Pepe Escobar

In his Federal Assembly address, President Putin emphasized that Russia is not only an independent nation-state but also a distinct civilization with its own identity, which is in conflict and actively opposes the values of ‘western civilization.’

By Pepe Escobar and first posted at The Cradle

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s much-awaited address to the Russian Federal Assembly… Continue reading

What’s left for all of us is to swim in a swamp crammed with derelict patsies, dodgy cover stories and intel debris.

By Pepe Escobar and first posted at Strategic Culture

Seymour Hersh’s bombshell report on how the United States government blew up the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in the Baltic Sea last September continues… Continue reading

By Pepe Escobar and first posted at Strategic Culture
Ed Note:  On Maria Zakharova’s Telegram Channel:  Well? Where are the NATO experts on newbies and dead ducks who, once a year, regularly make absurd accusations out of thin air, claiming they have high-like facts? They never presented any facts to anyone. There are more than enough… Continue reading

News of Russian banks connecting to Iran’s financial messaging system strengthens the resistance against US-imposed sanctions on both countries and accelerates global de-dollarization.

By Pepe Escobar and first posted at The Cradle

The agreement between the Central Banks of Russia and Iran formally signed on 29 January connecting their interbank transfer systems is a game-changer in more… Continue reading

From the inimitable Pepe Escobar and first posted at Strategic Culture

Sit back, relax and enjoy a race to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. The only question is who will get there first: the EU, NATO, or both.

One may be excused to imagine all sorts of amusement games unrolling at the HQ of the… Continue reading

A panicked Empire tries to make Russia an ‘offer it can’t refuse’
By Pepe Escobar and first posted at The Cradle
Realizing NATO’s war with Russia will likely end unfavorably, the US is test-driving an exit offer. But why should Moscow take indirect proposals seriously, especially on the eve of its new military advance and while it… Continue reading

By Pepe Escobar and first posted at PressTV

The Doomsday Clock, set by the US-based magazine Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, has been moved to 90 seconds to midnight.  

That’s the closest ever to total nuclear doom, the global catastrophe.

The Clock had been set at 100 seconds since 2020. The Bulletin’s Science and Security Board and a… Continue reading

By Pepe Escobar and first posted at Strategic Culture

The New Silk Roads, or BRI, as well as the integration efforts of BRICS+, the SCO and the EAEU will be on the forefront of Chinese policy.

Liu He studied economics at Renmin University in China and got a Master’s from Harvard. Since 2018, he’s one of… Continue reading