According to the most reliable global ranking of nations’ militaries, which is the ranking by U.S. News & World Report, #1 is Russia, #2 is U.S., and #3 is China, but no one denies that in natural resources, Russia not only is #1 but by an enormous margin, of 67% larger than […]
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The Ball’s In Trump’s Court After The Latest Istanbul Talks
The mixed signals that he sent on Friday suggest that he hasn’t made up his mind about what to do. The first bilateral Russian-Ukrainian talks in over three years were held in Istanbul on Friday after Zelensky agreed, likely under pressure from Trump, to Putin’s proposal from the week prior. […]
US Painkiller Culture: The Social Policy Failures Behind The Fentanyl Crisis
The United States has recently announced another bunch of tariffs on China related to the fentanyl issue. Despite the Chinese government’s efforts to aid the US in tackling this crisis by implementing controls over fentanyl-related substances since 2019 and despite the US Department of State recognizing these efforts in a […]
Trump Admitted That The Stakes Are Too High
The American president tried to present himself to his constituents as a savior who would secure America’s future. To do this, he set several strategic goals. Of those that are on the foreign policy plane, this is the victory in the trade war with China and the conclusion of peace […]
Xi Jinping’s Presence In Moscow: Symbolism Beyond Diplomacy
The presence of China’s president in Moscow, invited as an “honored guest” to one of Russia’s most significant symbolic military ceremonies, carries a message far beyond traditional diplomatic protocol. It signals a multi-layered expression of geopolitical intent in a world transitioning from longstanding unipolarity to a more multipolar and civilizational […]
Why Western Governments Are Beating The Drums For Wars
The only parts of American, German, British, French, and Italian industry that are booming right now, are their armaments manufacturers — the companies that sell far more to governments than to consumers, and that therefore boom while the economy busts. These are the companies that need to control the Government […]
Putin & Xi Might Hash Out A Grand Deal That Would Enter Into Force If The Ukraine Talks Collapse
Putin might need Xi’s help if Trump “escalates to de-escalate” in the scenario of peace talks collapsing. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow from 7-10 May is officially meant to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, with the highlight being his attendance at […]
Global Non-West And Multipolarity
Although the world has clearly ceased to be unipolar, the United States is striving to maintain its instruments of control. Moreover, if earlier it was in a veiled form (the concept of global leadership and multilateralism under Barack Obama), then Donald Trump decided to act aggressively, causing a serious resonance […]
Chinese Tech Breakthrough Leapfrogs World To Green-Energy Solution
In April, China announced that after 16 years of its research on the possibility of replacing dangerous Uranium-based nuclear power reactors by a much safer and lower-cost thorium-fueled type of reactor (which type the U.S. Government gave up on in 2003 and has never yet revived), China now has in operation the world’s first actual experimental […]
Why’d Russia Officially Acknowledge North Korea’s Military Assistance In Kursk?
Russia wants the world to know that North Korea might play a larger role in the conflict. Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov’s acknowledgement that North Korean troops helped expel Ukraine from Kursk ended around nine months of speculation about their role in the conflict. Rumors began to circulate after […]
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