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Aug 12 2026 
Michael Hudson : The U.S. dollar-yen swap dynamics
https://michael-hudson.com/
Today I did a one-hour interview on Treasury Secretary Bessent’s swap of euros (not dollars) for yen to be dissipated in a short-term attempt to stem its falling exchange rate.
As it happened, the record button was not pressed. So here…
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Aug 12 2026
Michael Hudson : The Imperial Objectives of America’s Oil War, from Venezuela to Iran
First posted on Democracy Collaborative
https://michael-hudson.com/American officials are remarkably straightforward in describing their strategy to maintain U.S. imperial power. “Dollar dominance is essential,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated on June 24, 2026 in a television interview. The reason why the United…
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Aug 11 2026 
Alastair Crook – The Hiatus Moment: Is the Conflict Actually Ending?
With Judge Napolitano, Judging Freedom
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Aug 11 2026 
Why is Latin America becoming a breeding ground for ‘fanatics of Israel’?
Middle East Eye Colombian president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella speaks in Bogota on 30 July 2026 (Luis Acosta/AFP)
Propelled by disinformation, arms deals and surveillance tech, right-wing governments have… -
Aug 11 2026 
By hosting an obviously unwelcome guest, Serbia humiliates itself
Strategic Culture Serbia’s president, ignoring public fury, hosts a Nazi-linked leader: a humiliating replay of 1941’s Axis betrayal. © Photo: Public domain
It was…
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Aug 11 2026 
Nima R. Alkhorshid: Iran’s New Power Player
Who Is Mohsen Rezaei and What Does He Want?
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Aug 11 2026 
The West is exposed, now what
In a time when the US military is losing its grip in west Asia, the reasons for that weakening should be explored and discussed without the ideological baggage of the war on terror and historical surplus value.
https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/opinion/the-west-is-exposed–now-what
In 1985, Indian scholar…
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Aug 11 2026 
Implications of Netanyahu’s Rejection of the Gaza’s Trump-Peace Plan
Implications of Netanyahu’s Rejection of the Gaza’s Trump-Peace Plan.
Zamir Awan
Global Silk Route Research AllianceThe rejection of the US-backed 15-point Gaza peace plan by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is more than another disagreement between Washington and Tel Aviv.…
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Aug 11 2026 
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Aug 11 2026 
Chinese perspectives on West Asia
It is good to know that the big Chinese media are asking the right questions and speaking to the right people. This is a half an hour video that assesses the complete West Asia.
Host: Anand Naidoo
Guests:
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Aug 10 2026 
This Month in China
Pascal Coppens
JULY 2026CHINA’S NEW “NEW THREE”
Since 2023, China’s “new three” referred to three renewable industries where China achieved global dominance and made China an electrostate: solar panels, lithium batteries, and electric vehicles. After the financial crisis of 2008, China’s policy plans… -
Aug 10 2026 
Alastair Crooke : US Middle East Dominance is Ended
with Judge Napolitanno
