US Geopolitics: Believing Impossible Things
On the global stage, US can only barely keep up the pretense that it is not losing its mind.
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China and the Revenge of the Sanctioned
How US ham-handed use of force and misreadings of key players’ interests, allowed China to suddenly take a leadershp role in the Middle East
Read more...Ukraine’s Neoliberalism on Steroids, Europe’s Economic Suicide
Yves here. Sit back and enjoy yet another discussion between Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson, this time joined by Professor Mick Dunford at the Geopolitical Hour. Today’s tour starts with Ukraine, moves to Russia, and then continues to Europe, the US and China. It is noteworthy to see the Western media act as if Europe’s […]
Read more...The EU Looks Doomed to Repeat its Russia “De-Risking” Strategy with China
Plans are lacking, but that hasn’t stopped Brussels before.
Read more...Can the US Adjust Sensibly to a Multipolar World?
The US channels Nora Desmond.
Read more...The Rise of China (and the Fall of the U.S.?)
Tectonic eruptions in Eurasia erode America’s global power.
Read more...US-South Korea Nuclear Weapons Deal – What You Need to Know
US is bringing back nuclear weapons to South Korea in dangerous East Asia escalation.
Read more...Azerbaijan Takes Center Stage in Eurasian Integration
Tensions rise at the Armenia-Azerbaijan-Iran intersection.
Read more...A Debt Crisis Looming in the Global South?
Martin Guzman explains the role of power in sovereign debt crises and restructurings.
Read more...German Government Is in Disarray at Home and Causing Confusion Abroad
Scholz’s corrupt past resurrected again, coalition sinking, and questions arising over who in German government is actually steering foreign policy.
Read more...Banning TikTok Could Weaken Personal Cybersecurity
Banning TikTok would be a messy business….and probably not technologically enforceable.
Read more...Saudi- U.S. Relations Sour Further On Huge OPEC+ Surprise Cut
Yes, sports fans, the Administration blew it with Saudis. Dealings may have been set to sour, but Team Biden accelerated the process.
Read more...U.S. Losing Influence As Saudi Arabia Joins Shanghai Cooperation Organization
The US has managed to alienate Saudi Arabia, a one-time key ally.
Read more...The Tragic U.S. Choice to Prioritize War Over Peacemaking
On the cultural and political factors that keep the war stokers in power in the US.
Read more...Using Tik-Tok as a Trojan Horse, the RESTRICT Act Would Create an Internet Censorship Star Chamber
The RESTRICT Act has run into a buzz saw of well-warranted criticism. But will that be enough to stop it?
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