Fyodor Lukyanov: A Palestine without Palestinians is impossible
by Fyodor Lukyanov [10-20-2025]. Fyodor Lukyanov is one of the most prominent Russian experts in the field of international relations and foreign policy. He has worked in journalism since 1990 and is the author of numerous publications on modern international relations and Russian foreign policy. Since 2002, he has been the editor-in-chief of Russia in…
Xiyouji: My Journey to the West – Pepe Escobar (photos)
by Pepe Escobar [10-8-2025] Pepe Escobar(bio). ON THE ROAD IN XINJIANG – Xuanzang, the itinerant Buddhist monk, has got to be one of the most extraordinary figures in History. He certainly is regarded as such in China. In the early Tang dynasty in the 7th century, Xuanzang set out from the imperial capital Chang’an (today’s…
Xiyouji: My Journey to the West – Pepe Escobar
by Pepe Escobar [10-8-2025] Pepe Escobar(bio). ON THE ROAD IN XINJIANG – Xuanzang, the itinerant Buddhist monk, has got to be one of the most extraordinary figures in History. He certainly is regarded as such in China. In the early Tang dynasty in the 7th century, Xuanzang set out from the imperial capital Chang’an (today’s…
From Vienna to Tianjin: Eurasia builds a new order
by Timofey Bordachev, Program Director of the Valdai Club [10-14-2025]. (RAD: This is an excellent analysis of why mutual respect among nations is important for stability. This is key to the BRICS & SCO nations. Since the West & the US don’t share these values, it is up to Eurasian nations to chart their own…
Putin’s Presentation at the Valdai Club on 2 October 2025
by Kremlin [10-2-2025]. Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the 22nd annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club. The theme of the meeting is The Polycentric World: Instructions for Use. The plenary session is moderated by Research Director of the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai International Discussion Club…
Pepe Escobar – Two foreign guys walk into a barber shop in Xinjiang China
by Pepe Excobar [10-16-2025] Pepe Escobar(bio). The future of the former “Western Regions”: an energy-rich, multi-cultural, multi-religious, geostrategic New Silk Road hub of “moderately prosperous” China. YUTIAN, ON THE SOUTHERN SILK ROAD – We are on the road in southern Xinjiang, after a harrowing back-and-forth in the Taklamakan, across the sand dunes, to visit the…
Vladimir Putin delivered an address at 20th anniversary of RT
by Kremlin President of Russia [10-17-2025]. (RAD: Putin praises the work RT has done over the past 20 years. You definitely want to also listen to Margarita Simonyan’s response that starts around 16:00. RT demonstrates every day what true journalism really is. – RAD) Vladimir Putin delivered an address at a gala evening held at…
RT a ‘voice of truth’ despite West’s attempts to silence it – Russian FM Sergey Lavrov
by RT [10-17-2025]. The Russian foreign minister has congratulated the network on two decades of broadcasting success. RT continues to carry out its journalistic mission with dignity despite constant attempts by foreign governments to silence the “voice of truth,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said, as he extended his congratulations on the network’s 20th…
RT ‘only getting stronger’ – editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan
by RT [10-17-2025]. Margarita Simonyan said the broadcaster will not bow to foreign pressure. RT has achieved tremendous success and is only getting stronger despite Western sanctions, Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan said, marking the broadcaster’s 20th anniversary. “It is a privilege to work in service of our convictions,” Simonyan said onstage during a reception in Moscow’s…
Putin reveals RT’s ‘secret weapon’
by RT [10-17-2025]. The Russian president has congratulated the broadcaster on its 20th anniversary during a reception at the Bolshoi Theatre. Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked RT staff for “standing up for the truth,” which he described as the network’s “secret strategic and high-precision… weapon.” In an address to some 1,000 of the network’s…
RT shapes Russia’s international image – Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin
by PM Mikhail Mishustin [10-17-2025]. Mikhail Mishustin has praised the network for two decades of challenging “one-sided interpretations” of news and “distortion of historical truth”. RT has successfully shaped Russia’s international image during two decades of operation, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said, as he congratulated the network on its 20th anniversary. Launched as Russia…
Why China Played the Rare Earth Card NOW
by New Rules [10-17-2025]. (RAD: Pay close attention to what China did before it clamped down on exporting rare earth products. It recognized that it was importing 95% of the helium gas that it needed from the US that was critical to China. This was leverage that the US had over China. Instead of shooting…