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Mar 02 2023 G20: collapse or change?
The meeting of the G20 foreign ministers is taking place in the Indian capital, New Delhi, on March 1-2, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, among other officials, attending the event.
The previous meet, which was supposed to be a preparation for this one,… Continue reading
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Brazil and Lula: Undeliverable Expectations
When Lula won the Brazilian elections, we all knew that it was going to be tough going, He inherited a government structure with budgets three years old, with most social support withdrawn from the population, and from the international arena, an almost incoherent program of destabilization from the US right, and a mixture of government… Continue reading
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Feb 28 2023 Vladimir Putin: meeting of the Federal Security Service Board.
Vladimir Putin took part in an expanded meeting of the Federal Security Service Board.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Comrade officers,
Today, at the annual expanded meeting of the Board you will sum up the results of the Federal Security Service’s work in 2022, outline key areas to be focused on in the future and improve the efficiency of field and analytical work. At the same time, I would ask you to absolutely take into account the internal and external… Continue reading
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US resumes theft of Syrian oil after deadly quake
First posted at the Cradle
White House officials have previously boasted that Washington ‘owns’ one third of Syria’s territory, in particular the resource-rich northeast
The US occupation army renewed its oil smuggling campaign in northeast Syria three weeks after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake ravaged the war-torn country.
According to eyewitness reports from the countryside of Al-Yarubiyah in Hasakah… Continue reading
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Feb 28 2023 Daily Chronicles
The Daily Chronicles are snippets of the most important news across the world for this and each day as it rolls in – as such, this thread is non-structured with the latest news on top. The rough theme for this Daily Chronicles: Thick Dark Clouds of Information War (aka, hot and cold running westerners)
Friday, March… Continue reading
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Radhika Desai & Michael Hudson: rise of US dollar imperialism
The rise of US dollar imperialism, and why it failed – with Radhika Desai & Michael Hudson
Economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson explain the relations between money and debt, their role in imperialism, and the rise of the US dollar system.
Transcript
RADHIKA DESAI: Hello everyone. Welcome to the fourth Geopolitical Economy Hour, our fortnightly show on… Continue reading -
Medvedev: for “National Defense” magazine
Medvedev’s article for the magazine “National Defense”
✔️ History repeats itself. Once again, we are confronted by almost an entire empire of various enemies: Ukrainian and European neo-fascists, the United States, other Anglo-Saxons and their vassals (about fifty countries). They set themselves the goal of wiping our country off the face of the earth. It won’t… Continue reading
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Feb 24 2023 China excoriates ‘US hegemony’, war crimes, CIA coups, 400 foreign interventions
By Ben Norton, at GeopoliticalEconomy.com
China’s Foreign Ministry published a lengthy report condemning “US hegemony” and its crimes around the world, including wars with millions of victims, coups and “regime change” against elected leaders, and 400 foreign military interventions.
The Chinese government has published a lengthy report condemning “US hegemony” and its destructive effects on the world.
The… Continue reading
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Feb 24 2023 China’s Peace Plan: Context
Before we take a look at China’s peace plan, let us quickly look at what else China released. China works in a coordinated manner.
China released a document: Rising Economic Polarization in the United States: Truth and Facts. I encourage you to read this and it is short. It contains an analysis as follows:
Contents
Introduction
I. Deterioration of… Continue reading -
Feb 24 2023 Daily Chronicles
The Daily Chronicles are snippets of the most important news across the world for this and each day as it rolls in – as such, this thread is non-structured with the latest news on top. The rough theme for this Daily Chronicles: A temporary win for empire
Monday, February 27
I’m really glad to see Brian Berletic… Continue reading
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Feb 23 2023 Russia and China: What’s next after Wang Ji’s visit
First a small photo essay of the visit:
A real Bro handshake!
Now let me ask, do these people look happy, and comfortable in one another’s company and when have you seen Wang Ji smile in formal photographs?
In the Wang Yi and Nikolai Patrushev talks the core information is of course not stated. But what is stated… Continue reading
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Feb 22 2023 Putin’s ‘civilizational’ speech frames conflict between east and west
In his Federal Assembly address, President Putin emphasized that Russia is not only an independent nation-state but also a distinct civilization with its own identity, which is in conflict and actively opposes the values of ‘western civilization.’
By Pepe Escobar and first posted at The Cradle
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s much-awaited address to the Russian Federal Assembly… Continue reading
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Feb 22 2023 Final on new START treaty suspension
For this third and last unraveling of the suspension of the New START treaty, we go back to President Putin’s speech.
Part 1 – Medvedev response
Part 2 – Russian Foreign Ministry response
In fact, the anti-Russia project is part of the revanchist policy towards our country to create flashpoints of instability and conflicts next to our borders.… Continue reading