The long-running scandal surrounding the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has taken a new political turn, with former US President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton now agreeing to testify before a congressional committee. Their decision comes amid intensifying pressure from a Republican-led panel […]
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Trump’s Dollar Gamble: Weak Currency, Strong Risks
The US dollar has entered its weakest phase in years, and President Donald Trump appears not only unfazed by the slide, but openly comfortable with it. His recent remarks dismissing concerns about the dollar’s decline have intensified market anxiety and reinforced the sense that the White House is willing to […]
Netanyahu Sabotages Gaza’s Ceasefire To Cement Permanent Control (I)
When phase two of the Gaza ceasefire was announced in mid-January, it was framed as a tentative but historic transition: from raw military devastation toward governance, reconstruction, and the possibility of a post-war political order. At the heart of this phase stood the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza […]
Any New Strategic Arms Control Pact Between Russia & The US Hinges On China’s Participation
The US’ retention of its nuclear superiority vis-à-vis China is non-negotiable, so it’ll either unilaterally maintain its existing edge outside of strategic arms control pacts or institutionalize it through a new such pact involving China. A global nuclear arms race is possible after Trump let the New START, the hitherto last remaining […]
UK And Poland Try To Epstein-Smear Vladimir Putin
What’s actually known about any Epstein-Putin contacts is that there weren’t any, but that Epstein persistently tried to contact Putin, as is shown in the Epstein files as was reported in the following excellent news-report from Sky News on February 5th: https://news.sky.com/story/i-still-would-like-to-meet-putin-epsteins-unrequited-love-for-russian-leader-13502862 https://archive.is/fc96P ANALYSIS ‘I still would like to meet […]
A Shot In The Back: The Attempted Assassination Of General Vladimir Alekseyev
The attempted assassination of Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev in Moscow on February 6 has shaken Russia’s military and political establishment and reignited fierce debate about the true forces working to derail any diplomatic settlement of the Ukraine conflict. Shot three times from behind in the entrance of his own apartment […]
The Epstein Files And The Uncomfortable Price Of Influence In Britain
The latest release of millions of documents connected to Jeffrey Epstein has landed not with a single explosive revelation, but with a slow, sickening accumulation of details. Like financial collapse or institutional scandal, it followed a familiar pattern: first a trickle, then a flood. When the US Department of Justice […]
Lord Mandelson: Trapped In The Epstein Web
Jeffrey Epstein certainly got around. He moved virally, galloping through the cells of the establishment. What was more, he was permitted to. Dead and buried, the financier, convicted paedophile, sex trafficker, eugenics follower, and the man all in power would want to know, continues to ruin reputations, casting doubt on […]
Industrial Nation Cannot Pretend Power Simply Exists
At a well-attended New Year’s reception of business leaders in Halle (Saale) in January 2026, a revealing contrast unfolded that captures the core dilemma of Germany’s energy policy. Around 800 entrepreneurs listened as outgoing Minister-President Reiner Haseloff joked that Saxony-Anhalt was “energy self-sufficient,” rich in renewables and still operating a […]
An Assassination Attempt In Moscow And The Politics Of Escalation
On February 6, 2026, a shocking attack in Moscow sent ripples far beyond Russia’s capital. A gunman opened fire on Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev, the First Deputy Chief of Russia’s Main Directorate of the General Staff, as he was leaving his apartment. Multiple shots were fired at close range before […]






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