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RAND Corp. about US geopolitical feeling: A little nervous, a little bit afraid

11:24 02.05.2023

RAND Corp. about US geopolitical feeling: A little nervous, a little bit afraid

RAND Corp. published a new research “Great-Power Competition and Conflict in the 21st Century Outside the Indo-Pacific and Europe”. Some main points presented on the Corp. site: “Under what conditions could the United States expect to become involved in a secondary-theater conflict in which China, Russia, or both are also …

Depolarization as it is: Let’s call the hypothetical currency the ‘bric’

11:24 02.05.2023

Depolarization as it is: Let’s call the hypothetical currency the ‘bric’

Argentina will start to pay for Chinese imports in yuan rather than dollars, the government announced a measure that aims to relieve the country's dwindling dollar reserves, Reuters reports. In April, it aims to pay around $1 billion of Chinese imports in yuan instead of dollars and thereafter around $790 …

Why does Saudi Arabia need to improve ties with Iran?

11:20 02.05.2023

Why does Saudi Arabia need to improve ties with Iran?

What convinced the Saudis to reverse their unfriendly, if not hostile, stance towards Iran and opt for diplomacy and dialogue? Following the Iran-Saudi Arabia meeting in China and their agreement to restore diplomatic relations after seven years, the region faces a fresh challenge to reset the shady past and open …

So charming! The ex-Prime Minister sent a £12.000 bill for food, wines, ‘towelling robes & slippers, disappeared from Chevening’

11:19 02.05.2023

So charming! The ex-Prime Minister sent a £12.000 bill for food, wines, ‘towelling robes & slippers, disappeared from Chevening’

The former prime minister and former British foreign secretary Liz Truss spent public money on her entertainment, and her guests also appropriated government items from a country residence. Liz Truss was at the centre of an extraordinary row after the Government demanded she pay more than £12,000 following the disappearance …

FT: Gold is Up & dollar Down

10:52 01.05.2023

FT: Gold is Up & dollar Down

30 percent of all nations now deal with sanctions from the United States, the EU, Japan and the UK – up from 10 percent in the early 90s. Results? – US Dollar does down. Today analysts extremely concur that a weakening United States dollar can not perhaps lose its status …

A Western view: China and Russia’s convergence

10:51 01.05.2023

A Western view: China and Russia’s convergence

The long history of Sino-Russian relations since the 1600s suggests that bilateral ties can flourish only while there is a semblance of military, political, and economic balance between the two sides, notes Philip Snow, writer and historian, living in Hong Kong, author of “China and Russia: Four Centuries of Conflict …

British journalist: The five ways to interpret the subject of Ukraine becoming a NATO member

10:50 01.05.2023

British journalist: The five ways to interpret the subject of Ukraine becoming a NATO member

“For Ukraine to become a NATO member at any point, points to a WWIII scenario. Has the NATO boss lost his mind or is the plan of the Americans coming off the rails?” – asks Martin Jay, an award-winning British journalist based in Morocco where he is a correspondent for …

Zelensky and Biden may be on their way out

10:48 01.05.2023

Zelensky and Biden may be on their way out

In the not-too-distant future, Biden may have to hang up his walker and Zelensky may be looking for a job in California, supposes Stephen Bryen, a senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy and at the Yorktown Institute. There is no doubt now that Bakhmut will soon fall to …

“Rule, Britannia! Rule the waves!”: Secret plans from British nuclear submarine found… in a toilet

11:02 30.04.2023

“Rule, Britannia! Rule the waves!”: Secret plans from British nuclear submarine found… in a toilet

Secret nuclear sub plans were found in a toilet cubicle at a Wetherspoons pub (photo). Classified files on £1.3billion HMS Anson had been dropped in The Furness Railway in Barrow, Cumbria, Britain press informs. A source said: “It was lucky a Russian spy didn’t find them.” The files showed the …

The entire US financial system is under threat due to the First Republic Bank fall

11:01 30.04.2023

The entire US financial system is under threat due to the First Republic Bank fall

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and PNC Financial Services Group are bidding to by First Republic Bank after it's expected to be taken over by the government, which is trying to save the bank so that there is no ‘domino reaction’ throughout the financial system. First Republic Bank is one of …

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