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US House Votes 348-48 To Arm Ukraine, Russia Warns Lethal Aid Will “Explode The Whole Situation”
US House Votes 348-48 To Arm Ukraine, Russia Warns Lethal Aid Will “Explode The Whole Situation” Yesterday, in a vote that largely slid under the radar, the House of Representatives passed a resolution urging Obama to send lethal aid to Ukraine, providing offensive, not just “defensive” weapons to the Ukraine army – the same insolvent, […]
Ukraine Playing Hardball With Gazprom In New Gas Deal
Ukraine Playing Hardball With Gazprom In New Gas Deal Ukraine plans to suspend its gas purchases from Russia on April 1, the day after the current contract expires, in an effort to strengthen Kiev’s bargaining position as the two countries negotiate a new deal that could lower the price of the fuel. Ukraine has been shifting […]
Transformation or replication? On the aftermath of the Greek government shift
Transformation or replication? On the aftermath of the Greek government shift “I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will” (A. Gramsci) We might err, but we believe that in the night of the elections in January 2015 a symbolic “tipping point” has been reached in Greece, signifying a break with a one […]
America’s Global Dominance (Since WW II) Has Just Ended
America’s Global Dominance (Since WW II) Has Just Ended On March 22nd, I headlined “Why the Western Alliance Is Ending,” and I listed the recent events which indicate that the Western Alliance doesn’t have much longer to go. And, now, it has actually already ended. The handwriting is on the wall, for everyone to see; it’s so […]
Top Russia Scholar Stephen Cohen: War between NATO and Russia a Real Possibility
Top Russia Scholar Stephen Cohen: War between NATO and Russia a Real Possibility Professor Stephen Cohen is one of the most respected authorities on Russia among American and Western scholars. He is an American scholar of Russian studies atPrinceton University and New York University. His academic work concentrates on modern Russian history and Russia’s relationship with the United States. […]
NATO Launches “Wide-Scale” War Games Near Russian Border, Creates “Line Of Troops”
NATO Launches “Wide-Scale” War Games Near Russian Border, Creates “Line Of Troops” Washington looks to be throwing more than the full faith and credit of the US government behind Ukraine. On the heels of news that the US is set to guarantee a Ukrainian international bond issue (while Greek pensioners implicitly subsidize the country’s natural gas exports), NATO […]
Looks Like Germany May Have To Pay Up
Looks Like Germany May Have To Pay Up German magazine Der Spiegel digs deep(er) into the ‘Greece question’ this weekend, and does so with a few noteworthy reports. First, its German paper issue has Angela Merkel on the cover, inserted on a 1940′s photograph that shows Nazi commanders against the backdrop of the Acropolis in […]
Russia Under Attack
Russia Under Attack While Washington works assiduously to undermine the Minsk agreement that German chancellor Merkel and French president Hollande achieved in order to halt the military conflict in Ukraine, Washington has sent Victoria Nuland to Armenia to organize a “color revolution” or coup there, has sent Richard Miles as ambassador to Kyrgyzstan to do […]
There’s Brussels And Then There’s Real People
There’s Brussels And Then There’s Real People Once again, a look at Greece and the Troika, because it amuses me, it angers me, and also because it warms my cockles, in an entirely metaphorical sort of way. The Troika members love to make it appear (and everyone swallows it whole) as if in their ‘negotiations’ […]
Why We’re Drifting Towards World War 3
Why We’re Drifting Towards World War 3 The Economist argues that there are ominous parallels between the conditions which led to the first world war and today: The United States is Britain, the superpower on the wane, unable to guarantee global security. Its main trading partner, China, plays the part of Germany, a new economic power bristling […]
As “Spectacular” Eclipse Covers Europe, Fears Turn To Its Power Grid
As “Spectacular” Eclipse Covers Europe, Fears Turn To Its Power Grid Some parts of Europe witnessed a near total solar eclipse this morning, an event which, while fun to observe (not without the proper equipment please), presents a challenge for solar panels: namely, a lack of sun. As it turns out this same problem happens […]
Washington Retaliates: Shifts Anti-Missile Battery Into Poland, Begins Rapid-Response Drills
Washington Retaliates: Shifts Anti-Missile Battery Into Poland, Begins Rapid-Response Drills In yet another sign that Washington is keen on preserving the sanctity of sovereign nations’ right to choose peaceful democracy over violent tyranny, the US is set to use Poland as a staging ground in an effort to prove (because some folks weren’t sure) that […]
Plan B? Major European “Allies” Desert Obama, Join China-led Infrastructure Bank
Plan B? Major European “Allies” Desert Obama, Join China-led Infrastructure Bank It appears the sea of de-dollarization has reached the shores of Europe. With Australia and UK having already moved in the direction of joining the China-led AIIB, The FT reports that France, Germany, and Italy have now all agreed to join the development bank as ‘pivot to Asia’ appears to […]
Russia Escalates Military Posture: Deploys Strategic Bombers To Crimea, Launches Massive Drills Across Nation
Russia Escalates Military Posture: Deploys Strategic Bombers To Crimea, Launches Massive Drills Across Nation All those who were wondering where Putin had “disappeared” to, and spreading rumors whether it was more likely his girlfriend had given birth in Switzerland or aliens had abducted him, will probably be satisfied if he were to promptly disappear once […]
The Austrian Black Swan Claims Its First Foreign Casualty: German Duesselhyp Collapses, To Be Bailed Out
The Austrian Black Swan Claims Its First Foreign Casualty: German Duesselhyp Collapses, To Be Bailed Out Precisely one week ago in “A Black Swan Lands In Southern Austria: The Ripple Effects Of “Mini-Greece Going Off In The Heartland Of Europe“, when analyzing the consequences of the collapse of Austria’s bad bank, we noted perhaps the […]
