Israel’s diamond industry is going extinct. That’s a billion-dollar problem for the IDF.
by Inside China Business [12-24-2025]. The Israeli diamond industry is collapsing, as high tariffs and strong competition in the US market are crippling demand for natural stones from Israeli firms. The US – Israel diamond trade is crucial to Israel’s economy, and the industry even directly supports the Israeli Defense Forces with over $1 billion…
China blockades artificial diamonds, and the tools to make them
by Inside China Business [12-23-2025]. China has a monopoly on the production of artificial diamonds, producing 95% of the world’s total. The lab-grown diamond industry is booming, and transforming precision manufacturing, semiconductors and computing, aeronautics and aerospace, and energy industries. China’s Ministry of Commerce has effectively “blockaded” the sale of artificial diamonds, or the equipment…
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 &…
Larry Johnson, Glenn Diesen: End of Negotiations & Launch of Russian Oreshnik Hypersonic Missile
by Glenn Diesen [1-10-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio). (RAD: Unfortunately, Trump is out of control & is operating like the Mafia, which is very dangerous for the US & the world. Trump doesn’t recognize treaties, agreements, or the UN. The more Trump pushes to acquire Greenland, the more NATO is likely to disintegrate, which is a…
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…
Jiang Xueqin, Glenn Diesen: Predictions for 2026 – Empire, Rivalry & Collapse
by Glenn Diesen [1-5-2026]. (RAD: In April, Trump is expected to visit China & he wants to negotiate a “grand bargain” between the US & China. The outcome will be very important to watch. The US really should learn to treat China as an equal. The US went into Venezuela to spite China & cut…
Philosopher Alexander Dugin: The End of International Law and the Return of World War
by Alexander Dugin [1-8-2026]. (RAD: Russian Professor Alexander Dugin is highly respected and followed in Russia and elsewhere. In the following, he has put together a history of the key power plays of the last few hundred years. He has also identified what is at stake for the world in 2026 that will determine how…
Pepe Escobar, Danny Haiphong: Venezuela HUMILIATES Trump After U.S. Attack, Russia & China BLAST Oil War
by Danny Haiphong [1-6-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio). (RAD: Trump didn’t get the regime change he wanted in Venezuela & hasn’t thought through what happens next. US boots on the ground won’t work. Rubio is already thinking about Cuba & Nicaragua next. China & Russia aren’t impressed by what Trump did. They knew for a long time…
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”…
Analytical Report: Global Ramifications of US Invasion and Occupation of Venezuela (2026)
by Mike Adams [1-6-2026]. (RAD: As you will see from the title & reading this article, Mike Adams assumes that the US will actually occupy Venezuela & that there will be significant related sanctions & blockades around the world. The results of this analysis could be significantly altered if Maduro is returned soon and the US…