China is mass producing nuclear reactors, and exporting them to friendly countries
by Inside China Business [2-11-2026]. Chinese engineers build nuclear reactors far faster, and at far lower costs than the United States, France, and Japan. The Chinese nuclear industry is building half of the plants now under construction, and exports new reactors to their closest trading partners. The countries in the BRICS+ bloc, and in the…
Why China just told its banks to dump US Treasury bonds
by Inside China Business [2-10-2026]. Bond yields in the United States have risen sharply since just five years ago. Lenders and bond investors have paper losses of nearly 20% on its US Treasury portfolios since that time. This poses serious challenges for banks, with large US Treasury holdings. They need their reserves to hold value…
Why expensive US warships struggle against low cost Iranian strikes
by Grandmasters of Geopolitics [3-30-2026]. Picture a Arleigh Burke-class destroyer or a carrier strike group escort – packed with advanced radar and around 90-100 vertical launch cells. On paper, it’s one of the most capable air-defence platforms ever built. 😰 But there’s a constraint rarely discussed outside military circles: Once the missiles are gone, they…
Theodore Postol, Glenn Diesen: Iran Already Has Nuclear Deterrent to Israeli Nuclear Strike. Understand Devastation of a Nuclear Strike!!!
by Glenn Diesen [3-30-2026]. (RAD: Everyone should listen to this entire video presentation by MIT Professor Ted Postol to understand the horror of a nuclear strike. Ted purposefully makes this graphic for people to understand why we don’t want to go down this path. Although Iran currently doesn’t have a nuclear bomb, they have the…
Pepe Escobar, Nima Alkhorshid – What Washington Doesn’t Understand: The Iran Ground War Trap for the US
by Dialogue Works Highlights [3-30-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio), Nima Rostami Alkhorshid(bio). This interview argues that a ground war with Iran would be disastrous, stressing Iran’s large, battle-ready forces, deep military experience, and strong public unity. It claims pressure and assassinations have only hardened decision-makers, while resistance movements across the region are regrouping and growing stronger. The…
Pepe Escobar: The Long and Winding Petro-Gold Road; Iran War Accelerates Dedollarisation
by Pepe Escobar [3-29-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio). The 15-point plan that Team Trump presented to Iran is already D.O.A. It’s an imposed capitulation: a surrender document disguised as “negotiation”. The non-plan plan – imposing demands while begging for a one-month ceasefire – includes zero uranium enrichment on Iranian soil; full dismantlement of Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow…
Pepe Escobar: The Iran-U.S.-UAE-Pakistan Riddle Persian Gulf Conflict
by Pepe Escobar [3-27-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio). (RAD: As Iran continues to win, the entire Middle East & Persian Gulf are likely to be restructured. Keep the following in mind as events continue to unfold. – RAD) What’s in effect now is the rewriting of the global operating system. And the new OS runs on petroyuan.…
Global food supply shock is around the corner amid Middle East war
by Grandmasters of Geopolitics [3-28-2026]. The US-Israeli war against Iran has thrown agricultural supply chains into chaos, threatening future crop yields, food availability, and overall global food security. ⚔️ The Strait of Hormuz – a critical chokepoint for global trade – is effectively disrupted by war, squeezing oil, gas, and fertiliser flows. 30% of global…
Iran has far more than just drones and missiles to surprise the US and Israel
by Grandmasters of Geopolitics [3-28-2026]. Iran has long been known for its missile prowess, but the country’s technological rise extends far beyond that. Today, Iran competes with global powers in a variety of frontier fields, securing its place in the top five worldwide for six critical technologies. While historical challenges, including investment deficits in basic…
Pepe Escobar, Nima Alkhorshid – Iran’s Silent Strategy: How It’s Ending US Dominance in West Asia
by Dialogue Works [3-26-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio), Nima Rostami Alkhorshid(bio). (RAD: BlackRock CEO Larry FInk thinks we have two options: either $40/barrel or $150/barrel for oil. Oil is already above $100, so a recession is already happening & could turn into a far worse depression for the world. The bond market is another disaster for the…
No rare earths = no fighter jets = no wars: US military-industrial complex could collapse if China decides to act
by Grandmasters of Geopolitics [3-27-2026]. (RAD: I really would like to see China restrict all of their rare earths & processing to the US for anything having to do with our military & defense. Even now, the US doesn’t have the ability to process some of these rare earths. We ship the raw materials to…
Larry Johnson: Iran’s Mystery Gift to Trump
by Larry Johnson [3-25-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio). I think the picture sums it up… Iran is not going to negotiate with the Trump administration on Trump’s terms. Iran has set its terms and will not deviate from those. Here is a synthesis of the key demands from recent Iranian statements and reporting: Complete halt to…