Alastair Crooke: Can Trump re-adjust in the post-Tianjin SCO moment? Was the timing of China ‘throwing down the SCO gauntlet’ entirely fortuitous?
by Alastair Crooke [9-19-2025] Alastair Crooke(bio). Does Trump even enjoy the leeway from his unseen bonds to seize on nuclear détente as his Nobel Prize story, should he so choose? The gloves are off. The SCO Summit was a clear demonstration of the reality of power starkly coalescing, on the one hand, and one of…
Larry Johnson: Most Americans Do Not Understand that Palestine is Not a Mythical Creation
by Larry Johnson [9-20-2025] Larry C. Johnson(bio). I am writing this to inform some friends who believe, wrongly, that there is no such thing as Palestinians and that the people being genocided by the Zionists are nothing more than interlopers. Prior to 1947, the territory now occupied by Israel and the Gaza Strip was commonly…
Pepe Escobar: The Choice is Stark – Global Governance or Barbarism
by Pepe Escobar [9-21-2025] Pepe Escobar(bio). There is something ineffably eternal about the “drum beating and bell chiming from sundown to daybreak” when it comes to the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower standing in the north end of ancient Beijing. There can hardly be equal structures around the world when it comes to architecture…
Israel is DONE; Charlie Kirk Leak BACKFIRES on Netanyahu; USA or Israel FIRST?
by Danny Haiphong [9-20-2025] Alastair Crooke(bio).
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Channel One’s Bolshaya Igra (Great Game) political talk show, Moscow
by The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation [9-18-2025]. (RAD: Russian FM Sergey Lavrov is considered by many as the top diplomat in the world. He understands the world power structures & history and strives to find diplomatic solutions that achieve mutually beneficial results for all. We can learn a lot from his…
Russia, Europe, and the economic ripple effects of sanctions and energy supply shocks
by Finn Heartley [9-18-2025]. Sanctions Backfire, Russia Thrives – Western sanctions failed to cripple Russia-instead, Moscow pivoted to Asia, deepened ties with BRICS, and achieved stronger GDP growth than many Western economies by diversifying trade and energy exports. Energy Sabotage Hurts Europe, Helps Russia – The destruction of Nord Stream pipelines (likely a U.S. operation)…
Russia’s High-Speed Rail Revolution
by New Rules [9-18-2025]. Russia is set to build Europe’s largest high-speed rail network, spanning approximately 4,500 km. Approved by President Vladimir Putin, this ambitious project will connect major cities with trains reaching 400 km/h, redefining travel across the nation. PROJECT SCOPE AND ROUTES The network will link Moscow to key destinations, transforming connectivity for…
Book Review – Richard Overy: Blood and Ruins: The Great Imperial War, 1931-1945
by amarynth [9-18-2025]. I discovered this book review from a Chinese Perspective when taking a look at the speeches at China’s 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum. First let’s take a look at the Amazon review, and then at the Chinese review. Amazon Review: “Monumental… [A] vast and detailed study that is surely the finest single-volume history…
The West has Lost Hegemonic Dominance – An interview with Col. Douglas Macgregor
by Health Ranger [9-17-2025] (RAD: The US economy is in free fall. The world is moving away from the $dollar in international trade, especially the BRICS & SCO nations, since the US has weaponized the $dollar via the SWIFT system. For many decades after WW2 the US had a strong manufacturing base with skilled workers…
Russia’s Hi-Tech Starlink Analog Can Free Global South From US Tech Dominance: Here’s How
by Sputnik [9-17-2025]. (RAD: This is another example where others realize that the West can’t be depended upon to not weaponize a service. Remember that the US & SWIFT weaponized the $dollar, so now BRICS & SCO nations are trading with their own national currencies, instead of the $dollar. Therefore, it is necessary to build…
Putin signs off on Europe’s largest ever high-speed rail project – Mishustin
by RT [9-17-2025]. The new transportation network will span 4,500km and use domestically produced trains capable of reaching speeds of 400kph, the Russian prime minister has said. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has announced plans for a massive high-speed rail (HSR) network. It is set to be the largest in Europe, spanning more than 4,500km…
The Final Collapse of the US Empire Has Begun – Richard Wolff, Michael Hudson, Nima Alkhorshid
by Dialogue Works [9-15-2025] Nima R. Alkhorshid(bio). (RAD: This is a brutally honest assessment of the collapse of the US Empire. Both Michael & Richard show parallels from history. I hesitated to post this, yet it is important that we understand what is really going on. The idea that Trump’s tariffs will bring manufacturing back…