The Sovietization of the American Press – Matt Taibbi, Substack

“There’s No Simple Fix”: Maritime Analyst Mintzmyer Breaks Down What Supply Chain Hell Means

Submitted by Quoth the Raven at QTR’s Fringe Finance. This is part 1 of an exclusive Fringe Finance interview with shipping analyst J Mintzmyer discussing the state of the supply chain in the US, what’s next for the shipping industry and what stocks appeal to him in the difficult-to-understand and cyclical world of shipping. J is a […]

Is there “Just Peace” Underneath Turkish Bayonets? Vladimir Platov New Eastern Outlook

Turkish President Erdoğan, who has long dreamed of restoring the former Ottoman Empire under his rule, including power-based methods, attended the 76th session of the UN General Assembly in a desperately bellicose mood, accompanied, as always, by numerous guards. At the behest of the Turkish leader, this visit was preceded by a propaganda campaign about […]

Russia Consolidates In East Mediterranean – M. K. Bhadrakumar

The curtain is coming down on the brutal 11-year old Syrian conflict, which former US President and Nobel Laureate Barack Obama initiated, as the Arab Spring swept through West Asia two decades ago. The United States has suffered yet another big setback in West Asia as the year 2022 draws to a close. The unfolding […]