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03.07.2022
Washington Plunges the World into Total Chaos
Today, politicians and common people in all countries expressly say that the United States is losing its influence on the global stage. Even The Washington Times, by publishing the results of the new survey conducted by Pew Research Center, acknowledges that the prevailing opinion among the US nationals is that America is definitely a loser […]
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01.07.2022
Washington’s Partnership (for Primacy) in Blue Pacific
In Washington’s ongoing efforts to confront and contain China’s rise on the global stage, it has announced yet another bloc, the “Partnership in Blue Pacific.” The Financial Times in a recent article titled, “US and allies launch initiative to help Pacific Island nations,” would claim, regarding the stated objective of the new bloc, that: The […]
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01.07.2022
The End of the “Blue House” and the Beginning of the “Yongsan Era”
On June 19, 2022, ROK President Yoon Suk-yeol hosted a “housewarming” in the courtyard of the presidential office in central Seoul, inviting some 400 neighbors and others to celebrate the move. Sunday’s event included a flea market and street food with small vendors working around the presidential residence. “I thank you for allowing me and […]
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30.06.2022
How the GCC is Benefitting from the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Military conflicts are a deadly – and costly – business, especially for those who fight them directly. But these conflicts also benefit others directly and indirectly. Those involved in the military-industrial complex benefit from both actual and potential conflicts. This has been the most famous story in the US and continues to be in the […]
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30.06.2022
China-Solomon Islands Relations will Change the Balance of Powers in the Pacific
In April 2022, the world learned that China and the Solomon Islands had concluded a framework security treaty allowing China to deploy its naval forces in a small but strategically important nation in Oceania, just 2,000 km off the coast of the largest state in the South Pacific, Australia. At this point, however, the Chinese […]
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30.06.2022
Arab World on the Eve of Joe Biden’s Visit
The Arab world seems to be not only making successful attempts at unification, but also seeking to play a more active role on the international arena. And here Russia’s plans to transform the selfish unipolar world into a multipolar one, where the interests of all countries, including the Arab states, would be fully taken into […]
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29.06.2022
The Plan Emerges: America’s Leadership Will “Dismantle Russia” for Good
“The Russian Federation just came out with a new strategy entitled “Destroying America: A Moral Imperative.” Okay, not really. But the United States is intent on exactly this strategy for “dealing with” Russia. However, the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) version is titled “Decolonizing Russia.” Apparently, the plan is not to utterly […]
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29.06.2022
Russia is Left with Few Options Other than to Defend Itself, “As Always!”
One prince rides out from the West, the other from the East, destined to do battle until Judgment Day decrees there must come a time of peace. Ancient legends have always fascinated me, and it has always seemed that this is always with us: the past, the present and the future all knotted together in […]
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29.06.2022
No End to the Chronicles of the Taiwan Issue
In the new commentary on the most significant developments one way or another related to the Taiwan issue, first of all it is worth re-emphasizing what in the author’s view is the most important thing. Namely, despite the continuing general trend of thickening clouds in the picture reflecting the issue, there are still glimpses of […]
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29.06.2022
South Korea becomes 7th Full-fledged Space Power
On June 21, 2022, a 200-tonne South Korean space launch vehicle (KSLV-II), or Nuri, finally took off from the Naro spaceport in Goheung County, Jeollanam-do Province. The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) announced that all tasks of the flight had been completed. On June 22, KARI established two-way […]
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28.06.2022
Russia and Israeli Exceptionalism
After years of indiscriminate bombing of Syrian infrastructure by Israel, it was reported, in mid-May 2022 that Russia fired a “warning shot” S-300 missile “near” Israeli planes. These planes were attacking a military facility near Latakia and, as is generally the case, collateral damage, meaning dead civilians, are the norm. In fact, I just received […]
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28.06.2022
What is President Biden Looking for in the Middle East?
A “dramatic and landmark” decision has finally been made in Washington on Joe Biden’s visit to the Middle East. The White House made generalities, announcing that the US President would visit Israel and Saudi Arabia on July 13-16 to meet with officials and discuss a range of issues, including Israel’s growing “security and prosperity and […]