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Dec 10 2024 Navigating the Fog
An Interview with Professor Sergey A. Karaganov
By Nora Hoppe and Tariq Marzbaan at Al Mayadeen.
As we transition from a dying world to a new one in its turbulent birth pangs – we find ourselves in a foggy interregnum that urgently needs more clarity for us to move on…
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Aug 06 2024 A Yemeni offer one can’t refuse
The Yemen deal: Riyadh capitulates, Washington loses leverage
by Khalil Nasrallah at The Cradle.
Sanaa’s brash threats have compelled Saudi Arabia to make significant concessions to Yemen, showcasing not only Sanaa’s sharp regional ascent but also the US and Israel’s rapidly shrinking influence.
Yemen’s strikes against Saudi Arabia over the past three years – including Operation Break Siege… Continue reading -
Jun 30 2024 All the Weapons of the West
The firepower of western war machines are no match for determined national-liberation movements. This has been proved time and again by history – and is being demonstrated before our eyes in Palestine today.
Proletarian writers at The Communists.
“All the king’s horses and all the king’s men. Couldn’t put Humpty together again.”
On 5 June, during a visit… Continue reading -
Apr 24 2024 Persian Patience, Flexibility & Encirclement Pushed to Direct Deterrence
Why does Iran behave the way it does? What geopolitical strategy drives her? What are the secret origins of how the Iranian leadership sees the world? Parables of mountain climbing, wrestling and highways in Persian history..
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Apr 16 2024 Iran’s ‘Strategic Patience’ lifts to Serious Deterrence
Iran’s retaliatory strikes against Israel were not conducted alone. Strategic partners Russia and China have Tehran’s back, and their role in West Asia’s conflict will only grow if the US doesn’t keep Israel in check.
By Pepe Escobar at The Cradle.
A little over 48 hours before Iran’s aerial message to Israel across the skies of West Asia,… Continue reading
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Mar 03 2024 Kinetic Updates: Gaza and Lebanon
Gaza insights by The Electronic Intifada.
Is Israel running out of armored vehicles? with Jon ElmerLebanese insights by Elijah J. Magnier.
A free article by Elijah Magnier about the adaptive changes in the rules of engagement, deterrence due to mutual recognition of potential for widespread destructionThe calculus of conflict between Hezbollah’s deterrence and Israel’s destruction: Understanding the… Continue reading
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Feb 22 2024 Swans of the Apocalypse
🔹Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Kazan Aviation Plant named after S. P. Gorbunov, a branch of PJSC Tupolev, during his visit to the capital of Tatarstan. During the inspection of the new aircraft, the head of State suggested naming one of the Tu-160M missile carriers in honor of the first President of Tatarstan, Mintimer… Continue reading