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Mar 16 2024 
The Terms of Surrender
Putin presented the West with a bill of exchange that it is not able to repay
By Irina Alksnis, RIA Novosti columnist.
“In an interview with Dmitry Kiselyov, Vladimir Putin stressed that the West will not just have to offer Russia guarantees of compliance with the agreements, but these guarantees: a) must be spelled out; b) suit… Continue reading -
Mar 15 2024 
The Angst in the French Mind
The endless ennui and envy of those incapable of abandoning phantom pains. Most useful putty in the hands of Empire
By Ambassador MK Bhadrakumar at the Indian Punchline.
Ever since its ignominious defeat in the Napoleonic wars, France is entrapped in the predicament of countries that get sandwiched between great powers. Following World War II, France addressed… Continue reading
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Mar 14 2024 
Nuland’s Policy Has Collapsed
The Drang continues after Nuland. Biden fully implements ziocon projects. A mere change in tack: “This is not over yet. This debate is not finished…” (9:20)
Nuland’s Policy Has Collapsed as Ukraine Lost it – Netanyahu Will Lose | Chas Freeman
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Mar 14 2024 
Vladimir Putin on Russia’s Path Ahead
On the Cusp of Reelection and SMO Victory, Putin’s Interview with Rossiya Segodnya’s General Director Dmitry Kiselev
with thanks to Karl at karlof1’s Geopolitical Gymnasium.
With snippets all over Russian media as well as the 1:45 long video, the job fell to Dmitry Kiselev, the director general of Rossiya Segodnya, Sputnik’s parent media group. We get to… Continue reading
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Mar 13 2024 
West in 404: Nuke or Kneel
And both options lead to same defeat.. Brian Berletic breaks down the Ukraine’s Manpower Crisis: No Amount of Money or Aid Can Solve It
He uses the US Army’s own [admittedly inadequate] doctrine to explain why the Ukraine is finished in terms of manpower, even if further financing and weapons resupply were possible. They lack the… Continue reading
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Mar 12 2024 
Russia Rising; West outta Options
PEPE ESCOBAR Interview: Ukrainian PR Stunt on the Russian Border, NATO in Ukraine, Multipolarity and More
The ‘Rockstar of Geopolitics’ Returns to the DDG Show! Discussing Desperate Attempts to Create Chaos Before Russian Elections, NATO Troops in Ukraine, the Collective West Running Out of Options for ‘Project Ukraine,’ and More!
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Mar 03 2024 
Can China arrest the drive to Armageddon?
China resumes shuttle diplomacy as Ukraine war drums get louder… in this foreboding backdrop, what is it that Li Hui can hope to achieve?
By Ambassador MK Bhadrakumar at the Indian Punchline.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry announcement on Wednesday that Beijing’s Special Representative on Eurasian Affairs Li Hui will set out from home on March 2 on… Continue reading
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Feb 27 2024 
State of Play in the Sandbox
“The only nation in the world that won a naval war without having a single ship!”
Two of my favorites review the unedifying remains of the day. Some go to art galleries or the beach, listen to music or watch a movie — these two savants relax me. After listening to Smoothie you will understand (1)… Continue reading
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Feb 25 2024 
Russia’s Victory in Ukraine resonates in Central Asia
Russian victory against NATO and personal approach won over the Taliban and Central Asian stans
By Amb. MK Bhadrakumar at Indian Punchline
Russia’s stunning victory in the battle of Avdeevka and the rout of the Ukrainian military, boosts the credibility of Russia as provider of security for the Central Asian region. The point is not lost on… Continue reading
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Feb 20 2024 
Rand Corp: Postwar 404 Hardline Scenario
According to the Rand Corporation, there are two scenarios for the United States: “after” the less favorable war or “after” the more favorable war.
Sonja van den Ende at the Strategic Culture Foundation.
The prominent think tank for U.S. policymaking recently published a long report on the so-called aftermath of the war in Ukraine.
Washington and its NATO allies have… Continue reading
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Feb 17 2024 
Resistance, Donbass to Gaza
“The Resistance in Donbass and Gaza share an essential common vision: overthrowing the unipolar hegemon…”
by Pepe Escobar at The Cradle.
During my recent vertiginous journey in Donbass tracking Orthodox Christian battalions defending their land, Novorossiya, it became starkly evident that the resistance in these newly liberated Russian republics is fighting much the same battle as their counterparts in West Asia.
Nearly 10 years after Maidan… Continue reading
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Feb 17 2024 
Dignity in Marinka
A dignified defender and warrior to the end — the story of Roman Rudakov, carved in stone.
The Russian soldier who sacrificed his life: “Take care of my mother, sister and brother”
🔹https://yandex.ru/video/preview/17321456994159942725
🔹https://vk.com/video-216220686_456246260Artists Georgy and Anastasia Begma dedicated their new work to Roman Alexandrovich Rudakov, a soldier whom the whole country knows about.
Roman and his fellow soldiers… Continue reading
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Feb 14 2024 
The Spiritual Beat in Wartime Donbass
“… Deep down in the Donbass countryside, in communion with those living life during wartime, we feel the enormity of something inexplicable and vast, full of endless wonder, as if touching the Tao by silencing the recurrent loud booms. In Russian there is, of course, a word for it: “загадка”, roughly translated as “enigma” or… Continue reading
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Feb 10 2024 
Huge Geopolitical Changes
An old American of the disintegrated Old Order reviews the remains of the day.. How did preeminent retiree diplomats of the British Empire see the glass after the evacuation at Dunkirk? Time has been freed, irrevocably loosed
Chas Freeman chairs Projects International, Inc.
For more than four decades, Projects International has helped its partner enterprises and… Continue reading
