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 analysis 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…

China opens Asia front to counter Trump’s trade war

by Atul Aneja [4-29-2025 published]. (Having worked as a developer in the hi-tech environment for many years and seen how the competitive environment keeps changing & evolving, it pains me to see how Trump uses tariffs & sanctions to try & ‘gain’ an advantage over manufacturing industries in other key competitive countries. For a new…

Russia and China: Development of Artificial Intelligence in Eurasia

by Anna Sytnik [3-31-2025 published]. (I’ve included this article, since it is important to recognize the different approaches to AI being taken by Russia & China versus the West that is predominately represented by the United States. – RAD) Will Eurasia (not including the EU) become a single digital ecosystem? The sanctions policy of the…

Larry Johnson: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Conducts Master Class in Diplomacy With CBS

by Larry C. Johnson [4-27-2025 published] Larry C. Johnson(bio). Wow!! If you did not see Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov’s interview today with Margaret Brennan, the anchor of Face the Nation, go get your popcorn and a stimulating adult beverage, and watch it. Beyond the information value, it is damn entertaining. I posted it below. It…

Pepe Escobar & Nima Alkhorshid: China Shatters Trump’s Strategy as Russia & Iran Loom

by Dialogue Works [4-27-2025 published] Pepe Escobar(bio), Nima R. Alkhorshid(bio).

Pepe Escobar, Xiaoli, Kris Yang: Trump, Tariff, Civilization state, the Middle East, Russia, China, Taiwan

by Wave Media [4-26-2025 published] Pepe Escobar(bio). (This is a wide ranging discussion in English between Pepe Escobar and two very knowledgeable people in China that you don’t want to miss. The EU went from 5 members to 27 countries today and is a mess. Russophobia is largely reactionary & not based on reality. Pepe…

When Lavrov Speaks, the West Should Listen, But It Won’t

by Gary Nolan [4-27-2025 published]. There’s an art to diplomacy, the real kind, and Sergey Lavrov has mastered it like a grand chess master toying with amateurs. In a brutal dismantling of CBS’s painfully naive interviewer, Lavrov didn’t just lay out Russia’s position on Ukraine, Crimea, and nuclear arms: he announced the new rules of…

Mike Adams & Jeffrey Prather: Trump’s Tariffs & Discussing China’s Economic Warfare and Its Future Implications

by Health Ranger Report [4-26-2025 published]. (Both Mike & Jeffrey touch on a lot of issues that we should be aware of & pay attention to as we navigate the many changes coming our way. Although I don’t necessarily agree with all of their observations, allow me to elaborate on some of their observations. Both…

Pepe Escobar: China, Hong Kong and the Art of Blinking – Tariffs

by Pepe Escobar [4-25-2025 published] Pepe Escobar(bio). Captain Chaos definitely does not have the cards – which as even South Pacific penguins know, are all made in China. SHANGHAI and HONG KONG – So, predictably, Captain Chaos did blink first. As much as he – and his sprawling media circus – could not possibly admit…

Scott Ritter & Nima Alkhorshid: America’s Global Gamble – What Happens If It All Falls Apart?

by Dialogue Works [4-22-2025 published] Scott Ritter(bio), Nima R. Alkhorshid(bio). (This is another excellent discussion with Scott Ritter about Ukraine, Russia, Europe, the Middle East, Israel & Iran. About the only thing Trump can offer Russia is to possibly find a way to peace with Ukraine. Putin & Russian diplomats have been consistently clear about…