Message to Trump: Don’t Mess with the Russian Bear
by Pepe Escobar [5-5-2025 published] Pepe Escobar(bio). Trump is THREATENING RUSSIA with new sanctions and new military support for Ukraine again. Here are 7 ways how Putin could SMACK HIM back into place👇 Option #1: Bomb Ukraine back to the Stone Age 🔸So far, Russia has limited its strikes against Ukraine critical infrastructure (government buildings,…
From the Mongols to NATO: Here’s the real Russian doctrine
by Timofey Bordachev, Program Director of the Valdai Club [5-2-2025 published]. (This is a very insightful history lesson about their evolution over many centuries that helps us understand Russia & how to better interact with Russia. – RAD) Moscow’s global playbook is shaped by history and focused on survival. “Only crows fly straight,” goes an…
Bleed, Not Win: The CIA’s Blood-Soaked Confession
by The Islander [5-3-2025 published]. So now it’s official: the West armed Ukraine not to win, but to bleed. In a jaw-dropping admission to The Times, Ralph Goff, former CIA chief of operations for Europe and Eurasia, removed the mask. His words weren’t vague, hedged, or diplomatic. “They gave the Ukrainians these weapons, but they…
Sanctioned to Supremacy: Russia’s Rise Makes Washington Panic
by The Islander [5-3-2025 published]. (When are politicians in DC going to wake up & realize that sanctions have actually helped Russia, yet have harmed Europe & the US? Unfortunately, there has been a long standing strategy to inflict pain on Russia through actions of NATO and the conflict in Ukraine that has been instigated…
Trump Declares “We Won Both World Wars” – History Just Got Nuked
by The Islander [5-2-2025 published]. (It certainly doesn’t help with reestablishing diplomatic relations with Russia that Trump ignores & rewrites history about Russia’s contributions to ending WW1 & WW2. He is also insulting many soldiers who sacrificed their lives to help end those wars. This, plus his clumsy approaches to foreign policy, keeps demonstrating how…
Trump Unleashes Economic Doomsday on America with “Secondary Sanctions” that BLOCK all Exports from China, with NO exceptions!
by Mike Adams [5-2-2025 published]. WARNING: The global economy is teetering on the brink of catastrophic collapse as President Trump escalates economic warfare against Iran with devastating secondary tariffs-effectively declaring a trade embargo against China, the world’s largest buyer of Iranian oil. This is economic warfare on a scale never before seen, and the consequences…
Danny Haiphong, Brian Berletic, Carl Zha – Trump BENDS THE KNEE After China’s SEVERE Warning; Is War Coming; Tariffs, Russia, Ukraine, Iran, Yemen
by Danny Haiphong [6-1-2025 published]. (If you have bought into Trump’s idea that high tariffs will magically bring a lot of manufacturing back to the US & improve our standard of living, you really need to listen to this knowledgeable discussion. When Apple tried to shift some of their manufacturing to India, they still needed…
The United States has ALREADY LOST the Tech Cold War against China
by New Rules [5-2-2025 published]. (What is described here is echoed in many other quarters & no amount of tariffs will reverse this. – RAD) Rise of US as a tech superpower was based on three pillars: Strong industrial base, which created demand for engineers Robust government support for scientific research Immigration of high-level scientific…
Brothers in arms: Inside North Korea’s deployment to Russia
by Georgiy Berezovsky, Vladikavkaz-based journalist [4-30-2025 published]. From Cold War allies to modern-day comrades, Pyongyang and Moscow revive a military partnership. Earlier this week, both Moscow and Pyongyang confirmed what had long been rumored: North Korean soldiers are actively participating in Russia’s military operations. The announcement came on the heels of the full recapture of…
Judge Napolitano and Pepe Escobar – LIVE from Shanghai; Thanks to Tariffs, China Ditching US Technology; Ukraine; Iran & Israel
by Judge Napolitano, Judging Freedom [4-30-2025 published] Pepe Escobar(bio). (Another excellent analyst by Pepe, especially on how tariffs & Trump are viewed in China & how this is hurting the US. China is fast becoming independent of US technology and will surpass the US technological influence in the Eurasian market & many other parts of…
Zhang Weiwei: America First to America’s Fall
by Zhang Weiwei & Chandran Nair [4-28-2025 published]. Zhang Weiwei is Professor of Political Science; Director the China Institute of Fudan University. Chandran Nair is a Malaysian businessman and scholar. Donald Trump’s tariff war has unleashed turmoil to global markets and dragged all countries into chaos, all in the name of America First. But his…
Pepe Escobar: China Steps Up Its Game in the Global AI Race
by Pepe Escobar [4-29-2025 published] Pepe Escobar(bio). (This is another example where Trump’s tariffs & other sanctions are forcing China & others to enhance their local chip manufacturing capabilities to soon match the best the US has & then exceed them. They have the scientific & engineering expertise to do this & are constantly showing…