latest attack on Iran & the Gaza situation isn’t going very well. The Iranians have made it clear that this could drag on for a few months if…