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Jun 11 2026 The New Security Equation: From Hormuz to Beirut
Conflicts Forum
Editorial No. 346 (June 2026) published by the Iranian Supreme Leader’s website.
Here are key points – the full Editorial follows below.
‘The White House is unable to engage in a large-scale conflict and war with Iran. Although the US has not yet agreed to make concessions to Iran, it does not have the possibility… Continue reading
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Jun 04 2026 A new word: Geopathology : Popularize it!
Geopathology (def.):
A malstructuring of international economic and political relations in an exploitative manner.
Examples include British and subsequently U.S. free-trade imperialism based on an unrealistic set of assumptions that depict raw-materials suppliers as being the main beneficiaries of trade with the leading industrial nations instead of falling into trade dependency leading in due course to monetary… Continue reading -
Jun 03 2026 Mental or cognitive warfare : Reminiscing Popular Will as a Negative Paradigm : A different resistance is required
Part I – Mental or cognitive warfare
Part 2 – A practical example of such warfare
Part 3 – Venezuela as a laboratory of how to withstand
Part 1 : What is mental or cognitive warfare?
Recently Scott Ritter wrote an essay on mental warfare and it is better known as cognitive warfare. The essay was focused on Russia… Continue reading
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Jun 03 2026 Iran moves to deepen strategic partnership with China amid post-war economic review
This is from enemywatch
Iran’s Special Representative for China, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, held his first joint meeting with key economic officials, including the economy minister, oil minister, central bank governor, budget chief, and industry minister, to coordinate Iran’s economic agenda with China and strengthen bilateral ties.
During the meeting, Iranian officials reviewed recent developments in relations with… Continue reading
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Jun 02 2026 Taking the US imperialist bull by its horns: Spain humiliates Trump’s global crusade
Geopolitics Prime
Spain’s fierce condemnation of the US-Israeli war against Iran has left Donald Trump fuming and rattled European allies, earning it the Financial Times label of Europe’s “maverick.”
🔴 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez openly denounced the US-Israeli war against Iran as “absurd and illegal”. He denied the US access to Spanish military bases for all… Continue reading
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Jun 02 2026 Alastair Crooke : Iran war effect marks the resetting of world geo-politics
Beijing can fund itself cheaply and almost indefinitely – and thus can outlast the U.S. grand strategy to contain China.
Strategic Culture
Seemingly, every day brings breathless new claims that an U.S.-Iran ‘deal’ awaits only a signature. As so often happens, the mediators (Pakistanis and Qataris) hope to manage both sides by telling one side that the… Continue reading
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May 30 2026 Shangri-La Dialogue
By Amarynth
The Shari-La Dialogue is Asia’s premier defense summit. It is a a unique meeting where ministers debate the region’s most pressing security challenges.
There are two speeches that I want to draw attention to.
The first is outlined in Global Times, from a veteran Chinese diplomat, Cui Tiankai. He raises three major questions to US, Japan… Continue reading
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May 25 2026 Alastair Crooke : Paradoxically fear is the foundation of stability: deterrence works
Russian nuclear deterrence is a European interest too. Communication channels are essential – this needs to be managed well.
Strategic Culture
Professor Sergei Karaganov has written a paper – How to Win a World War – that advocates a limited nuclear strike on an adversary by Russia, as the means of preventing a World War.On the face… Continue reading
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May 23 2026 Post Russia – China Summit Beijing
By Amarynth
We know the form of what happened during this summit—for example, the 40 agreements that were signed. Can you imagine how much pre-work went into that? The pleasant tone of the summit, the gracious Chinese welcoming ceremonies and pomp and circumstance, are great to see. But they also naturally cover aspects we didn’t necessarily… Continue reading
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May 21 2026 Alastair Crooke at the Solari Report
“We in the West are going to feel the consequences—directly. There won’t be petrol in the petrol stations…. There will be difficulty getting your children to school…. There will not be the food that you want. You will not have aluminium foil in the shops…. We are in this ‘never world’ at the moment.”
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May 21 2026 Pepe Escobar: Iran Wipes Out Trump’s Attack – Russia & China’s Massive Move
with Nima Alkorshid from Dialogue Works
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May 21 2026 Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: Trump Is FUMING After Iran, China & Russia’s MASSIVE Move
With Nima Alkorshid – Dialogue Works
Ukraine, West Asia, Possible Growing Wars, Where did Iran come from and how did it become ‘the example’? Decline of the American Empire, Economics. This is an in-depth conversation.
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May 20 2026 Joint Declaration of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China on the Formation of a Multipolar World and International Relations of a New Type
http://kremlin.ru/supplement/6486
The Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the Parties), as civilizations with ancient history, founding members of the United Nations (UN) and permanent members of its Security Council, and important centers of power in a multipolar world, play a constructive role in maintaining the global balance of power and… Continue reading
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May 20 2026 Joint Statement of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China
Joint Statement (http://kremlin.ru/supplement/6487)of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China on Further Strengthening Comprehensive Partnership and Strategic Interaction, and Deepening Relations of Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation (Beijing, May 20, 2026)
📄 FULL STATEMENT (http://kremlin.ru/supplement/6487)
[Up to now only available in Russian and I have not seen the Chinese transcript yet]
Key points:
• The Treaty of… Continue reading