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Jan 09 2026 
Outlaw US Empire’s Hegemonic Spasms
A Chinese View.
with appreciation to Dr. Karl at karlof1’s Geopolitical Gymnasium.
“the more the United States openly abuses its remnants of military might, the weaker its actual power becomes .. the new order is struggling to draw strength and try to break through the ground .. China and Russia are more likely to choose to wait… Continue reading -
Jan 08 2026 
Oily dreams flowing into a Venezuelan dark pit
So the Big Oil Picture in Venezuela is way more complex than the Trump 2.0 gang suspects.
By Pepe Escobar at the Strategic Culture Foundation.
Let’s start with neo-Caligula’s new edicts on the imperial satrapy he says he now owns; not exactly edicts but outright threats directed to interim President Delcy Rodriguez:
Crack down on “drug trafficking… Continue reading
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Dec 18 2025 
FM Lavrov answers media questions at a joint news conference following talks with FM Abbas Araghchi, Iran
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statement and answers to media questions at a joint news conference following talks with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Abbas Araghchi, Moscow, December 17, 2025
[Note: We posted the highlights but the context makes it so much clearer]Media members,
Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Araghchi and I held detailed and… Continue reading
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Nov 28 2025 
The Imaginary Peace President
“During his first term, Trump became the ultimate causal agent for every one of the current conflicts with Russia, China, Iran, and Venezuela.”
By William Schryver at imetatronink.
One of the most common claims about the Trump 45 administration is that “He didn’t start any new wars.”
This is demonstrably FALSE.
During his first term, Trump became the ultimate… Continue reading -
Nov 12 2025 
It took 40 years to replace Al Qaeda with Al Qaeda
“These gentlemen are the moral equivalents of America’s Founding Fathers.” — President Reagan meeting with Freedom Fighters from Afghanistan (Mujahedin), Oval Office, 1985.
Nima AlKhorshid interviews our roving eye nomad on the central Asian Stans, Al Qaeda ‘R US, and other travails of stark-naked Anglo-Zionists.
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Oct 11 2025 
On the Silk Road to Isfahan
Judge Nap catches our roving eye nomad—pilgrim between flights to review the incendiary moment
💠 Rock’n Roll Geopolitics:
⭕ 🇺🇸🇷🇺RYABKOV UNPLUGGED“We have a certain building of relations, which has cracked, which is collapsing – the Americans are to blame for this. Now the cracks have reached the foundation. I think it’s easier to destroy than to build.… Continue reading
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Oct 08 2025 
Apocalypse in Gulf is now or never
Viewed as a global strategy, Russia is performing a balancing act here, intently testing the US-imposed ‘rules-based system’ in West Asia. By boosting military ties with Iran, Russia underscores that the post-World War international order defined by a ‘rules-based system’ has become an aberration..
By Ambassador MK Bhadrakumar at the Deccan Herald.
An uneasy calm has settled… Continue reading
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Oct 06 2025 
A Capsule of Round One Heroics
A documentary of the missilemen of Iran. “…. the one who finishes a War, is the one claimant of expertise.”
https://x.com/AryJeay/status/1974164482088996971
💠 @Fotros Resistance (Arya – آریا):
Exclusive footages of Iran’s underground missile complexes during the 12-day war.An IRGC member recalls how they operated inside the deep underground missile tunnels during the 12-day war.
He explains the tunnels were… Continue reading
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Sep 26 2025 
Russia on Iran Snap-Back Sanctions
tomorrow, 27ᵗʰ September 2025, the 2015 JCPOA “snap-back” sanctions will come into force. With disavowal from China and Russia, it will become a milestone day in the disintegration of the post-WW2 UN system.
with appreciation to Dr. Karl at karlof1’s Geopolitical Gymnasium.
One Major FM statement and two by main UN Representative Vassily Nebenzia
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Aug 13 2025 
Bear, Dragon, Elephant, Toucan, Nightingale stare down Goldfinger
Of course it’s all about Alaska. Here’s what’s in play. But it’s the shadowplay that’s even more exciting.
By Pepe Escobar at Strategic Culture Foundation.
Of course it’s all about Alaska. Here’s what’s in play. But it’s the shadowplay that’s even more exciting.
Across the world, for those who grew up in the Cold War Swingin’ Sixties, the temptation is… Continue reading
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Jul 21 2025 
Iran’s Grand Strategy — Vali Nasr
“Either the U.S. lets Iran become nuclear, or the U.S. has to engage diplomatically.”
In this interview, Negar Razavi speaks with @vali_nasr about his new book, Iran’s Grand Strategy: A Political History — and the choices ahead for U.S. foreign policy.
It was pleasure to speak with Security in Context on my book Iran’s Grand Strategy https://t.co/7By3bceGnS
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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 16 2025 
Rachel Blevins & Brian Berletic: U.S. Preparing for war on China, Trump extends war with Russia
President Trump has announced plans to arm Ukraine through weapons sales to Europe, as he also threatens Russia with “severe” sanctions, and reports say he is considering providing more long-range weapons to Kiev to strike deep inside Russia. In other words, so much for that promise of “ending the war” in Ukraine…
Brian Berletic, a geopolitical… Continue reading
