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No Need For Nato
No Need For Nato A NATO summit approaches that brings Donald Trump to Europe and then on to these shores, and brings the usual clamour for more of the taxpayers’ money to be given to arms manufacturers. Yet NATO is a demonstrably useless institution. It’s largest ever active military deployment, for 12 years in Afghanistan, […]
US vs. China–Is it ‘Art of the Deal’ or Economic Warfare?
US VS CHINA – IS IT ‘ART OF THE DEAL’ OR ECONOMIC WARFARE? If monetary tightening remains the main risk for global stock markets, the threat of a trade war continues to dominate the headlines.THE DONALD’S DEALMAKING Some of those in Washington pushing this policy view China as some kind of strategic rival for global […]
US Dollar Hegemony Tripped Up by Chinese Renminbi?
US Dollar Hegemony Tripped Up by Chinese Renminbi? Um, no. Central banks not enthusiastic about the renminbi. Global central banks are not dumping US-dollar-denominated assets from their foreign exchange reserves. They’re not dumping euro-denominated assets either. And they remain leery of the Chinese renminbi – despite China’s place as the second largest economy in the […]
Many Trump Supporters Now Cheering For The Deep State Over WikiLeaks And Iran
Many Trump Supporters Now Cheering For The Deep State Over WikiLeaks And Iran I just want to briefly document some of the ways I’m seeing the 2015/2016 anti-establishment sentiment of Trump’s base being hijacked and re-routed into supporting some highly conspicuous pro-establishment interests this year. In 2016 and 2017, much of the anti-establishment sentiment on what […]
Turkey and India Have Leverage in Trump’s Iran Sanction War
Turkey and India Have Leverage in Trump’s Iran Sanction War Both India and Turkey have said they will defy President Trump’s call for them to stop buying Iranian oil once the U.S. reapplies sanctions in November. That isn’t really news. Both of them defied the Obama administration in 2012, albeit in different way. Turkey changed its […]
Carrier USS Truman Deployed To Atlantic As Russian Submarine Activity Surges
Carrier USS Truman Deployed To Atlantic As Russian Submarine Activity Surges Russia is modernizing its submarine force around Europe to directly challenge American naval dominance — greater than any other period since the Cold War, Admiral James Foggo told Stars and Stripes in an interview last week. The commander said the U.S. must expand its […]
Has the PBoC deliberately weakened CNY as part of the trade war?
Has the PBoC deliberately weakened CNY as part of the trade war? It has been another trade war week, as the market has been looking for clues on the Chinese retaliation measures against the Trump tariffs that are planned to go live on 6 July. Global trade momentum started to weaken even before the trade […]
Turkey Defies Trump, Will Keep Importing Iranian Crude
Turkey Defies Trump, Will Keep Importing Iranian Crude Defying the Trump administration, Turkey said it would ignore the State Department’s call on US allies to stop importing Iranian crude oil by November 4, when the latest sanctions against Iran are set to kick in. Earlier this week, the State Department called on all US allies […]
The Two Superpowers: Who Really Controls the Two Countries?
The Two Superpowers: Who Really Controls the Two Countries? Among the ruling interests in the US, one interest even more powerful than the Israel Lobby—the Deep State of the military/security complex— there is enormous fear that an uncontrollable President Trump at the upcoming Putin/Trump summit will make an agreement that will bring to an end […]
Many Trump Supporters Now Cheering For The Deep State Over WikiLeaks And Iran
Many Trump Supporters Now Cheering For The Deep State Over WikiLeaks And Iran I just want to briefly document some of the ways I’m seeing the 2015/2016 anti-establishment sentiment of Trump’s base being hijacked and re-routed into supporting some highly conspicuous pro-establishment interests this year. In 2016 and 2017, much of the anti-establishment sentiment on what […]
“They’re Trying To Deceive Us” – North Korea Adding To Nuclear Stockpiles, Satellite Photos Reveal
“They’re Trying To Deceive Us” – North Korea Adding To Nuclear Stockpiles, Satellite Photos Reveal In what appears to be the latest indication that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s talk about abandoning the country’s nuclear arsenal is disingenuous, US intelligence believes Kim has increased nuclear enrichment activities at several “secret” facilities in recent months, […]
The United States Withdraws from the World
The United States Withdraws from the World The United States has decided to no longer participate in the United Nations 47-member Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The number one reason cited by U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley was that the council is unfairly critically focused on Israel. The United States had already left the U.N.’s cultural organization […]
Iran Furious After Trump Calls Saudi King, Demands 2MM Barrel Production Boost
Iran Furious After Trump Calls Saudi King, Demands 2MM Barrel Production Boost Update: as expected, it did not take long for Iran – which has the most to lose from any Saudi output hike which would not only send the price of oil lower but also allow Riyadh to capture Iran’s sanctioned market share – […]
