Requiem for an Empire
While historian Alfred McCoy made an early and accurate call on the erosion of the US empire, his current readings are a mixed bag.
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As Biden Uses Long-Range Strikes into Russia to Create Problems for Trump, What Else Might Happen With Ukraine When Trump Takes Over?
Biden and the EU are trying to throw spanners in Trump’s desire to end the war with Ukraine. What if anything has changed?
Read more...Paris and Washington Go Scorched Earth in the Sahel
What does it say about AFRICOM’s counterterrorism mission when nationalized mines increasingly come under attack and the US proxy state of Ukraine is training terrorists the US is supposed to be fighting?
Read more...The BRICS, a Geopolitical Challenge Overlooked by the European Union
A discussion of what BRICS might be when it grows up and what that could mean for the EU
Read more...Will Trump End or Escalate Biden’s Wars?
An awfully hopeful take on what Trump might do about America’s “forever wars”.
Read more...Trump Adds to List of Fake EU Crises
EU set to double down on vassalage to US, which is causing its problems in the first place.
Read more...Germany, Trump, and Walking the Trans-Atlantic Plank
Is government collapse a comeuppance for the German elite, or is everything right on schedule for the transatlantic plutocrats?
Read more...BRICS Isn’t De-Dollarizing Anytime Soon
Why the Global South path away from the dollar will be longer and more difficult than many friends of BRICS imagine.
Read more...So What Happens After a Trump or Harris Win?
Some crystal-ball gazing into what four year of Trump or Harris would portend.
Read more...The US Is Killing the Most Valuable Tech Firm in Europe
Washington announces billion dollar research center for advanced chip making as trade restrictions demanded by US, and the EU energy war against Russia are hammering ASML.
Read more...Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff: BRICS High Aspirations Versus Cautious First Steps
Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff discuss the recent BRICS summit as well as its rapidly-evolving geopolitical backdrop.
Read more...Georgia Election Update
Color revolution appears to fizzle out as all the accusations of fraud and Russian interference ignore the economic considerations of the voters who said no thank you to the West.
Read more...Why Does the West Hate Russia So Much?
“The Spectre of War” by Jonathan Haslam provides some clues — at least for the UK.
Read more...Big Lies and Little Progress: Reviewing Four Years of Biden National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s “Foreign Policy for the Middle Class”
Sullivan went from a professed focus on the middle class to overseeing a system of mass slaughter and tried to wed the two.
Read more...US Black Sea Strategy Takes Another Big Hit in Georgia Election
Protests are now expected in country that plays key role in Eurasian logistics after voters choose pro-Russian government.
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