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Mar 02 2025 
From Donbass to South Lebanon, and All Across BRICS, It’s All About Resistance
… the absolutely key imperative remains the Forever Wars chapter in Ukraine – whose resolution (or not) will deeply affect geopolitics for the rest of the century
By Pepe Escobar at Sputnik.
For those who keep track of the slings and arrows crossing the broader geopolitical chessboard non-stop, it’s an immensely powerful – and humbling – experience… Continue reading -
Feb 28 2025 
Richard Wolff: Trump’s victory & theatrics are just symptoms of US decline
Will Brics nations pose a real challenge to Donald Trump’s second term in office? And how do Trump’s tariffs stack up against this rising bloc?
US economist Richard D. Wolff joined us for an extended conversation on Trump, tariffs Brics, as well as the US plan to ‘take over’ Gaza.
“This is difficult here in… Continue reading
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Feb 27 2025 
More multilateralism is the key bulwark for the world against US unilateralism: BRICS
From Global Times with added notes. This is from the perspective of BRICS and BRICS countries reacting to the tariff regime.
As the aggressive US tariff policies have sent shockwaves through the global economy, placing great pressure on global trading networks, the BRICS nations – alongside other emerging economies – need to deepen regional collaboration and… Continue reading
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Feb 14 2025 
Good Evening Mr Trump: Got a special secret for you
BRICS, SCO and the G20 is alive!
Ambassador Oleg Stepanov’s Comment on Russia & G7🇨🇦 The strong reaction from certain Canadian politicians regarding recent hypotheses voiced in the United States about reviving the G8 has been met with surprise. In this regard, we would like to clarify the situation and temper these overheated emotions, seemingly caused… Continue reading
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Feb 08 2025 
In Valdai, confronting the “American problem” in West Asia
While Trump runs riot with his global land grab projects, multipolar visionaries in Valdai were mapping out the actual, tangible territorial routes that will define this century’s geopolitics and geoeconomics.
By Pepe Escobar at The Cradle.
MOSCOW – The 14th Middle East Conference of the Valdai Club in Moscow was hit by a geopolitical bunker buster bomb right… Continue reading
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Feb 05 2025 
Pepe Escobar & Think BRICS : surprising truth about BRICS and global affairs
The BRICS alliance is growing stronger, challenging Western dominance and reshaping the global economy. In this exclusive interview, Pepe Escobar breaks down the BRICS expansion, the alternative payment system, and the growing shift toward dedollarization. With Indonesia joining BRICS as a full member, the alliance now has a powerful Southeast Asian presence alongside Russia, China,… Continue reading
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Feb 04 2025 
Ottoman Empire 2.0?
Pepe Escobar joins #NewRulesPodcast to discuss Turkey’s political and economic expansion in Syria, Africa, and Central Asia.
(2:20) Turkey’s political elites
(7:42) 90% of Turkish elites are Atlanticists
(11:31) Erdogan’s double game with Russia and China
(16:16) Will Syria backfire?
(27:12) Turkey: Energy superpower?
(32:50) Central Asia: Turkey’s next frontier
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Jan 30 2025 
What Sültan Erdogan is really up to
On the table, a geopolitical banquet – served by some of the best independent analytical minds from Bursa to Diyarbakir.
By Pepe Escobar at the Strategic Culture Foundation.
CONSTANTINOPLE – The scene is a Circassian restaurant off fabled Istiklal street in historic Beyoglu. On the table, a geopolitical banquet – served by some of the best independent… Continue reading
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Jan 15 2025 
I’m gonna MAGA you, Baby
No wonder Trump had to come up with a seductive, but still fraught with danger, larger than life psy op to imperatively change the narrative.
By Pepe Escobar at Strategic Culture Foundation.
It’s the greatest show on earth – unleashing a double bill of New Paradigm and Manifest Destiny on crack. We are the greatest. We will… Continue reading
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Jan 09 2025 
Pepe Escobar with Nima, Dialogue Rules
Pepe is excellent. He fingers the countries that are in the cross-hairs of what we call the War on BRICS. He outlines the BRICS ‘swing states’ as defined by US thinktank-land for destabilization as Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkiye, Brazil, India, and South Africa with Iran in there.
He also mentions the existent contradictions in Brazil. Nima… Continue reading
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Jan 08 2025 
The currency message from BRICS leaders
To speak of BRICS is to speak of the future but build it today, step by step.
To calm shattered nerves in the west, the message is out: BRICS is not floating a new currency; BRICS is providing alternative economic structures and systems (and currencies) to trade with one another.
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided a… Continue reading
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Jan 07 2025 
Ben Norton updates BRICS numbers
BRICS keeps expanding. As a new full member, it added Indonesia, the 4th most populous country with the 7th largest economy on Earth.BRICS now has 10 members and 8 partners. Together they make up 41.4% of global GDP (PPP) and half the world population.(Full video below) pic.twitter.com/kURiF2OQpW— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) January 7, 2025
China… Continue reading
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Dec 25 2024 
BRICS: The Real Reason why Asian nations are joining
By Nuri Vittachi
THE REAL REASON why Asian nations (next week, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, among multiple new members) are officially joining BRICS has nothing to do with politics.
It’s about rice. And schools. And the Ringgit. And most of all, it’s about Not Having Another War.
Eight under-the-radar BRICS issues:
1) NEW CUSTOMERS: In October this year, BRICS… Continue reading
