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‘The Guardian’ on Iran and Saudi Arabia: “A cautious start”

10:29 18.03.2023

‘The Guardian’ on Iran and Saudi Arabia: “A cautious start”

“Perhaps the first major diplomatic example of a post-America Middle East,” wrote one analyst, whose words ‘The Guardian’ editorial cites. This analyst was describing Iran and Saudi Arabia’s agreement last week to resume diplomatic relations – a surprise to most observers, and something of a coup for China, which brokered …

Russia is on the side of Assad and Arab leaders bring Syria back - 'in from the cold'

13:08 17.03.2023

Russia is on the side of Assad and Arab leaders bring Syria back - 'in from the cold'

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a meeting with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad at the Kremlin where they discussed the political situation in Syria, international terrorism as well as issues of bilateral and humanitarian cooperation, TASS informs. The Russian leader recalled that through the joint efforts the two countries managed …

Vladimir Putin: “We see the positive trends in the Russian economy gaining strength”

10:35 17.03.2023

Vladimir Putin: “We see the positive trends in the Russian economy gaining strength”

Vladimir Putin took part in the annual congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. The President of Russia made some important points concerning the actual state of Russian economy and cooperation with foreign courtiers: -These are challenges that neither Russia nor probably any other country in the world …

The American Thinker: “West needs to change course in Ukraine, and fast”

10:30 17.03.2023

The American Thinker: “West needs to change course in Ukraine, and fast”

One tries to read widely on the state of the Ukraine war, though it’s extremely difficult to cut through the fog of propaganda and obvious lies. But slowly, the picture of a determined, slow-moving, grinding, painful Russian victory emerges. Ukrainian casualties are almost certainly at unbearable, unsustainable levels, notes ‘The …

NYP: The US dollar has become an at-risk currency

10:30 17.03.2023

NYP: The US dollar has become an at-risk currency

While a chorus of experts still insists that there’s no alternative to the dollar, this is untrue. The dollar will dominate as long as it serves the interest of those who use it. Once the dollar begins placing assets at risk, alternative tools of commerce are certain to emerge. And …

POLITICO: The U.S.-Ukraine war unity is slowly cracking apart

10:39 16.03.2023

POLITICO: The U.S.-Ukraine war unity is slowly cracking apart

More than a year into the war, there are growing differences behind the scenes between Washington and Kyiv on war aims, and potential flashpoints loom on how, and when, the conflict will end, writes POLITICO. Publicly, there has been little separation between Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, an alliance …

Commissioner for Armed Forces: Germany's military 'has too little of everything'

10:38 16.03.2023

Commissioner for Armed Forces: Germany's military 'has too little of everything'

The upgrade of Germany’s armed forces is proceeding at such a sluggish pace it will take 50 years to complete if it continues at its current speed, according to an annual report on the state of the Bundeswehr. Eva Högl, the parliamentary commissioner for the armed forces, singled out the …

SVB fall: “This is the financial catastrophe, but it’s just getting started”

18:34 15.03.2023

SVB fall: “This is the financial catastrophe, but it’s just getting started”

SVB passed its stress tests with flying colors. It also passed its FDIC examinations, its financial audits, and its state regulatory audits. SVB published its 2022 annual financial report after the market closed on January 19, 2023. This is the same financial report where they posted $15 billion in unrealized …

$‘Strategic Intelligence’ editor: The world is far more fractured than the U.S. anticipated$

11:30 15.03.2023

‘Strategic Intelligence’ editor: The world is far more fractured than the U.S. anticipated

The U.S. has led the most aggressive sanctions regime ever in its efforts to punish Russia. But, a large part of the rest of the world has refused to join the U.S./EU/NATO financial sanctions. This was best evidenced at the recent G20 finance ministers summit conference held in Bengaluru, India, …

Ukraine war and Middle East

11:28 15.03.2023

Ukraine war and Middle East

Emboldened by the independent foreign policies of Western allies Israel and Turkey, more countries in the region are weighing where their own interests lie, notes Gilles Kepel, author of more than 20 books on the Middle East, North Africa, Islam in France and Europe, adviser of senior European and Arab …

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