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Is a New Cuban Missile Crisis Brewing Over Ukraine? Dangers of Nuclear War. John J. Mearsheimer
Is a New Cuban Missile Crisis Brewing Over Ukraine? Dangers of Nuclear War. John J. Mearsheimer Will the U.S. be involved with negotiating with the Russians to bring peace to Ukraine, as did Kennedy in the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis? On June 12, three Russian ships and a nuclear-powered submarine arrived in Havana, Cuba. Having […]
Up to Half a Million NATO Soldiers Waiting to Enter Ukraine. “Offensive Oriented”, Preparing for “A Large Confrontation”.
Up to Half a Million NATO Soldiers Waiting to Enter Ukraine. “Offensive Oriented”, Preparing for “A Large Confrontation”. When Russia launched its special military operation (SMO) on February 24, 2022, it became the active part of the Kremlin’s strategic counteroffensive against crawling NATO aggression. At the time, President Vladimir Putin made it clear that anyone foolish enough […]
Kiev’s Plan to Store F-16s in NATO States Raises the Risk of World War III
Kiev’s Plan to Store F-16s in NATO States Raises the Risk of World War III It can’t be ruled out that Zelensky might task one of his pilots with carrying out a mission directly from NATO territory without first stopping at a Kiev-controlled airfield in order to provoke Russia into striking the base from which […]
Sense and Nonsense on Petrodollars
Sense and Nonsense on Petrodollars Folded dollar bill (featuring George Washington) against a map of Saudi Arabia. Last week several reports suggested the termination of a US-Saudi petrodollar agreement, and speculated a Saudi Arabian move to sell oil on world markets in various currencies, including the Chinese yuan. The accounts were rife with inaccuracies: the […]
Impending System Failure
Impending System Failure Readying the war machine for what’s to come Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade of the 101st Airborne, Kuwaiti desert, March 20, 2003. (AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju/National Journal) H.R. 8070, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2025 features the usual increase in “defense” spending to a record $883.7 billion. It takes […]
In our make-believe politics, the strings pulled by the super-rich are all too visible
In our make-believe politics, the strings pulled by the super-rich are all too visible Biden wanders offstage or walks like a geriatric robot. Yet we are meant to believe he’s carefully navigating us through the nuclear tripwires of the West’s serial wars We live in a world of make-believe politics, a world where strings pulled […]
Prepare for the Repricing of Risk Globally
Prepare for the Repricing of Risk Globally There are no more “saves” available for the next market meltdown. The past 24 years can be viewed as an era in which risk declined due to the dynamics of globalization and financialization. The ascent of China as “workshop of the world” generated a deflationary wave of lower […]
Hezbollah Rains Down 160 Rockets On Northern Israel As War Expands
Hezbollah Rains Down 160 Rockets On Northern Israel As War Expands The Israel-Hezbollah war continues spreading and expanding along the border region, as on Wednesday the Shia paramilitary group backed by Iran fired some 160 missiles into Israel after the IDF killed a top Hezbollah commander, Taleb Sami Abdullah, in south Lebanon the day prior. According to details from […]
De-Dollarization Just Accelerated… And You Might Not Even Know About It
De-Dollarization Just Accelerated… And You Might Not Even Know About It BRICS in Nizhny Novgorod, Crickets’ Silence, Saudi Arabia, and Bridges (Away from the U.S. Dollar) This past week has been a real turning point in the de-dollarization trend we’ve been talking about in these pages. Funny enough, the media seems to be completely oblivious to most […]
The End Of The Petrodollar
The End Of The Petrodollar The Saudis, New Chapter in Energy Economics, De-dollarization, and the American-Made Pressure Cooker “Oil is too important a commodity to be left in the hands of the Arabs.” ~ Henry Kissinger Just last Sunday, one of the most significant economic deals of the century came to an end. The long-standing […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXXI–The Politics of Dancing: The politicians are now dj’s…
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXXI Tulum, Mexico (1986). Photo by author. The Politics of Dancing: The politicians are now dj’s… It seems nowadays we’re always trapped in the silly season of election campaigning. Perhaps my memory is foggy but where it used to be a short window of inane proclamations and ever-grander promises (that never […]
The Cautious US Escalation Against Russia Is Developing Not Necessarily to US Advantage
The Cautious US Escalation Against Russia Is Developing Not Necessarily to US Advantage The feebleness of the US response to a Russian incursion into Kharviv, which was to prevent further strikes on civilian targets in the border city of Belgorod, and the quick Russian counter-moves, confirms how the Collective West has no good options, even […]
Kiev’s Plan To Store F-16s In NATO States Raises The Risk Of World War III
Kiev’s Plan To Store F-16s In NATO States Raises The Risk Of World War III It can’t be ruled out that Zelensky might task one of his pilots with carrying out a mission directly from NATO territory without first stopping at a Kiev-controlled airfield in order to provoke Russia into striking the base from which […]
