The Multipolar World Order (yes, it's here)

[Eva2]

'ILLUMINATI LEAKED 1967 RECORDING EXPLAINS IT ALL! '

Some history on rolling out the NWO going back to 1760 and Albert Pike

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[pounamuknight]

Some history on rolling out the NWO going back to 1760 and Albert Pike

Thanks :thumbsup: for a very good reminder from Myron Fagan's 1967 recordings (https://odysee.com/@dynosarus:c/ILLUMINATI-LEAKED-1967-RECORDING-EXPLAINS-IT-ALL!-🔥:6) about psychopathic plots against humanity. A good Avalon page goes deeper in to it here (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?98578-Myron-Fagan-Exposes-Luciferian-Rothschild-Illuminati-Agenda)

Albert Pike's 1871 letter (https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/sociopol_masonsknightstemplar15.htm)hatching out plans for a war between Jewish and Muslim folk could easily fit in our Israel vs Palestine: a New Middle East War (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?122055-Israel-vs-Palestine-a-New-Middle-East-War) and Israel and Iran in conflict (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?123001-Israel-and-Iran-in-conflict) threads

There's debate over its authenticity (https://ac.news/albert-pikes-letter-outlining-the-illuminatis-plan-for-three-world-wars-is-it-genuine/). But the way geopolitics is playing out right now, the letter is super creepy! :worried:


The Third World War must be fomented by taking advantage of the differences caused by the agentur of the Illuminati between the political Zionists and the leaders of Islamic World. The war must be conducted in such a way that Islam (the Moslem Arabic World) and political Zionism (the State of Israel) mutually destroy each other.

However, I think a multipolar world maybe scuppering it. I mean, there's an active push to stop a war escalating out of control in the Middle East; between "political Zionists and the leaders of Islamic World" according to Pike's letter

We see it in Russia stopping Israel dropping a tactical nuke on Iran's electrical grid (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?123001-Israel-and-Iran-in-conflict&p=1610317&viewfull=1#post1610317), in South Africa ICJ case vs. Israel (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/29/south-africa-files-case-at-icj-accusing-israel-of-genocidal-acts-in-gaza), and South African investigations (https://orientalreview.su/2024/01/01/genocidal-tremors-taking-israel-to-the-international-court-of-justice/) that led to ICC arrest warrants (https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/05/israel-opt-icc-applications-for-arrest-warrants-for-netanyahu-sinwar-and-other-senior-israeli-and-hamas-officials-crucial-step-towards-justice/) sought against Israeli & Hamas leaders

Then there's Brazil (https://www.rt.com/news/592705-brazil-ambassador-israel-lula/) and other multipolar countries (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/chile-and-colombia-recall-their-ambassadors-to-israel-while-bolivia-severs-diplomatic-ties) cutting diplomatic ties with Israel. And finally China's 5-Step Plan (https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202311/30/WS6567e6c3a31090682a5f0b3f.html) released at the UNSC for a ceasefire/end to the Israel/Hamas War and a viable Two State solution

We're in epic times where an evolving multipolar world seems to be pushing back, imo. Watch this time & space :sherlock:

[Ravenlocke]

https://tass.com/politics/1793251

About 20 to 25 states to attend BRICS Council of Foreign Ministers meeting — envoy

Pavel Knyazev noted that Russia currently "receives replies" from friendly countries, invited to the Council meeting
MOSCOW, May 24. /TASS/. Russia expects that about 20 to 25 countries will attend the meeting of the BRICS Council of Foreign Ministers in Nizhny Novgorod, including the ten BRICS member states, Russian Ambassador-at-large, Russia’s su-Sherpa at the BRICS Pavel Knyazev told reporters.

"We expect that there will be a total of 20-25 countries at the Council meeting, including BRICS member states," he said.

The envoy noted that Russia currently "receives replies" from friendly countries, invited to the Council meeting.

Previously, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Russia’s Sherpa at the BRICS Sergey Ryabkov said that Russia invited a large group of BRICS friendly countries to the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers in Nizhny Novgorod, which will take place on June 10-11.

