Could the EU Collapse Overnight Like the USSR? A Warning from Late 2025
by Eurasia & Multipolarity [12-30-2025]. The notion that the European Union could unravel as suddenly as the Soviet Union did in 1991 is gaining traction. In December 2025, war fatigue, mounting debt, economic stagnation, and growing resentment toward Brussels fuel fears of a rapid collapse once popular consent evaporates. The Soviet Lesson: Legitimacy Can Vanish…
China’s high-speed rail surpasses all of the world combined
by New Rules [12-30-2025]. China’s high-speed rail (HSR) network has officially exceeded 50,000 kilometers (31,000 miles) with the launch of the Xi’an-Yan’an line on December 26, surpassing the combined HSR mileage of the rest of the world. This makes China’s HSR the largest, fastest, and most advanced network globally. China’s HSR 🔸 Covers 97% of…
Why Does the West Hate Russia?
by Larry Johnson [12-26-2025] Larry C. Johnson(bio). If you don’t do anything else this weekend while recovering from your Christmas hangover, please find the time to read, Jeffery Sachs: Two Centuries of Russophobia & Rejection of Peace, which is posted at Consortium News. Professor Sachs provides a compelling exegesis of the history of Russia vs.…
Jeffrey Sachs: Two Centuries of Russophobia & Rejection of Peace
by Jeffrey Sachs [12-24-2025]. (RAD: Yes, this is a long discussion of the historical issues from the past two centuries that surround perceptions of Russia & the Soviet Union that have significantly affected world peace. Instead of acknowledging Russia’s concerns & negotiating to find reasonable solutions that are actively implemented, the West has repeatedly done…
Global opinion collapses for United States and Israel. That’s a big problem in the resource race.
by Inside China Business [12-22-2025]. In surveys of nations across the world, strong majorities share deeply negative views of the United States and Israel. China, on the other hand, is now preferred to the United States in most of the countries surveyed, even in what were previously strong allies. These massive shifts in public opinion…
Even Donald Trump Jr’s investments in Pentagon drones are crashing
by Inside China Business [12-20-2025]. (RAD: Even before listening to this analysis, it should have been obvious to anyone following drone warfare in Ukraine that for the US to talk about “unleash US drone dominance” is fantasy. The US can’t match performance of Russian drones in Ukraine & certainly not the cost. Furthermore, the Russian…
The Tripolar Trap: How Local Conflicts Are Reshaping the World Order – Russia, China, United States
by From Russia with Love [12-24-2025]. Part 1 War never begins with a declaration of war. It is born from a chain of mistakes, misunderstandings, and unfulfilled hopes. Ukraine, Taiwan, Venezuela – three flashpoints burning for different reasons, but on the same main stage of reshaping the world order. What connects them is not so…
‘It’s all because of Putin’: RT drops Christmas song spoof (fun AI video)
by RT [12-23-2025]. (RAD: Laughing & poking fun can be very effective. – RAD) The clip pokes fun at the Western tradition of blaming Russia’s president for everything from energy bills to migration. RT has released a new holiday video, with a touch of AI, spoofing Europe’s tendency to blame Russian President Vladimir Putin for…
Social unity around grand goals is key to Russia’s achievements, Putin says
by TASS [12-24-2025]. (RAD: There is a lot of truth in this when you realized that Russia is home to more than 70 religious denominations, with a diverse range of faiths including Russian Orthodoxy, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism, and various Christian denominations such as Catholicism, Protestantism, and Old Believers. The country’s religious landscape reflects its multi-ethnic…
The West ‘understands nothing about Russians,’ Rostec says in response to Reuters report
by TASS [12-24-2025]. (RAD: This is a major reason that the defense industry in Russia is so effective, whereas the defense industry in the US is driven by profits where it can take a long time to achieve necessary results. – RAD) The Russian defense industry is currently focused on solving state problems, not on…
Trump’s AI Plan Leads to a Dystopian Future
by Wave Media & KurtisG [12-23-2025]. (RAD: I’ve been impressed by how well KurtisG is able to analyze complex concepts & identify key issues. His discussion about Trump’s AI plans is very insightful. There are many other related issues that he didn’t discuss that are impacting how well AI can help America. Listen to what…
Pepe Escobar, Danny Haiphong: Putin’s Oreshnik BOMBSHELL Shocks NATO & Europe, Trump’s Tanker War ERUPTS
by Danny Haiphong [12-22-2025] Pepe Escobar(bio). (RAD: As always, Pepe helps us understand what is happening in the world power struggles better than most anyone else. There are a lot of issues surrounding historical events going back hundreds of years that Pepe helps us see how they have been affecting current events. Some of these…