Category: Asia

Eurasian Connectivity = End of US Dominance Part 2 (of a 2 Part Series)

How Eurasia Will be Interconnected – BRI version 2.0 Xi had announced that Beijing will hold the 3rd Belt and Road Forum in 2023.  The forum was initially designed to be bi-annual, first held in 2017 and then 2019. 2021 didn’t happen because of Covid-19. The return of the forum signals not only a renewed drive […]

Eurasian Connectivity = End of US Dominance Part 1 (of a 2 Part Series)

The Silk Road started somewhere around 100 AD. Goods travelled from the East to the West. When the Mongol Empire began, capturing the Silk Road and China (the source) helped to increase their Empire. The main artery of this road travelled through Turkey to Europe. When the Turks finally captured Constantinople in 1453, they brought […]

MBS Pivots East Part

In 1929, a border dispute between Jordan and Saudi Arabia led to clashes, with the British backing Jordan. When Standard Oil heard about this, their agents got in touch with Ibn Saud, reached an understanding, and proceeded to bankroll him with gold coins and rifles. This led to increased American-Saudi contacts. In 1932, the Kingdom […]

Russia Raises the Stakes Part 2 (of a 2 Part Series)

Industrial Warfare There is an elephant in the room, that no-one wants to discuss it. This is the reserves of military hardware and ammunition. As can be seen over the past few months, the EU is on the verge of being de-militarized. Even the mighty Pentagon is running dry. The war in Ukraine has proven […]

Russia Raises the Stakes Part 1 (of a 2 Part Series)

Samarkand, Referendums, Mobilization With the conclusion of the SCO summit in Samarkand, Washington is going ballistic. Several plans are being activated to cause disruptions across Eurasia. Developments are increasing at an increasing rate.  We will do a quick but important tour across several vectors. Bear with me. Let us start with Samarkand. Samarkand Following the […]

The SCO – The West’s Worst Nightmare Part 3 (of a 3 Part Series)

2010-2021 BRICS BRICS is the acronym coined to associate five major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The BRICS members are known for their significant influence on world affairs. Since 2009, the governments of the BRICS states have met annually at formal summits. China hosted the most recent 14th BRICS summit on 24 July 2022 virtually. BRICS host […]

The SCO – The West’s Worst Nightmare Part 2 (of a 3 Part Series)

The SCO is Conceived The first target for the two families was Russia- to deconstruct and break into several parts. In this way, control of oil and gas flows will be under Anglo-American control. In 1994, a new pipeline was proposed that would eventually become the TBC pipeline. This was achieved after the two families […]

The SCO – The West’s Worst Nightmare Part 1 (of a 3 Part Series)

Part 1  Several factors converged to start the colonial empires of Europe. In 1453, the Ottomans conquered Constantinople (Istanbul). The Silk Road transporting goods between east and west intersected Istanbul-which gave it a huge advantage in global trade. In 1493/5 the Muslims and Jews were thrown out of Spain, when the Christian ruler. Ferdinand defeated […]

Six Months into the War – Analyses & Update Part 2 (of a 4 Part Series)

Facts on the Ground  Five months ago, on February 24th, Russia began what she called a “special military operation” (SMO). In very simple terms, this is what Russia has achieved so far: Ukraine has lost about 20% of its territory, about 3 thousand towns and villages, half of the gross national product, and a third […]

Six Months into the War – Analyses & Update Part 3 (of a 4 Part Series)

The Collective West AKA ZONE A Five months ago, on February 24th, Russia began what she called a “special military operation” (SMO). In very simple terms, this is what Russia has achieved so far: Ukraine has lost about 20% of its territory, about 3 thousand towns and villages, half of the gross national product, and […]

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