[Vicus]

A clash of values: How the Western woke agenda is pushing nations towards multipolarity


Lucas Leiroz
Strategic Culture Foundation
Wed, 22 May 2024

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With the advancement of issues such as LGBT and queer ideology, conservatives, traditionalists and all groups opposed to Western madness are uniting for geopolitical reconfiguration.


The entire Western world seems to have joined a collective madness. The so-called "woke agenda" has become a kind of basic principle for all of humanity. Trans and LGBT agenda, liberal feminism and all kinds of anti-traditional ideology seem to be more important than any other issue for politicians and state officials in the West.


More than that, these agendas are even being militarized. Recently, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg stated that the Atlantic military alliance is willing to fight against homophobia and transphobia. In practice, he is simply advancing an agenda that has long been planned by American and European "woke" strategists, which is to establish conditions for the use of force against conservative and traditional nations.

Conservative heads of state have become central enemies of the West in recent years. Until some time ago, pragmatism still predominated in international relations, with domestic moral issues being ignored in Western-allied countries. Saudi Arabia, for example, is a country internationally recognized for imposing extremely strict moral and religious rules, and yet it has always been a great ally of the U.S. However, the situation is rapidly changing.


Saudi Arabia itself was one of the first victims of the Biden administration's woke anger. The democratic leader created a series of tensions with the Gulf monarchy due to not agreeing with the country's internal traditions and trying to adapt it to the globalist model of liberal democracy. This was even a vital factor for the Saudis to begin a process of broader cooperation with multipolar powers - which resulted in the peace agreement with Iran brokered by China.

Clearly, Western countries want to build a global order of universal woke values. The "rules" of the world order will also include LGBT and trans agenda. The objective is to take liberal ideology to its ultimate consequences in all countries, extinguishing any traditions, religions or moral values. This seems to be the new phase of the eternal liberal utopia.

More than that, at the domestic level, Western countries are progressively worsening their persecution against conservative-minded ordinary people. On the territory of the Russian Federation, there is a constant and growing arrival of American and European refugees who want to leave their homelands simply because they cannot raise their children without the imposition of a brutal woke ideological agenda. The gender dictatorship and LGBT fascism are generating a wave of migration, already having effects similar to those of major wars and catastrophes.

All of this has great geopolitical relevance. When we analyze the BRICS, we see the group as a true coalition of regional powers whose central common characteristic is the existence of a civilizational value. With Orthodox Russia, Confucian China, Hindu India, Shiite Iran, multi-millennial Egypt, and others, the BRICS prove to be a bloc capable of bringing together civilizations, religions and moral values, which will never be subject to the grotesque "innovations" of the West.

The BRICS, by proposing a geopolitical configuration based on pragmatic and depoliticized international relations, without interventionism in the internal affairs of different civilizations, are simply creating a global alternative to the woke world dictatorship. Only by acting together, in coalition, will the people of the world be able to neutralize the constant and aggressive advance of ultra-liberal ideologies in the West.

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https://www.sott.net/article/491665-A-clash-of-values-How-the-Western-woke-agenda-is-pushing-nations-towards-multipolarity

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URL="https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/sociopol_masonsknightstemplar15.htm"]Albert Pike's 1871 letter [/URL]hatching out plans for a war between Jewish and Muslim folk could easily fit in our Israel vs Palestine: a New Middle East War (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?122055-Israel-vs-Palestine-a-New-Middle-East-War) and Israel and Iran in conflict (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?123001-Israel-and-Iran-in-conflict) threads

There's debate over its authenticity (https://ac.news/albert-pikes-letter-outlining-the-illuminatis-plan-for-three-world-wars-is-it-genuine/).



Not really; it's straight garbage (https://freemasonry.bcy.ca/anti-masonry/pike_mazzini.html):



The following quotes, taken from conspiracy theorists Edith Starr Miller and William Guy Carr, have been demonstrated to be a continuation of a lengthy hoax perpetrated by Leo Taxil between 1885 and 1897.

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It cannot be stressed too strongly that these claimed excerpts from a non-existent correspondence are not supported by any documentation. Internal evidence, the language and subject matter, clearly suggest a much later creation date.


