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“Observateur Continental”: Russia is working for the long term

11:30 17.05.2023

“Observateur Continental”: Russia is working for the long term

The fury of the West is growing all the more that the vast majority of the world has clearly refused to join the initiatives of the NATO axis against Russia. Moreover, processes are unfolding before our eyes that the Atlanticist establishment thought they would not have to watch for many …

The deafening silence of intellectuals in the face of growing global conflicts

11:29 17.05.2023

The deafening silence of intellectuals in the face of growing global conflicts

In the face of growing global conflicts the most incomprehensible silence is that of the intellectuals. Silence is nothing short of complicity with the masters of war, reflects in his notes Boaventura de Sousa Santos, a emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. Europe is witnessing …

A new Washington Consensus?

11:27 17.05.2023

A new Washington Consensus?

Major shifts in the US economic and industrial strategy have been announced in a speech by the US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, a key member of the Biden team. The fact that a national security advisor talks economic strategy indicates that US economic policy will be dominated by geo-strategic …

American view: “Shoplifting has been a sin, a crime, a confession of sexual repression…”

11:26 17.05.2023

American view: “Shoplifting has been a sin, a crime, a confession of sexual repression…”

Retail theft is now said to be responsible for $45 billion in annual losses in the U.S., according to one trade association, a figure whose recent growth reflects the disruptions of the pandemic era and the rise of online retail, which has made it easier to resell stolen items, informs …

Vassily Nebenzia: “What about your commitment to the protection of civilians?”

13:03 16.05.2023

Vassily Nebenzia: “What about your commitment to the protection of civilians?”

Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia (photo) made a statement at UNSC briefing on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. There are some important points: - Before I start, I must flag the hypocrisy behind the convening of this Security Council meeting on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. No such meetings of the …

FT: The USD is losing its market share as a reserve currency

11:39 16.05.2023

FT: The USD is losing its market share as a reserve currency

FT released a comment under a strange title “Dollar :-(“. They write: “We tend to be sceptical of “RIP DOLLAR!!!” chatter, as the US currency enjoys the mother of all network effects. But Stephen Jen’s latest note raises some interesting points. Jen is a very well-known currency analyst. At Morgan …

Is there a geopolitical European Union?

11:37 16.05.2023

Is there a geopolitical European Union?

It is a very interesting and objective analysis of the policy of the European Union, which was made by Klaus Dräger, Cologne, Germany, a long-time political adviser on employment and social affairs for the left-wing group in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL). He writes: On taking office as President of the …

India plays on all Geopolitics boards

11:35 16.05.2023

India plays on all Geopolitics boards

As a bridge between the democratic and the “autocratic” world we actually bring special value to the SCO at one level, and at another, we are a voice of moderation in the organisation and exercise a restraining influence on it becoming overtly anti-western in its agenda, writes Kanwal Sibal, a …

WP: Zelensky, in private, plots bold attacks inside Russia, leak shows

12:02 15.05.2023

WP: Zelensky, in private, plots bold attacks inside Russia, leak shows

U.S. intercepts reveal the Ukrainian’s leader’s the aggressive instincts, a marked contrast to his public-facing image as the stoic statesman weathering Russia’s brutal onslaught, writes “The Washington Post”. Behind closed doors, Ukraine’s leader has proposed going in a more audacious direction — occupying Russian villages to gain leverage over Moscow, …

Russia may build a village for American conservatives. Why not?

12:00 15.05.2023

Russia may build a village for American conservatives. Why not?

“A Kremlin-controlled media outlet reported that there are plans to build a village for conservative Americans and Canadians who want to live in Russia,” informs ‘Newsweek’ without any joy. Newsweek magazine publishes this beautiful photo of Moscow as evidence of where conservative Americans should move. Shuld note that there are …

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