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Strategic Culture
Please take down the new url for Strategic Culture.
The Strategic Culture Foundation’s online journal was this week hit by a massive cyberattack (https://telegra.ph/Cyberattack-on-This-Journal-Proving-Truth-Is-the-First-Casualty-of-War-08-25). The assault resulted in the forum being shut down on its regular internet site. Readers who…
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Aug 25 2023 
From Argentina on BRICS
Pepe Escobar pointed us to this, saying, “Excellent analysis by my dear friend Vior in Buenos Aires.” I translated via DeepL.com
The decision of the non-aligned bloc to incorporate our country into a different international system and gives us access…
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Aug 24 2023 
The Verdict on the Jester
With thanks to Batiushka, our writer
Oh, and while the king was looking down
The jester stole his thorny crown
The courtroom was adjourned
No verdict was returned.
Don McLean, American Pie, referring to Christ the King
Introduction: The Patriots Defeat the Elitists‘Tsars, Stalin, Putin. Russian…
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Aug 24 2023 
BRICS Summit Results
I am going to keep this thread up and update it for a period because we heard some wonderful talk, but for BRICS + the newbies, action will make the difference.
Modi-Xi Discuss ‘Expeditious Disengagement & De-escalation’ Along 🇮🇳-🇨🇳 Border
The two…
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Aug 24 2023 
At BRICS: The most inspiring speech: Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday made a speech at the Closing Ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum 2023, which was read out by Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao.
Following is the full text of the speech:
Enhancing Solidarity and Cooperation To Overcome Risks…
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Aug 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.
Aug 28
France refuses to leave…
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Aug 24 2023
BRICS1 on Day 3: New Members, Johannesburg II Declaration of the XV BRICS Summit
BRICS Leaders have reached consensus on the expansion guidelines of admission to BRICS. The following countries will be full members of BRICS with effect from 1 January 2024:
Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Congratulations!
With its expansion, the…
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Aug 23 2023 
BRICS2 on Day 2 – Nalendi Pandor; FM South Africa
She says the agreements on growth and expansion of BRICS are complete and we will know before the end of the Summit.
(And speaks about a tiny little hiccup in interpretation and sound management – oops, little it was…
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Aug 23 2023 
BRICS1 on Day 2: Plenary session
We don’t yet have what we came for. This is:
Who are the selected new BRICS members?
What are the arrangements for currency swaps?
What is the progress and future steps for a BRICS currency?But, we do have uplifting speeches and hope…
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Aug 22 2023 
Burkina Faso Aid Convoy reaches Niger
While BRICS is ongoing, the risk to the area of Niger has increased tremendously. Of course, the usual suspects could try to inflame this, in order to take media space from BRICS. We already see that every African…
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Aug 22 2023 
BRICS: the China–India factor
By Pepe Escobar: This is BRILLIANT. Strategic Culture has been heavily censored again. Their domain has been canceled. I’ve sent them this first BRICS column via a crucial helping hand, and the column is now out on Telegraph. No pasaran.
Join us…
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Aug 22 2023 
BRICS2 for day 1: Leaders have taken the podium for their addresses
Excellencies: Cyril Ramaphosa, Lula da Silva, Narendra Modi, Wang Wen Tau representing Xi Jinping, Dilma Roussef, Deputy President Paul Mashatile are present. (Where is Mr Lavrov?)
The moderator stated that the business community report will be heard first. Economics and currencies…
