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Japan Re-Arms Its Navy: What This Could Mean for the Regional Situation – Vladimir Terehov

The announcement made in early July this year about Japan’s plans to transfer six decommissioned destroyers to the Philippines marked a notable development in the evolving landscape of the Indo-Pacific region, where the current stage of the “Great Global Game” is increasingly shifting its focus. This concerns a report published by The Yomiuri Shimbun on July 7, […]

Why The United States Military Is Clueless When It Comes To Ukraine – Larry Johnson

The two-part Washington Post report on the failed Ukraine counter-offensive was written primarily to blame Ukraine for the debacle and exonerate the United States. My analysis of those articles (here and here) highlighted astounding miscalculations and malpractice by U.S. and NATO advisors. The fundamental flaw is the U.S. military personnel are pretending to have experience that they […]

BRICS Or NATO? G20 Or G77? Summits Debate Changing World Order – Michael Hudson And Pepe Escobar

RADHIKA DESAI: Hello and welcome to the 17th Geopolitical Economy Hour, the show that examines the fast-changing political and geopolitical economy of our times. I’m Radhika Desai. MICHAEL HUDSON: And I’m Michael Hudson. RADHIKA DESAI: And today we are joined once again by the incomparable Pepe Escobar. Welcome back, Pepe. PEPE ESCOBAR: Hi, everybody. Great […]