Taxil is, of course, playing a joke, to excite the gullible public.

If we want to ask why it is "true in character", that would get a different answer than the one doled out by British Fascists.

Anti-Masonry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Masonic_Party#:~:text=Anti%2DMasons%20were%20opponents%20of,involved%20in%20government%20as%20corrup t.) is a specific American political party, which merged into the Whig Party (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whig_Party_(United_States)), who supported a national bank in opposition to Jackson's Agricultural Economy.

This stuff is the language of the Nazis, or the Wall Street bankers, or both.

Whereas it is relatively easy to find a plan of two "world wars" which have happened, which has almost nothing to do with Masonry, and just about everything to do with Nazis and Wall Street bankers.

As far as why Abrahamists can't get along, I suppose you could call that "even more dangerous", because they have developed exterminative cults and kingdoms since 900 B. C. E., still taking effect.


Here are just a few excerpts on Baroness E. S. Miller's Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201994017/edith-starr-paget):


Edith grew up in New York City, born to one of its wealthiest families, one that Mrs Astor added without question to her "Four Hundred".

Almeric and Edith's views became increasingly pro-fascist and they became obsessed with astrology too. At the same time as coming to England, Edith read "Le Diable au XIXe siècle (The Devil in the 19th Century)" written by 'Dr Bataille' (Leo Taxil). She took it entirely to heart and then determined to understand occult philosophy and expose the secret, satanic societies (in her mind masonry, judaism etc.) that she supposed were controlling society as a whole while advancing "the agenda of the super-rich".


Find her knowledgeable and trustworthy?

Even though attempting to criticize Pike, her book (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Starr_Miller):


...has two chapters that express praise for the mission of the Ku Klux Klan.


What? It is *possible* that Pike *may* have interacted with the first Klan, which was, rather, a small but temporary discussion group, which was disintegrated, and its name then re-used for the white sheet guys and their blatant racist activity that Miller recommends.

On the other hand, Mazzini did, indeed, sow the seeds of perpetual violence, at the will of Lord Palmerston. And this Starr Miller or Queenborough or whatever, is just furthering his dream, Rule Britannia. This is what we are still dealing with, the "mono-polar order" or the dreaded "one world government" she believed she was working against.

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🇹🇭 The Thai government has approved the country's draft letter of intent to become a member of BRICS.

"At the Cabinet meeting, it was decided to approve a draft letter expressing Thailand's intention to join as a member of the BRICS group of countries with the approval of the prime minister or a representative designated by the prime minister."


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https://www.unz.com/pescobar/russia-sco-brics-the-normalization-of-afghanistan/

Russia, SCO, BRICS: The normalization of Afghanistan, by Pepe Escobar - The Unz Review


The whole Russia-Taliban affair involves a humongous package – encompassing oil, gas, minerals and loads of rail connectivity.

This past Sunday in Doha, I had a meeting with three high-level representatives of the Taliban Political Office in Qatar, including a founding member of the body (in 2012) and a key official of the previous Taliban government of 1996-2001. By mutual consent, their names should not be made public.

The cordial meeting was brokered by Professor Sultan Barakat, who teaches at the College of Public Policy at Hamad bin Khalifa University – set in an outstanding, immaculate campus outside of Doha which attracts students from across the Global South. Prof. Barakat is one of those very few – discreet – players who knows everything that matters in West Asia, and in his case, also in the intersection of Central and South Asia.

With my three Taliban interlocutors, we talked extensively about the challenges of the new Taliban era, new development projects, the role of Russia-China, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). They were particularly curious about Russia, and posed several questions.

Professor Barakat is working on a parallel angle. He is conducting the work of the Afghanistan Future Thought Forum, whose 9th session took place in Oslo in mid-May, and was attended by 28 Afghans – men and women – as well as an array of diplomats of Iran, Pakistan, India, China, Turkey, U.S., UK and EU, among others.

The key discussions at the forum revolve around the extremely complex issue of the Taliban engagement with that fuzzy entity, the “international community”. In Doha, I directly asked my three interlocutors what is the Taliban’s number one priority: “The end of sanctions”, they replied.

