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Russian Oil Production Hits Post-Soviet Record
Russian Oil Production Hits Post-Soviet Record While there has been no love-loss between the U.S. and Russia in recent years, news coming out of Moscow yesterday was sure to cheer the most ardent Russian naysayers in both Washington and especially the U.S. energy patch. A Russian government official, according to a Bloomberg report, asking to […]
China Summons US Ambassador Over Sanctions Scandal
China Summons US Ambassador Over Sanctions Scandal China’s foreign ministry summoned the US ambassador on Saturday to lodge an official protest over the sanctions imposed by the United States against a Chinese military organization for buying Russian fighter jets and missiles, state media reported. The announcement came just hours after a Chinese defense ministry spokesman […]
Unipolar Moments Never Last More Than a Moment
Unipolar Moments Never Last More Than a Moment American leaders, politicians, policymakers and pundits are fond of talking about the “Unipolar Moment” and “Hyper Power” position that they imagine the United States enjoys in the world. Totally lacking from this fantasy are any inconvenient historical facts. The US Unipolar Moment (insofar as it existed at […]
China Threatens US With “Consequences” If It Does Not “Immediately” Revoke Sanctions Over Russian Weapons Deal
China Threatens US With “Consequences” If It Does Not “Immediately” Revoke Sanctions Over Russian Weapons Deal Just hours after Beijing called off trade talks with the US in the biggest escalation of the trade feud between the two nations, the war of words between China and the US ratcheted up on Saturday, when Beijing lashed […]
US Nuclear Safety: A Critical Problem That Has Largely Been Kept Out of the Public Eye
US Nuclear Safety: A Critical Problem That Has Largely Been Kept Out of the Public Eye The issue of nuclear safety has been a hot topic in the second half of 2018. It has just been discussed in detail at the 62nd International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) conference in Geneva, which was held Sept. 17-21. The international […]
“The US Will Bear Responsibility”: China Furious After US Sanctions Beijing For Buying Russian Weapons
“The US Will Bear Responsibility”: China Furious After US Sanctions Beijing For Buying Russian Weapons It has been barely two weeks since China joined Russia in the “Vostok” war games, the largest display of Eurasian military might since 1981 when the Soviet Union was still a global superpower, and already the US has found an […]
Has Russia Given Up on the West?
Has Russia Given Up on the West? By the end of his second term, President Ronald Reagan, who had called the Soviet Union an “evil empire,” was strolling through Red Square with Russians slapping him on the back. Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive. And how have we husbanded the fruits of […]
The Skripal Affair – Another False Flag in NATO Litany to Criminalize Russia
The Skripal Affair – Another False Flag in NATO Litany to Criminalize Russia If we start from a premise which understands that Britain and its NATO allies are capable of mounting false flag events in Syria with chemical weapons, then it is entirely possible that British secret services carried out a similar propaganda stunt in […]
Decoding Putin’s Response to Attack in Syria
Decoding Putin’s Response to Attack in Syria The fog of war and geopolitics makes initial responses to the attack on Russian and Syrian forces recently difficult to assess. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s response seemed timid and was at odds with statements from his Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and more recent statements from Russia’s Foreign Ministry. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The U.S. Calls On Russia To Cap Soaring Oil Prices
The U.S. Calls On Russia To Cap Soaring Oil Prices As crucial mid-term congressional elections in November draw near, the Trump administration is feeling the heat over higher oil prices. London-traded global oil benchmark Brent breached the $80 per barrel price point on Wednesday, its highest level since May 2. NYMEX-traded U.S. oil benchmark West […]
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 […]
