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Aug 11 2025 
Trump’s trade tantrums and bullying hit a wall of solid BRICS
U.S. power has become increasingly redundant and indeed something to repudiate.
August 8, Op Ed from Strategic Culture.
President Donald Trump’s estimation of American power, like that of his own abilities, is increasingly seen to be badly overblown. This week, he threatened some 90 nations with tough trade penalties in the form of double-digit tariffs on their… Continue reading
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Aug 01 2025 
Slinging Social Media Slurs with Goldfinger
Judge Nap interviews our roving eye nomad on taking on the entire BRICS in one fell swoop. “Moneyprinters with nukes: CHARGE!”
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Jul 30 2025 
BRICS 2025 Summit: Pepe Escobar Reveals Major Insights with Think BRICS
Featured Image: Very old file photo that some of us may remember and enjoy.
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Jul 28 2025 
Why Thailand and Cambodia Are at War in the Heart of ASEAN
what toxic confluence of factors has crystallized into a hot war in the heart of Southeast Asia? It starts with a family feud – involving the Thai Shinawatra and the Cambodian Hun Sen clans
By Pepe Escobar at Sputnik.
Fog of war rules. A crack Thai analyst worries about the intersection of so many vectors not making… Continue reading -
Jul 26 2025 
Destroy Russia. Fail? No problem: let’s destroy China!
Never underestimate the incoming tsunami of disruptive “analysis” and predictive programming already embedded in the Hybrid War on China – and the larger war on BRICS.
by Pepe Escobar and first posted at Strategic Culture
Never underestimate the incoming tsunami of disruptive “analysis” and predictive programming already embedded in the Hybrid War on China – and… Continue reading
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Jul 18 2025 
And it’s one, two, three, what are we fighting for? NATO’s wars
The whole Circus Ringmaster shtick, with each plot twist draped in several layers of hubris and empty bluster, only accelerates the BRICS/Global South high-speed train…
By Pepe Escobar at the Strategic Culture Foundation.
All of you Vietnam vets and draft resisters will recognize where this column’s headline is coming from. Oh yes, this ain’t the late 1960s… Continue reading
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Jul 12 2025 
Pepe Escobar: Trump terrified by BRICS strategic threat
Strategic Culture
This is it. The ruling classes of the Empire of Chaos, plus the current, clownish Circus Ringmaster have finally realized that BRICS is a serious strategic threat – and existential challenge – to their unilateral domination of the current system of international relations.
They didn’t come to this conclusion by carefully scrutinizing the BRICS annual… Continue reading
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Jul 10 2025 
Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: The US is BLIND to BRICS – And It’s Crushing America’s Future!
(00:06) – BRICS and U.S. Tariff Policies
(05:06) – BRICS’ Progress and Challenges
(10:03) – Impact of Tariffs on Global Trade
(15:06) – Economic Reforms for BRICS
(20:01) – Historical Parallels to Feudalism
(25:03) – Economic Rent and Foreign Control
(30:00) – Transition to Socialist Economic Models
(35:00) – Restructuring Economic Systems
(40:00) – Cost Accounting and Taxation
(45:03) – Shift in Global Economic… Continue reading -
Jul 09 2025 
Let the Sunshine In – What BRICS in Rio Really Delivered
Pepe Escobar for Sputnik
RIO DE JANEIRO – Hats off, once again, to the stunning unpredictability of the Angel of History. Just when we thought we are doomed as a new, long dark cloud is coming down – see the current convulsions of the Empire of Chaos – a glimmer of hope pierces the horizon.
Against all… Continue reading
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Jul 07 2025 
BRICS: I feel Good … End of the RIO summit
After studying that long Leaders’ Declaration, yeah! I like it!
And heaps of thanks to Pepe Escobar, who was going to make this summit succeed even if only by himself! Sugar and Spice Pepe!
So, why do I feel good? It is always in looking back at things that a better perspective arises. The document itself set… Continue reading
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Jul 07 2025 
BRICS: Chinese Premier Li Qiang at Rio BRICS plenary
Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivered a speech on Sunday at the plenary session of “Peace and Security and Reform of Global Governance” of the 17th BRICS Summit.
The following is the full text of the speech:
Remarks by H.E. Li Qiang
Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China
At the Session on Peace and Security… Continue reading
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Jul 06 2025 
BRICS: Mr Putin’s address at the plenary session of the 17th BRICS Summit
Vladimir Putin took part, via videoconference, in the main plenary session of the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, under Brazilian Chairmanship.
During the session, dedicated to peace, security, and global governance reforms, participants discussed prospects of further cooperation between the BRICS states in politics, trade, the economy, culture, and humanitarian affairs, as well as the international agenda.
After the plenary session the final Declaration of the 17th BRICS Summit has been adopted.
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Remarks at the main… Continue reading
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Jul 06 2025 
FM Lavrov’s remarks at Session II of the Rio BRICS Summit
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at Session II of the XVII BRICS Summit «Strengthening multilateral world order, financial and economic issues, artificial intelligence», Rio de Janeiro, July 6, 2025
Thank you, esteemed President L. Lula da Silva,
Esteemed heads of delegations,
Ladies and gentlemen,
Strengthening the multilateral world order while the international system goes through fundamental transformations is one… Continue reading
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Jul 06 2025 
BRICS: Pepe Escobar and Nima, Dialogue Works
There are Pepe’s comments shortly after we all received the BRICS Rio Declaration. https://sovereignista.com/2025/07/06/brics-leaders-statements-the-case-of-live-feed-vanishment/
I’ll be referring to this video (for Pepe’s indispensable feet on the ground perspective) for my comments on the Declaration. There was some music in the background which initially was irritating but this is an important set of comments, so… Continue reading