For that to happen, the UN Security Council must overturn its 2003 decision of designating several members of the Taliban as a terrorist organization; and simultaneously, discrimination/demonization/sanctions by Washington need to go. As it stands, that remains an immensely tall order.

The forum – the next session should be held in Kabul, possibly in the Fall – is patiently working step by step. It’s a matter of successive concessions from both sides, building trust, and for that it’s essential to appoint an UN-recognized mediator, or “adviser for normalization” to supervise the whole process.

In this case, full support by UNSC members Russia and China will be essential.

We’re the Taliban, and we mean business

I left the meeting in Qatar with the impression that positive steps ahead – in terms of the normalization of Afghanistan as a whole – are possible. And then some magical intervention turned the whole game around.

The day after our meeting, before I left Doha for Moscow, both the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice informed President Putin that the Taliban could be excluded from the Russian list of terrorist organizations.

The exceptionally competent Zamir Kabulov, Putin’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, went straight to the point: without the Taliban’s removal from the list, Russia cannot recognize the new administration in Kabul.

And just like clockwork, on the same day Moscow invited the Taliban to attend the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), which starts next Wednesday.

Kabulov noted how “traditionally, the Afghans are interested in continuing cooperation on the purchase of petroleum products in Russia and other goods of high demand. Of course, in the future it will be possible to talk about transit capabilities of Afghanistan to expand trade turnover.”

And then Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, also on the same day, in Tashkent during Putin’s official visit, all but clinched the deal, saying that the normalization of the Taliban reflects objective reality: “They are the real power. We are not indifferent to Afghanistan. Our allies, especially in Central Asia, are not indifferent to it either. So this process reflects an awareness of reality.”

Kazakhstan has already manifested its “awareness of reality”: the Taliban was out of Astana’s terror list last year. In Russia, in practice, the Taliban will be excluded from the terror list if the Supreme Court approves it. That may even happen within the next 2 months.

This love affair comes with a huge package

The normalization of Russia-Taliban ties is inevitable for several reasons. The main priority is certainly related to regional security – implying joint efforts to fight the hazy, dark, destabilizing role of ISIS-K, a terror ISIS spin-off that is actively supported, in the shade, by CIA/MI6 as a Divide and Rule tool. FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov is fully aware that a stable Afghanistan means a stable Taliban government.

And that sentiment is fully shared by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as a whole. Afghanistan is a SCO observer. Inevitably, it will become a full member within the next two years at most – consolidating its normalization.

Then there’s the connectivity corridor bonanza ahead – which matters as much to Russia as to China. Beijing is building another road engineering marvel across the Wakhan corridor to connect Xinjiang to northeastern Afghanistan. And then the plan is to bring Kabul as part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): lightning-speed geoeconomic integration.

Moscow – as well as New Delhi – are eyeing the spin-offs of the multimodal International North South Transportation Corridor (INSTC), linking Russia, Iran and India. The port of Chabahar in Iran is an essential node for the India Silk Road to connect it to Afghanistan and beyond to Central Asian markets.

Then there’s the still not exploited Afghan mineral wealth, worth at least $1 trillion. Lithium included.

Kabul is also planning to build no less than a Russian hub to export energy to Pakistan – all part of an upcoming Pak-Russian strategic energy deal.

What Putin told Pakistani Prime Minister Shebhaz Sharif on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Samarkand in 2022 is immensely significant: “The objective is to deliver pipeline gas from Russia to Pakistan (…) Some infrastructure is already in place in Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.” Afghanistan now enters the picture.

As connectivity corridors go, there’s a new, huge kid on the block – according to a Memorandum of Understanding signed in Tashkent in November 2023 on the sidelines of the SCO International Transport Forum: that’s the Belarus-Russia-Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan transport corridor.

The missing piece in this fascinating puzzle is to connect what is already on – railways spanning Belarus-Russia-Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan – with a brand new Pakistan-Afghanistan-Uzbekistan railway. The last two sections of this Pak-Afghan-Uz project began construction only a few months ago.

