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Dec 25 2025 
Dialogue: Chinese views on Venezuela
A dialogue from CGTN, and you’ll recognize Ben Norton on the panel.
The United States has stepped up pressure on Venezuela, with its largest buildup of warships in the region and the interception of oil tankers in international waters. So far, Washington has seized two vessels carrying Venezuelan crude oil and, under the banner of counter-narcotics… Continue reading
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Dec 25 2025 
Trump’s masterstroke: How ceasefire plan let Israel off the hook over Gaza atrocities
Geopolitics Prime
Before October, international pressure on Israel to be held accountable over crimes in Gaza was building fast.
However, once Trump’s 20-point “peace plan” came into effect on October 10, the momentum evaporated.
Serving as a “release valve,” the deal “immobilized activists, advocates, and public pressure,” Tariq Kenney-Shawa, policy fellow at Al-Shabaka think tank, was cited by… Continue reading
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Dec 25 2025 
Sergey Karaganov: Confronting Europe, Pivot to East & Nuclear War
With Glenn Diesen
Professor Sergey Karaganov is an Honorary Chairman of the Council on Foreign and Defense and has been an advisor of Russia’s political elites for decades. Prof. Karaganov wrote speeches for Brezhnev and advised Gorbachev, Yeltsin and Putin.
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Dec 25 2025 
2025 Yearender: China raises practical proposals for world as a civilization country
When you ask OpenAI’s ChatGPT, “What is a civilization country,” the AI-driven tool provides an explanation that “A civilization country is a concept used mainly in political theory and international relations to describe a country whose identity, legitimacy and governance are rooted in a long, continuous civilization, rather than primarily in modern nation-state ideas like… Continue reading
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Dec 25 2025 
Person of the year: Captain Ibrahim Traoré
Captain Ibrahim Traoré for Person of the Year, and also the Man of the Match.
Single-handedly, he brought the Sahel States together into an alliance, calmly kicked the French overseers out, began developing and recovering an African ethos, and, since then, has not had a day without some war in the Alliance. Yet, he remains resolute,… Continue reading
