Open Thread 140, by Anatoly Karlin

This Russia-China Founded Bloc Represents Half The World’s Population And Will Help Forge The New Multipolar World Order – Dmitry Trenin

The international system is going through a deep crisis and the group is poised to achieve greater relevance Over 20 years after it began as an attempt at cooperation between five-Russian led post-Soviet states and an emerging China, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has become a major global institution, representing close to half of the […]

China ramps up investment into countries participating in the New Silk Road initiative RT – Daily news

China’s outbound direct investment (ODI) into countries involved in the ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has continued to increase, expanding 13.8% year-on-year in the first five months of 2021 to $7.43 billion. According to official data, outbound investment into manufacturing and information transmission sectors continued to grow. The manufacturing sector attracted $7.2 billion in […]

Biden Wanted $33B More For Ukraine. Congress Quickly Raised It To $40B. Who Benefits? – Glenn Greenwald

Tens of billions, soon to be much more, are flying out of U.S. coffers to Ukraine as Americans suffer, showing who runs the U.S. Government, and for whose benefit. From the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, the Biden White House has repeatedly announced large and seemingly random amounts of money that […]