America’s Ming Dynasty Moment: Is the US Repeating China’s Historic Mistake?
by New Rules [5-24-2025 published]. (This is a stark reminder that Trump’s focus on tariffs is misguided. Instead of trying to block advancements from other countries, just because the US has fallen behind, we should refocus our own advancements so as to be competitive in the world market where it matters. A huge related problem…
‘Iskander-M’ keeps obliterating NATO and Kiev regime assets all across Ukraine
by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst [5-22-2025 published]. (Since this missile beats anything that the US & NATO have in this class, this is just another reason why the US & NATO should think twice about how they provoke Russia. Russia also has the Oreshnik hypersonic Mach 10+ steerable missile that the US…
Larry Johnson – So Much for Western Expertise on Russia
by Larry C. Johnson [5-23-2025 published] Larry C. Johnson(bio). George Kennan must be rolling over in his grave in light of the 19 May article in Foreign Policy journal, written by Michael Klimmage, director of the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center in Washington. Here is a classic example of an academic who learned to…
JD Vance Declares Multipolarity
by Constantin von Hoffmeister [5-24-2025 published]. “The era of uncontested U.S. dominance is over,” JD Vance says into the sunlight at his commencement speech at the Naval Academy in Annapolis on May 23, 2025, and the sentence cracks the sky open. The uniforms gleam, fixed to bodies about to enter a new calendar, a new…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov talks Ukraine, NATO, Europe at conference in Moscow
by TASS [5-23-2025 published]. The Russian foreign minister noted that Russia will draw up a memorandum on Ukraine based on the most fundamental things and the root causes of the conflict, which must be removed “like a cancerous tumor”. MOSCOW, May 23. /TASS/. A possible choice of the Vatican as a venue for the next…
Pepe Escobar, Judge Napolitano – How Iran Plans to Tackle the US; North-South Transportation Corridor; Iran, Israel, US; Russia, Ukraine, US
by Judge Napolitano, Judging Freedom [5-21-2025 published] Pepe Escobar(bio). (Pepe is back from his trip in Iran where he was able to talk with a lot of knowledgeable people, especially in relation to negotiations with the US. It looks like Trump’s team flip flops and doesn’t have a well thought out strategy on how to…
Pepe Escobar: From the Caspian to the Persian Gulf, tracking Iran’s North-South corridor
by Pepe Escobar [5-22-2025 published] Pepe Escobar(bio). [This is the FULL version, including what happened in Tehran on several fronts – IRGC, nanotechnology, academic debates – of the column originally published on Sputnik: https://sputnikglobe.com/20250521/pepe-escobar-from-the-caspian-to-the-persian-gulf-tracking-irans-north-south-corridor-1122103065.html There is also a different CHINESE version, currently being translated, which will be published by Guancha.] ON THE ROAD IN IRAN…
Trump ‘gutting the Deep State’ inside National Security Council
by RT [5-24-2025 published]. (Be sure to see the ‘Related’ info at the end. – RAD) More than 100 staffers have been abruptly fired, sources involved in the reorganization said on Friday. The Trump administration has moved to drastically overhaul the National Security Council (NSC), reportedly placing more than 100 officials on administrative leave and…
Scott Ritter, Garland Nixon – Murder vs Diplomacy; Trump Phone Call Diplomacy; Russia-Ukraine Reality; German Problem
by Garland Nixon [5-22-2025 published] Garland Nixon(bio), Scott Ritter(bio).
INSTC: The New Silk Road Shaking Up Global Trade
by Sonar21 [5-21-2025 published]. Pepe Escobar breaks down the International North South Transport Corridor – a 7,200km sanctions-proof trade route that could replace the Suez Canal for Eurasian trade. Why It Matters: ✔️ 30% cheaper than Suez route ✔️ 40% faster (cuts transit time to 20 days) ✔️ Sanctions-proof alternative for BRICS nations Key Nodes:…
Scott Ritter, Judge Napolitano – Does Trump Understand Russia?
by Judge Napolitano, Judging Freedom [5-21-2025 published] Scott Ritter(bio). (I voted for Trump 3 times and hoped that he would be proactive on bringing peace in some of our foreign conflicts. & build cooperative bridges with many others instead of the constant conflicts perpetrated by the US. Scott Ritter is very harsh on Trump with…
TRUMP’S “GOLDEN DOME”: A $500B+ FANTASY?
by New Rules [5-21-2025 published]. (The only people who will benefit are the military vendors who will be paid huge amounts of $money for systems that won’t solve the problems Trump thinks he is addressing. In the meantime, our national debt will continue to increase. – RAD) Trump has unveiled his latest pipe dream-a “comprehensive”…