9 Pakistan First, Pakistan is the most viable overland access where the US can reconnect with Central Asia, which is rich in energy resources. As Russia is waging war in Ukraine and China is squeezing trade in the region, Washington requires other access points into Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and so on. The Central Asian countries […]
6 Iran “Potentially, the most dangerous scenario would be a grand coalition of China, Russia, and perhaps Iran, an “anti- hegemonic” coalition united not by ideology but by complementary grievances. It would be reminiscent in scale and scope of the challenge once posed by the Sino-Soviet bloc, though this time China would likely be the […]
The Baltics Russia uses the Baltic Sea for its maritime trade, like oil and gas. It also houses several naval bases, especially Murmansk- which also houses its Northern Fleet. Both London and New York are actively working to blockade the Baltic Sea, in order to curtail its exports. The second reason is to blockade its […]
1 BRICS – from an Economic Project to a Geopolitical Force 2 The SCO 3 Tariff Wars 4 Oil Wars 5 Russia 6 Iran 7 China 8 India 9 Pakistan 10 Brazil 11 Venezuela 12 South Africa 13 Commodities vs. Paper Money (aka the real economy vs. a parallel financial economy) 14 The Future of […]
5 Emergences of Two Divergent Trade Blocs How would a China-oriented trade bloc and a US-oriented one will differ and the implications of this for the world? China’s installed electricity capacity, see above graph, is astounding. Annual demand for electricity in China equals to 1 Germany a year, while production capacity increases by 2 Germany’s […]
Should China succeed, the U.S. would lose its ‘magic weapon’ of monetary dominance. For the United States, it is fundamentally an economic defeat. The sanctions policy showed that the financial power of the West was not omnipotent. The Americans were reminded of the fragility of their military industry. The people at the Pentagon know very […]
1 The China Story 2 BRI-A techtonic shift in the global balance of power 3 Wall Street eyes China’s financial sector 4 China vs. America 5 Emergence of 2 trade Blocs 6 The Beijing military parade 7 The SCO summit 8 Leadership qualities British-Backed Strategic Thrusts against China In the early 1990s, London is determined […]
7 Tensions at the Brink Both governments face mounting internal pressure to escalate. In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration is grounded in hardline Hindu nationalism, leaving little room for retreat. In Pakistan, the military remains the dominant political force and may view escalation as a political lifeline amid economic turmoil and post-coup instability following […]
3 London & the “Gujarat Mafia “aka “India Inc.” When the British occupied India, their aim was to replace Muslim leadership with Hindu leadership, both in politics and business. For a century, two families were built up to serve this aim. These were the Tata and Birla families. Tata went into industry, while Birla went […]
1 Background 2 Water wars 3 London & the “Gujarat Mafia “ 4 When Hindutva meets Zionism 5 China’s BRI Project 6 Recent developments 7 Tensions on the brink 8 Indian mass delusion syndromes on full display 9 The Bangladesh threat to India 1 Background At the end of World War 2, in 1945, the […]
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