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The ‘Economic collapse’ blog: This is the end of a mega-cycle

11:06 11.06.2023

The ‘Economic collapse’ blog: This is the end of a mega-cycle

“Have we finally reached the end of the road?” – an American ‘Economic collapse’ blog puts the question. When it comes to the economy, most of us focus on short-term cycles. In recent years there have been times when the economy has been growing and there have been times when …

How Su-30 has intercepted the F-35: “He came almost out of nowhere”

11:04 11.06.2023

How Su-30 has intercepted the F-35: “He came almost out of nowhere”

It is possible that a Russian Su-30 used electronic warfare systems during an interception of an F-35 over the Baltic, confesses a ‘Bulgarian military’ site. The background is as follows: on April 30, 2022, NATO began to respond to the Russian special military operation in Ukraine. To ‘ensure the security …

BRICS+ as a substantial and credible alternative to Western hegemony

11:03 11.06.2023

BRICS+ as a substantial and credible alternative to Western hegemony

On Aug. 22, about 2½ months from today, the most significant development in international finance since 1971 will be unveiled. It involves the rollout of a major new currency that could weaken the role of the dollar in global payments and ultimately displace the U.S. dollar as the leading payment …

Kakhovka dam breach as a ‘perfect crime’

11:02 11.06.2023

Kakhovka dam breach as a ‘perfect crime’

The breach in the Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper River in war-ravaged Ukraine is no doubt a catastrophe of colossal proportions, a veritable ecological and human disaster that may outlive the war itself, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar, Indian Ambassador and prominent international observer. However, the striking thing about the White …

As Ukrainian counteroffensive begins, NATO moves closer to direct intervention

17:38 10.06.2023

As Ukrainian counteroffensive begins, NATO moves closer to direct intervention

The Ukrainian army’s 33rd Mechanized Brigade and 47th Assault Brigade massed their Leopard tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles for a powerful assault on Russian positions two miles south of Mala Tokmachka in southern Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Oblast on or before Thursday morning, writes Forbs. A dense minefield lay between the Ukrainians …

GAO report: The United States has big problems in creating new weapons

8:20 10.06.2023

GAO report: The United States has big problems in creating new weapons

The Pentagon faces a delay of at least a year in its timetable to deploy the new $96 billion intercontinental ballistic missile that’s central to modernizing the US nuclear arsenal, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO’s 259-page compendium of major defense acquisition programs found that more than …

Analysis on Kakhovka Dam breach: The partners assigned Ukraine the role of a "kamikaze" country

8:19 10.06.2023

Analysis on Kakhovka Dam breach: The partners assigned Ukraine the role of a "kamikaze" country

Now that almost a day has passed and the event has settled in, we can draw some conclusions or at least ask some informed questions about the whos and whys, the cui bonos, writes an author of ‘Simplicius76” war strategies, geopolitical analysis blog. The biggest question on everyone’s mind is …

Here comes the Hungaro-Austrian Empire

8:18 10.06.2023

Here comes the Hungaro-Austrian Empire

Austrian Interior Minister Herbert Kickl.Photo: EPA-EFE Austrian politician Herbert Kickl is a pro-Russian, anti-American conspiracy theorist who champions horse dewormer as a remedy for COVID-19 and wants to turn the Alpine country into a “fortress” against migration. He’s also the odds-on favorite to become his country’s next leader and Europe’s …

White House anxiously watches Ukraine’s counteroffensive, seeing the Biden’s reputation at stake

8:17 10.06.2023

White House anxiously watches Ukraine’s counteroffensive, seeing the Biden’s reputation at stake

Senior U.S. officials are convinced that future support for the Ukraine war — and President Joe Biden’s global reputation — hinges on the success of Ukraine’s counteroffensive. Succeed and Western military and economic aid will flow. Stumble or fail to meet expectations, and that support will likely dry up, sparking …

Blinken dismisses calls for a ceasefire, says US must build up Ukraine’s military

11:51 09.06.2023

Blinken dismisses calls for a ceasefire, says US must build up Ukraine’s military

The Secretary of State called for Washington to continue to put militarism before diplomacy, notes Kyle Anzalone, a opinion editor of ‘Antiwar.com’. The US will focus its efforts on arming Ukraine and not attempting to bring the war to a negotiated settlement, America’s top diplomat said. Secretary of State Antony …

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