Jeffrey Sachs, Glenn Diesen: Last Chance for Peace in Ukraine Sabotaged by Europe
by Glenn Diesen [10-22-2025]. (RAD: This is an excellent discussion that tries to make sense out of the insane rejection of peace initiatives in Ukraine. There is NO rational explanation as to why Europe & the US are hell bent on continuing the war in Ukraine, which they simply can’t win. Continuing this war only…
China vows to step up tech ‘self-reliance’ drive
by RT [10-23-2025]. (RAD: This is another example of Trump’s wrong headed push to ‘punish’ China with yet more sanctions. In the long run this will only HURT the US, since future sanctions on China will have no effect and the cost of China’s products in the US will go UP, which also means that…
US Chip Ban Backfires: China’s AI Chip Breakthrough in 18 Months Stuns Market
by New Rules [10-22-2025]. (RAD: This was predictable, except for myopic anti-China bureaucrats who never took the time to understand the rapid transformation of China!!! We have witnessed a similar advance in Russia after the West placed massive sanctions on Russia, which motivated them to develop needed technologies internally that they had previously purchased from…
General Flynn – Inside Xi’s China
by General Michael T. Flynn, LTG USA (Ret) [10-20-2025]. (RAD: General Flynn brings up some important recent changes in China’s governance. We must keep in mind that their government structure is entirely different that the USA. Scholar Zhang Weiwei explains the ‘China model‘. The one thing we don’t have at the moment is the detailed…
Russia: A Parallel Universe as seen by a visiting German
by Karl Richter [10-20-2025]. Karl Richter visits Moscow and challenges Western narratives about wartime Russia. AfD Bundestag[1] member Markus Frohnmaier is being accused of “treason” by circles within the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He is planning a trip to Moscow and intends to seek a “dialogue” there – a long-overdue and eminently sensible initiative. But:…
Scott Ritter – Dinner at Anton’s Restaurant of the Central House of Writers in Moscow
by Scott Ritter [10-21-2025] Scott Ritter(bio), Larry C. Johnson(bio). (RAD: This recap of their 4+ hour discussion is filled with a lot of insights about war and the importance of person-to-person discussions. Apti pointed out the importance of capturing the best fighters of the enemy and treating them well, instead of just killing them in…
The $50,000 Hit on Truth Itself
by The Islander [10-20-2025]. They put a price on her head because she built something they couldn’t control. Two neo-Nazis, tied to handlers hiding behind Western shadows, have been charged with plotting to assassinate RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan – the woman who built RT into a juggernaut that speaks truth to the empire’s lies. For…
Ice Silk Road opens up vast Arctic to China and Russia. Western companies aren’t interested.
by Inside China Business [10-21-2025]. China and Russia are opening up new trading routes through the Arctic, saving shipping companies millions of dollars in fuel costs and crew time. These efforts also mean huge gains in expertise in icebreaking, meteorology, climate research, mapping, and navigation. The Arctic also contains vast amounts of energy and miners,…
Alexander Dugin: Putin and the Philosophy of Complexity
by Alexander Dugin [10-11-2025]. On the rise of the quantum world and multipolarity. Alexander Dugin unpacks Vladimir Putin’s Valdai speech as a philosophical blueprint for a multipolar world, showing how quantum complexity, civilizational sovereignty, and strategic realism form a new global order that defies Western simplifications. Host: There are world leaders whom everyone watches and…
Vladimir Putin addressed the plenary session of the 8th Russian Energy Week International Forum
by Kremlin [10-16-2025]. The theme of this year’s forum is Building the Energy of the Future Together. Held in Moscow between October 15 and 17, Russian Energy Week brings together representatives from 85 countries, including government officials, senior corporate executives from energy companies, as well as experts and researchers. The business programme includes over 60…
Scott Ritter – Reflection on an event like no other: RT’s 20th Anniversary Gala
by Scott Ritter [10-20-2025] Scott Ritter(bio). I’m sitting in Vnukova airport waiting to board the flight that begins my journey home from what has been the most mind-blowing five days imaginable. When I accepted RT’s invitation to attend their 20th anniversary gala, I accepted because I respect the organization and its people, and believed they…
When an «Expert» Loses his Footing
by Peter Hanseler, Andreas Mylaeus, Denis Dobrin via Forumgeopolitica.com [10-18-2025]. (RAD: This article raises some very important issues about why it is important to have a wider understanding of what is happening in the geopolitical world. When I first started hearing about Gilbert Doctorow’s observations, I paid attention primarily because of who were the people…