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 […]
Continues from Part 2, https://behindthenews.co.za/the-5-major-power-centers-globally-part-1-of-a-3-part-series/ London For the past 500 years, Europe has been the epicenter of global conflicts or their instigator. Today, its independent military potential is depleted – both economically and socially. To rebuild, Europe would need years of aggressive militarization, which would impoverish its citizens. Western European leaders seem determined to ensure […]
1 New York 2 London 3 Moscow 4 Beijing 5 Riyadh Into this “new world”, that has begun this month (remember, we said in September last year that in “six months from now, the world will be a different place”; well, we are here now). Global Power Centers There are five global power centers; meaning […]
The story continues from part 1 5 The Unipolar Period – (1990-2020) With the collapse of the Soviet Union, in 1991, the US emerged without any rivals, to contest it for global domination. The American financier elite, centered in New York, planned a final push to secure their position in the world. Their reasoning […]
The story continues from Part 1 … 4. The West in Panic The national security establishment fears a Russian victory in Ukraine. It would constitute a major setback in America’s security strategy and would be a blow, even a fatal one, to NATO. Meanwhile NATO is far behind Russia in weapons, manpower and industrial might. […]
Running Out of Options At present the dollar and euro-based financial system aka the Trans-Atlantic financial system, is hopelessly insolvent. Not only is it insolvent, but absolutely beyond salvage. The primary cause is that the banks have become like a financial casino through the use and abuse of derivatives- a huge black hole suffocating the […]
Following the 2008 financial crash, the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates to nearly zero. Banks then lent this money to favored clients, who then used this “free money” to speculate on the stock and commodity markets, earning a higher returns than what they were borrowing. Their hope was that these profits would go a long […]
It has been 4 months since Ukraine began the counter-offensive, this time with a large infusion of NATO equipment. The Russian Ministry of Defense, meanwhile, has revealed that Ukraine has suffered a staggering 90,000 battlefield deaths since the start of the – failed – counteroffensive four months ago. Then add nearly 600 tanks and more than […]
Since our last report – end August – about the facts on the war in Ukraine, we now update you on key events on this war that has occurred over the past 4 months – September till end December 2022. After a slow grind for much of the summer, events have begun to accelerate, calling […]
It is increasingly evident to all but the morally blind that the political, economic and military leadership of the declining Anglo-American Empire have gone collectively mad. Under the guise of punishing Russia and China through illegal sanctions, including the theft of monies deposited in the Western banking system, the Anglo-American bloc, via NATO, are intentionally […]
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