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Mar 12 2023 
Pepe Escobar with Donbass Devushka
A podcast. We are in a hybrid war and Pepe explains why. (He also takes the interviewer to task on more than one occasion which is unlike him).
https://donbassdevushka.locals.com/upost/3659566/donbass-devushka-podcast-pepe-escobar
I like the term ‘full spectrum’ more than ‘hybrid’. Generally, on this full…
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Mar 11 2023 
Moveable Multipolarity in Moscow: Ridin’ the ‘Newcoin’ Train
The new currency should be able to become an “external money” storage of capital and reserves down the road, not just a settlement unit.
By Pepe Escobar and first posted at Strategic Culture
Ah, the joys of the Big Circle Line (BKL,…
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Mar 11 2023 
Five days with Wang Yi: winners and losers + update
After five days of tough discussions with super negotiator Wang Yi, Iran and The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia buries the battle-ax, resume relations and place their signatures where it matters.
This is not a complete and comprehensive agreement, but comprehensive…
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Mar 10 2023 
Spotlight on the Northern Sea Route, NATO, the US, and China
Series: The Spotlight, Part 1 – The geopolitical and military Implications
Our thanks to Nat South, the author
Abstract:
The Northern Sea Route (NSR) in the Arctic is gaining increased interest as a shipping lane by China and other countries due to its…
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Summary: Igor Kirillov, Bioweapons
Summary of statements by Igor Kirillov, Head of Protection of Forces from Radiation, Chemical and Biological weapons, Russian Ministry of Defense:
◾️ United States is rolling out a program of dangerous pathogen research in Central Asia and the Caucasus (Russian border);
◾️The…
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Mar 10 2023 
AMLO says Mexico is more democratic than Oligarch-run USA
AMLO says Mexico is more democratic than oligarch-run USA, condemns State Dep’t ‘meddling’ against electoral reform
Ben Norton did a summary of the political history of Mexico, current electoral reform and the attacks on AMLO. It is not only China and… -
Mar 08 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…
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Mar 08 2023 
Foreign Minister Qin Gang Meets the Press
China’s Two Sessions which is their major legislative, political, economic event of the year. The term “Two Sessions” refers to the yearly plenary meetings of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), which are…
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Mar 07 2023 
Statement: General Sergei Shoigu teleconference
A fair translation of Shoigu’s statements on the channel of the Russian MoD:
Notes for the statement by the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation General of the Army Sergei Shoigu at the teleconference
(7 March 2023)First of all, a…
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Mar 07 2023 
Lineaments of Multipolar World Rising: Africa and Russia harmonize (Part 4)
By AHH
Please first read in order: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
SOARING
“We desire to bequeath
two things to our children;
the first is roots,
the second is wings.
— African ProverbGramsci’s understanding of Hegemony as “the moral and intellectual leadership” is dying in…
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Mar 07 2023 
Discussion: The problem of the pigeon
“Never play chess with a pigeon.
The pigeon just knocks all the pieces over.
Then shits all over the board.
Then struts around like it won.”
It seems as if the majority of the world finds itself with the problem of the pigeon at…
