Scott Ritter: Russia Should Seek to Activate “The Sanctions Shield”
by Scott Ritter [1-5-2026] Scott Ritter(bio). (RAD: This is a very well thought out analysis of the dynamics between the US & Russia. It is also based upon Scott’s rethinking of what the US is up to. Namely, the US desires ousting Putin and the collapse of Russia and is attempting to use financial greed…
Stanislav Krapivnik, Danny Haiphong – U.S. Tanker War TRIGGERS WW3: Russia & Venezuela Strike Back at Trump
by Danny Haiphong [1-8-2026]. (RAD: Stanislav moved back to Russia about 15yrs ago. He came to the US as a child when his parents moved there & he served in the US military, so he understands both the US & Russia. We can learn a lot from Stanislav, since he understands both the US &…
Pepe Escobar: How Trump’s oily dreams may collapse in a Venezuelan dark pit
by Pepe Escobar [1-8-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio). So the Big Oil Picture in Venezuela is way more complex than the Trump 2.0 gang suspects. Let’s start with neo-Caligula’s new edicts on the imperial satrapy he says he now owns; not exactly edicts but outright threats directed to interim President Delcy Rodriguez: Crack down on “drug trafficking…
Scott Ritter: The Camel’s Bloody Nose
by Scott Ritter [1-9-2026] Scott Ritter(bio). The other day I wrote a post which made use of an analogy involving a camel and a tent-in short, to keep the camel from entering the tent once it stuck its nose under the tent, one needed to smack it on its nose. Last night Russia punched the…
Scott Ritter, Pepe Escobar, Nima Alkhorshid: Trump’s Venezuela Strategy Is Falling Apart; Iran Update, Russia & Ukraine
by Dialogue Works [1-7-2026] Scott Ritter(bio), Pepe Escobar(bio), Nima R. Alkhorshid(bio). (RAD: Nima is visiting family & friends in Iran. Nima has a PhD in engineering & lives in Brazil. See his bio for more information. Scott is really upset with what Trump has been doing & explains why. The “spirit of the Alaskan Summit”…
Douglas Macgregor, Glenn Diesen: War Without Strategy – Venezuela Today, Iran Next; Russia, China, Iran, Israel
by Glenn Diesen [1-5-2026]. (RAD: The question is: what to do next with Venezuela? Douglas points out that there is no strategy in Washington. China & Russia are not interested in fighting us in our hemisphere. Russia isn’t interested in invading Europe, although the EU keeps making stupid assertions. It looks like Trump is trying…
CHINA’S $1T SURPLUS: The West Misread the Entire Game
by New Rules [1-5-2026]. China’s trade surplus just smashed records, hitting $1 TRILLION in 2025. The West is baffled. Their tariffs failed. Their narrative collapsed. Here’s what they got wrong: 1️⃣THE WRONG TARGET While US exports fell, China’s exports to ASEAN surged 14.6%. The surplus is built on capital goods: machine tools, auto parts, technology…