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The West Hates Peace in Syria: From De-Escalation to Almost World War III in Just Two Hours
The West Hates Peace in Syria: From De-Escalation to Almost World War III in Just Two Hours On the 17th of September, an important meeting was held in Sochi between Erdogan and Putin to discuss Syria, in particular Idlib. A few hours after the agreement between the two leaders was reached, there was a French-Israeli strike […]
Iran Sanctions Are Damaging The Dollar
Iran Sanctions Are Damaging The Dollar Painful sanctions on Iran have demonstrated the long reach of the U.S. Treasury, forcing much of the globe to fall in line and cut oil imports from Iran despite widespread disagreement over the policy. Yet, we are only in the first few chapters of what may ultimately be a […]
British govt report suggests US is currently winning trade war with China
British govt report suggests US is currently winning trade war with China Source: Graphic by Mohamed Hassan Published by INSURGE intelligence, a crowdfundedinvestigative journalism platform for people and planet. Support us to report where others fear to tread. China has already declared its intent to retaliate against US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese […]
China Retaliates: Beijing To Levy $60BN In Tariffs On US Goods Effective Sept 24
China Retaliates: Beijing To Levy $60BN In Tariffs On US Goods Effective Sept 24 Just as Donald Trump was further threats aimed at Beijing after he launched another $200BN in tariffs targeting Chinese imports, and warning that “there will be great and fast economic retaliation against China if our farmers, ranchers and/or industrial workers are […]
Trump Slams China For Meddling In US Elections “By Attacking Farmers & Industrial Workers”
Trump Slams China For Meddling In US Elections “By Attacking Farmers & Industrial Workers” Having ordered the unleashing of the next round of tariffs (to hit next Monday) on China, President Trump has taken to Twitter to explain what he feels China is trying to do. His first shot across the bow claims that China […]
US Energy Secretary Visits Moscow: Threats and Accusations Used as Foreign-Policy Tools
US Energy Secretary Visits Moscow: Threats and Accusations Used as Foreign-Policy Tools US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry visited Moscow Sept. 11-13 to hold talks with Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov and Energy Minister Alexander Novak. After discussing a wide range of problems, the parties agreed to restart the dormant US-Russia Energy Working […]
USA Declares it is not Subject to International Law
USA Declares it is not Subject to International Law The United States is on a major confrontational course with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. The White House National Security Adviser, John Bolton, threatened entry bans and other sanctions against court judges and prosecutors if they dare to try to prosecute any US citizens […]
Trump Unwisely Escalates Trade War: Expect a “Rare Earth” Response From China
Trump Unwisely Escalates Trade War: Expect a “Rare Earth” Response From China Trump’s imposed more tariffs on China. If China retaliates, Trump will respond with tariffs on all imports from China A threatened, Trump Hits China with Tariffs on $200 Billion in Goods, Escalating Trade War. President Trump, emboldened by America’s economic strength and China’s […]
Russia Threatens “Adequate Response” Against Israel For Downed Plane
Russia Threatens “Adequate Response” Against Israel For Downed Plane Update 4: The Russian Ministry of Defense cleared up the confusion surrounding the overnight downing of a Russian Ilyushin-20 reconnaissance plane on Tuesday when a spokesman revealed that Israel was indeed responsible for the attack, which resulted in the deaths of 15 Russian servicemen. According to […]
China May Skip Trade Talks, Cripple US Supply Chains After New Trump Tariffs
China May Skip Trade Talks, Cripple US Supply Chains After New Trump Tariffs When discussing yesterday’s WSJ report that the Trump admin may slap the new, $200BN round of tariffs on Chinese imports as soon as tomorrow, we said that such an escalation would likely derail talks with top Chinese officials, currently scheduled in Washington […]
America is today’s Nazi Germany.
America is today’s Nazi Germany. It’s not against Jews this time; it’s against, especially, Houthis. The U.S. and its allies — in this case mainly the Saud family who own Saudi Arabia — are systematically blocking food from reaching tens of millions of people, Houthis, who live in Yemen and are surrounded by the U.S. […]
Azov Sea Flashpoint: Russia, Ukraine Teetering on the Brink of War
Azov Sea Flashpoint: Russia, Ukraine Teetering on the Brink of War Ukraine has increased its military presence in the Azov Sea region. Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council met on Sept. 7 and agreed to take a variety of steps to boost the country’s combat capabilities in the area, including the creation of a missile-equipped naval infantry group to […]
Russia’s Eastern Economic Forum Wrap Up: De-Dollarization Tops Agenda
Russia’s Eastern Economic Forum Wrap Up: De-Dollarization Tops Agenda The Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) was held in Vladivostok on Sept.11-13. Founded in 2015, the event has become a platform for planning and launching projects to strengthen business ties in the Asia-Pacific region. This year, the EEF brought together delegations from over 60 countries to discuss […]
