Scott Ritter & Glenn Diesen – Will Trump Own the Ukraine War or Walk Away?
by Glenn Diesen [5-24-2025 published] Scott Ritter(bio). (This is an excellent discussion about the many complexities around how this Ukrainian conflict might end. As a result of Trump’s phone conversations with Putin, Trump is now publicly saying that Russia will WIN. Scott believes that Trump now understands Putin’s position. How much more of Ukraine will…
China and US May Never Negotiate Themselves Out of A Protracted War
by Zhang Weiwei, Professor of Political Science; Director the China Institute of Fudan University [5-23-2025 published]. As Trump temporarily suspends his on again, off again trade and tariff wars, China is preparing for long-term struggle. Prof. Zhang Weiwei and Prof. Huang Renwei think that time is on China’s side. Edited transcript from China Now, a…
America’s Ming Dynasty Moment: Is the US Repeating China’s Historic Mistake?
by New Rules [5-24-2025 published]. (This is a stark reminder that Trump’s focus on tariffs is misguided. Instead of trying to block advancements from other countries, just because the US has fallen behind, we should refocus our own advancements so as to be competitive in the world market where it matters. A huge related problem…
‘Iskander-M’ keeps obliterating NATO and Kiev regime assets all across Ukraine
by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst [5-22-2025 published]. (Since this missile beats anything that the US & NATO have in this class, this is just another reason why the US & NATO should think twice about how they provoke Russia. Russia also has the Oreshnik hypersonic Mach 10+ steerable missile that the US…
Larry Johnson – So Much for Western Expertise on Russia
by Larry C. Johnson [5-23-2025 published] Larry C. Johnson(bio). George Kennan must be rolling over in his grave in light of the 19 May article in Foreign Policy journal, written by Michael Klimmage, director of the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center in Washington. Here is a classic example of an academic who learned to…
JD Vance Declares Multipolarity
by Constantin von Hoffmeister [5-24-2025 published]. “The era of uncontested U.S. dominance is over,” JD Vance says into the sunlight at his commencement speech at the Naval Academy in Annapolis on May 23, 2025, and the sentence cracks the sky open. The uniforms gleam, fixed to bodies about to enter a new calendar, a new…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov talks Ukraine, NATO, Europe at conference in Moscow
by TASS [5-23-2025 published]. The Russian foreign minister noted that Russia will draw up a memorandum on Ukraine based on the most fundamental things and the root causes of the conflict, which must be removed “like a cancerous tumor”. MOSCOW, May 23. /TASS/. A possible choice of the Vatican as a venue for the next…
Pepe Escobar, Judge Napolitano – How Iran Plans to Tackle the US; North-South Transportation Corridor; Iran, Israel, US; Russia, Ukraine, US
by Judge Napolitano, Judging Freedom [5-21-2025 published] Pepe Escobar(bio). (Pepe is back from his trip in Iran where he was able to talk with a lot of knowledgeable people, especially in relation to negotiations with the US. It looks like Trump’s team flip flops and doesn’t have a well thought out strategy on how to…
Pepe Escobar: From the Caspian to the Persian Gulf, tracking Iran’s North-South corridor
by Pepe Escobar [5-22-2025 published] Pepe Escobar(bio). [This is the FULL version, including what happened in Tehran on several fronts – IRGC, nanotechnology, academic debates – of the column originally published on Sputnik: https://sputnikglobe.com/20250521/pepe-escobar-from-the-caspian-to-the-persian-gulf-tracking-irans-north-south-corridor-1122103065.html There is also a different CHINESE version, currently being translated, which will be published by Guancha.] ON THE ROAD IN IRAN…
Trump ‘gutting the Deep State’ inside National Security Council
by RT [5-24-2025 published]. (Be sure to see the ‘Related’ info at the end. – RAD) More than 100 staffers have been abruptly fired, sources involved in the reorganization said on Friday. The Trump administration has moved to drastically overhaul the National Security Council (NSC), reportedly placing more than 100 officials on administrative leave and…
Scott Ritter, Garland Nixon – Murder vs Diplomacy; Trump Phone Call Diplomacy; Russia-Ukraine Reality; German Problem
by Garland Nixon [5-22-2025 published] Garland Nixon(bio), Scott Ritter(bio).
INSTC: The New Silk Road Shaking Up Global Trade
by Sonar21 [5-21-2025 published]. Pepe Escobar breaks down the International North South Transport Corridor – a 7,200km sanctions-proof trade route that could replace the Suez Canal for Eurasian trade. Why It Matters: ✔️ 30% cheaper than Suez route ✔️ 40% faster (cuts transit time to 20 days) ✔️ Sanctions-proof alternative for BRICS nations Key Nodes:…