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Jun 16 2023 
Russia’s New Roadmap for Multipolar World
By Pepe Escobar and first posted at Sputik
The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum is not only the premier platform for discussing everything that matters in business and geoeconomics concerning Russia and the wider Eurasia.
It’s a privileged space where trends of…
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Jun 16 2023 
SPIEF’23 is on!
Sovereign Development – the Basis for a Just World
This thread will be renewed and stay on top with the best presentations at St.Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF’23).
Pepe Escobar is on the spot, and will regularly let us know what is…
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Jun 16 2023 
Larry Johnson interviewed by Aleks of Black Mountain Analysis: Ukraine, Intelligence & USA
Larry says the quiet part out loud. He says the conflict can escalate to the point that Russia could carry out military strikes on military targets inside the continental US.
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Jun 15 2023
Putin and What Really Matters in the Chessboard
It’s fascinating to see how Russian war correspondents are now playing a role similar to the former political commissars in the USSR.
By Pepe Escobar and first posted at Strategic Culture
President Putin’s meeting with a group of Russian war correspondents and Telegram…
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Jun 15 2023 
Russia is abuzz: The use of nuclear weapons can save humanity from a global catastrophe – Sergey Karaganov
A reminder: Russia’s nuclear policy changed from a strict No First Use posture to a more active posture in that they said that incoming missiles will be treated as nuclear. It is still a defensive policy and not offensive. They…
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Jun 15 2023 
Short: News on China by Tings Chak, illustrating a combination of technology and simplification
The most interesting for me was the last piece on bicycles. We’ve been talking about simplifying lives, and there is a clear distinction between those that are for less technology and those that are for appropriate technology. That piece on…
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Jun 14 2023 
Dare we hope? China’s peace train goes to Palestine
Xi Jinping made a 3 part proposal to solve the Palestine issue once and for all.
Basic short and of necessity limited background
Of course, Israel has ignored every single UN and UNSC resolution outright while the US supported them in their…
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Jun 14 2023 
Grading Kunstler, Kirsch and Barrett from Laos!
I used to read Linh Dinh’s Postcards from the End at Unz Review and was pleasantly surprised when this appeared this morning, with a recommendation to post it for us, as most here would enjoy it. I agree. Enjoy this…
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Jun 13 2023 
President Putin: Meeting with war correspondents
Formal transcript now complete!
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Yevgeny Poddubny: Good afternoon, Mr President.
Thank you very much for finding the time to meet with us.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: I am very happy to see you all.
Yevgeny Poddubny: Our previous meetings have all taken place in an atmosphere of trust. Our conversations…
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Jun 13 2023 
Discussion by Michael Hudson with Kin Chi Lau, Global University, Hong Kong, June 5, 2023
Ed Note: Michael describes this as “My LONG China interview”. And indeed it is long. As I was reading I was looking out for the ‘money quote’, or the ‘take home’ quote. Every single concept here is a take-home quote. …
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Jun 13 2023 
How the BRI train took the road to Shangri-La
In less than a decade, China’s BRI has fundamentally transformed global geopolitics. It is already far too late for the west to compete.
By Pepe Escobar and first posted at TheCradle
It is important to recognize that the US/NATO proxy war against…
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Jun 13 2023 
‼️ Michael Hudson interviewed by Dimitri Simes Jr.: Sputnik (Added transcript + 2 links)
The Podcast is available on this page:
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230607/us-economy-surprisingly-resilient-or-potemkin-village-1110979371.html
In this week’s episode of the New Rules podcast, host Dimitri Simes Jr. speaks with economist Michael Hudson about the Biden administration’s ‘class war’ against working Americans, why US reindustrialization efforts are unlikely to…
