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Oct 08 2025 
Xiyouji: My Journey to the West
A celestial Travelogue through the western regions of China.
By Silk Road pilgrim Pepe Escobar on Sputnik.
ON THE ROAD IN XINJIANG – Xuanzang, the itinerant Buddhist monk, has got to be one of the most extraordinary figures in History. He certainly is regarded as such in China.
In the early Tang dynasty in the 7th century, Xuanzang… Continue reading -
Sep 21 2025 
The Choice is Stark – Global Governance or Barbarism
“Peaches and plums don’t speak, but they are so attractive that a path is formed below the trees.”
By Pepe Escobar at Sputnik.
There is something ineffably eternal about the “drum beating and bell chiming from sundown to daybreak” when it comes to the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower standing in the north end of ancient… Continue reading -
Sep 09 2025 
Mohammad Marandi & Pepe Escobar: Iran Warns: Ready to CRUSH Any Israeli Strike- BRICS Takes on Trump
Prof. Marandi weighs in on Qatar.
Pepe changes the subject as he does not want to talk about something that is suicide inducing.
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Sep 09 2025 
From Tianjin and Beijing to Vladivostok, the Eurasia High-Speed Train Keeps-a-Rollin’
History will register that the first week of September 2025 propelled the advent of the Eurasia Century to a whole new level.
By Pepe Escobar at Sputnik.
That was the expectation ahead of three crucial intertwined dates: the SCO annual summit in Tianjin; the Victory Day parade in Beijing; and the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.
Yet expectations… Continue reading
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Sep 04 2025 
From Zhongnanhai to Vladivostok
… via the DF-5C express and armored deluxe trains. Judge Nap tries to contain the excitement of our roving eye nomad in encapsulating one of the most transformational weeks of our lives.
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Aug 27 2025 
Pepe Escobar: Mythic Trump: the incendiary Narcissus
Mythic Narcissus, depending on his mood while facing his reflection in the pool, may at any moment authorize Kiev hits on Moscow and St. Petersburg with long-range missiles.
Strategi Culture
Alastair Crooke’s remarkable analysis of Trump in the context of myth as geopolitics has left us with much to ponder. There’s no escape from Trump’s “extraordinary ability… Continue reading
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Aug 26 2025
Pepe Escobar on The Sanchez Effect
In the latest episode of ‘Sanchez Effect,’ Pepe Escobar dissects the core beliefs driving European elites: a blend of Russophobia and war. He argues that these views have been shaped to align with Washington’s narrative for years, making deviation unlikely. He highlights how Brussels prioritizes its own interests rather than those of everyday Europeans.
Together with… Continue reading
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Aug 18 2025 
What really happened in Alaska
The Putin–Trump meeting dropped some important veils. It revealed that Washington views Russia as a peer power, and that Europe is little more than a useful American tool.
By Pepe Escobar at The Cradle.
Alaska was not only about Ukraine. Alaska was mostly about the world’s top two nuclear powers attempting to rebuild trust and apply the… Continue reading
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Aug 17 2025 
Pepe Escobar with ‘b😄mbshell’ Danny
NO Trump DEAL, Ukraine DONE | Mark Sleboda JOINS
(No, Sleboda does not join, but follows, and I have not listened to that. It is good to hear Pepe out). At the end he describes the pressures on Trump, but also his ‘escape route’ that we see beginning to play out.
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Aug 13 2025 
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Aug 12 2025 
The Bear and the Eagle Face-Off in Alaska
All eyes on Alaska. The Bear-Eagle face-off is part of an astonishing acceleration of history in the summer of 2025.
By Pepe Escobar at Sputnik.
Two weeks after Alaska, there’s the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) annual summit in Tianjin, China. India’s Narendra Modi and Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian will join, among others, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin at… Continue reading
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Aug 07 2025 
Pepe Escobar: Roger Waters composes a timeless hymn to resistance and perseverance
… not just another ballad: a timeless Hymn to Resistance.
At Strategic Culture
Roger Waters has got a brand new song. It’s called Sumud. A ballad, but not just another ballad: actually a timeless Hymn to Resistance. From now on, these sounds, and their rallying cry, should ideally straddle the global spectrum from Mali to Java, forging… 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.
