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Oct 29 2023 
The existential question of our day: A discussion of an article in Naked Capitalism
The title of this article intrigued me. But in fact, the question is not answered. We’re looking at How much of the world will the US burn in the transition to multipolarity.
Colin Gallagher traces some of the history of Belt and Road and this is equally in the big picture applicable to BRICS. https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2023/10/how-much-of-the-world-will-the-us-burn-in-the-transition-to-multipolarity.html
His view… Continue reading
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Oct 19 2023 
Multipolarity: China, Russia, Israel, India, and the difficult birth of a new world
Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar
transcript
RADHIKA DESAI: Hello and welcome to the 17th Geopolitical Economy Hour, the show that examines the fast-changing political and geopolitical economy of our time. I’m Radhika Desai.
MICHAEL HUDSON: And I’m Michael Hudson.
RADHIKA DESAI: And today, once again, we are joined by the roving reporter… Continue reading
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Sep 24 2023 
The Last Crusade and the New Millennium
By Batiushka
Introduction: The Remaking of the World Order
The events in Ukraine, ‘the ‘drowning man who is drowning his rescuer together with him’, (1) over the last nineteen months can be described as the Last Crusade of the West. The Russian Federation has been annihilating the Ukrainian and mercenary-manned proxy armies and equipment of NATO on… Continue reading
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Sep 20 2023 
Evil Deeds Go to Washington
With thanks to Batiushka, our writer
Negotiations?
The actor and his screenwriter wife, Volodymyr and Olena Zelensky, have gone to Washington. Why evil deeds? Is that not harsh? Not when over 500,000 Ukrainians are confirmed dead, so far. Let us hope they have a one-way ticket. Because when the actor-president is in Washington, he may well find… Continue reading
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Sep 15 2023 
In Vladivostok, the Russian Far East rises
In Vladivostok this week, the ‘Russian Far East’ was on full, glorious display. Russia, China, India, and the Global South were all there to contribute to this trade, investment, infrastructure, transportation, and institutional renaissance.
By Pepe Escobar and first posted at The Cradle
VLADIVOSTOK – Russian President Vladimir Putin opened and closed his quite detailed address to… Continue reading
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Sep 10 2023 
Lavrov presser at G20 summit
There are many summaries of the G20 Summit but I prefer to wait for the signed documents which I have not seen yet. As is usual, this presser is very worthwhile to listen to. (Update, the Document is In: G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration)
Major steps forward seem to be that the summit could not be ‘Ukrainized’… Continue reading
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Sep 09 2023 
Eschatologies of the multipolar world
By Alexander Dugin and first posted at https://www.geopolitika.ru/en/article/eschatologies-multipolar-world: Yandex Translation
The 15th BRICS summit actually finalised the formation of the core of a multipolar world
BRICS: The Creation of MultipolarityThe XV BRICS Summit: A Multipolar World Established
The XV BRICS summit made a historic decision to admit 6 more countries into the organisation – Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran,… Continue reading
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Sep 07 2023 
Renaming The World
With thanks to Batiushka, our writer
Introduction
Allegedly, Nero fiddled while pagan Rome, which he had himself set on fire, burned. Now we have the image of President Putin fiddling while pagan Rome’s successor-Empire (the pagan West) burns. The difference is that the President did not set it on fire, this Rome set itself on… Continue reading
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Aug 28 2023 
The American Titanic Hits the Russian Iceberg
With thanks to our writer, Batiushka
Introduction: The American Titanic
Under orders from its oligarchs and their politicians and spymasters, the Western media have either talked down BRICS or simply not reported on it at all. They prefer to talk of a Spanish football manager who kissed a Spanish sportswoman or a shady Russian businessman, murdered by… Continue reading
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Aug 26 2023 
Jeff J Brown and Amarynth
Jeff recently started a foundation called Seek Truth from Facts. The objective is multifold and Jeff says it is to:
Give a broader voice to the deeply talented and knowledgeable members of the esteemed China Writers’ Group(CWG).
Promote unsung, deserving journalists and writers, who do not have a decent platform to share their valuable work.
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Aug 07 2023 
Hiroshima, Nagasaki: 78th Anniversary + US military interventions
6 and 9 August 1945 – Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Hiroshima: “At the moment of detonation, a fireball was generated that raised temperatures to 4,000 degrees Celsius, turning Hiroshima – where many buildings were made of wood and paper – into an inferno. The blast created shock waves faster than the speed of sound. This and the… Continue reading -
Aug 06 2023 
Alaska, Bering sea and PLAN
From Nat South at her Livejournal
After the well publicised joint exercises between the Russian Navy (Pacific Fleet) and the Chinese Navy, PLA(N), now reports are in of a group of Russian and Chinese naval ships off Alaska, (probably around the Aleutian island chain).
Eleven Russian and Chinese ships came close to the Aleutian Islands, but never… Continue reading
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Aug 02 2023 
Down The Rabbit Hole With Pepe Escobar
Brazil – Lula government – complex
Coup in Niger – new generation of young Africans got the message – colonization must be over – rejection of the 2nd wave of neo-colonialism. The scope is Huuuuuge!
Many deep analytical comments
The Prigozhin saga again – interesting -
Jul 31 2023
World First We Go for Moscow, Then We Take Beijing
Three interventions in St. Petersburg summarize the pan-African drive to finally get rid of exploitative neocolonialism.
By Pepe Escobar and first posted at Strategic Culture
The Global Majority is free to choose two different paths to counteract the rabid, cognitive dissonant Straussian neocon psychos in charge of imperial foreign policy; to relentlessly ridicule them, or to work… Continue reading