It was exactly this project that was featured in the joint statement issued by Putin and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev earlier this week in Tashkent.

As TASS reported, “Putin and Mirziyoyev rated positively the first meeting of the working group on development of the multimodal transport corridor Belarus-Russia-Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan that took place on April 23, 2024 in the Uzbek city of Termez.”

So the whole Russia-Taliban affair involves a humongous package – encompassing oil, gas, minerals and loads of rail connectivity.

There’s no doubt a lot of juicy extra details will emerge at the upcoming St. Petersburg forum – as a Taliban delegation including their Labor Minister and the head of the Chamber for Commerce and Industry will be there.

And there’s more: Afghanistan under Taliban 2.0 is bound to be invited to the upcoming BRICS+ summit next October in Kazan. Talk about a mega strategic convergence. The UNSC better hurry up to normalize Afghanistan for the “international community”. Oh, wait: who cares, when Russia-China, the SCO and BRICS are already doing it.

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https://eu.eot.su/2024/06/02/china-and-arab-states-are-working-on-further-rapprochement/

China and Arab states are working on further rapprochement

02.06.2024, China.

Relations between China and Arab states have recently reached new heights, the Global Times reported on May 31.

Earlier, Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Tunisian President Qais Said and Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, who are making state visits to China, and also attended the 10th conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Tunisian President Said announced the establishment of strategic partnership between the two countries.

In addition, the heads of the PRC and Bahrain announced the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.

Xi’s meetings with Arab leaders continued the close exchanges between the two sides, emphasizing the fruitful results of this round of talks and the joint efforts of China and Arab states to build a Sino-Arab community with a shared future, Chinese analysts said.

[Ravenlocke]

Mexico wanted to join BRICS before this election.

https://x.com/BGatesIsaPyscho/status/1797909194533949667

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[Vicus]

Dmitry Trenin: Europe will eventually have to choose between the US and BRICS 5 Jun, 2024

The days when an external power dominated Eurasia are coming to an end. Countries in the ‘far west’ of the continent will soon need to wake up

Just two decades ago, for the first time ever, the great continent of Eurasia was dominated by one power – which, as it happened, wasn’t even Eurasian itself. Indeed, in the continent’s West, NATO, led by the US, was going through a Big Bang expansion, admitting seven new members between the Baltic, the Black Sea, and the Adriatic. US-inspired and -supported color revolutions, first in Georgia and then in Ukraine, were pointing to the next candidates to join the alliance. In the south of Eurasia, the United States, having invaded Iraq, was ruling the region supreme from Baghdad. Having routed the Afghan Taliban, US forces were also entrenched in Kabul, supported as they were by military bases in the neighboring Central Asian nations, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.

Of Eurasia’s own premier powers, China was happily integrating into the global economy, where the Washington consensus was still law; India was shedding the last vestiges of Fabian socialism, and ready to embrace globalization, which logically prioritized relations with America; and Russia, recovering from the economic, social and technological collapse that resulted from the downfall of the Soviet Union, was still hoping to build strategic partnerships with the US and NATO. American power was at its peak; Washington literally had the world in its hands.

Alas, the US, the only power in world history to achieve the position of a global hegemon while unchallenged by any other major player, has miserably misused its mightily strong hand – and its vaunted soft power. Rather than setting out to organize a genuine multipolar system based on mutual recognition of each nation’s core interests, with itself, at least initially, as a primus inter pares (which would be Franklin D Roosevelt’s method), it proceeded to enhance its exclusive and comprehensive dominance. Washington was pushing Russia ever harder with each step in NATO’s creeping enlargement to the east; it wrecked arms control with Moscow and the nuclear deal with Tehran; and it continued to constantly provoke China over Taiwan – while launching a trade and technology war against Beijing to hamstring its prime economic competitor.

In the meantime, Russia, India and China – the three leading non-Western countries in Eurasia, as well as many of the continent’s other important independent players, continued to rise economically, as well as consolidate their cooperation. In purchasing-power terms, they currently represent, respectively, the fourth-, -third, and the top largest economies in the world. For about a decade, China has been also promoting its massive Belt and Road Initiative; India began exploring and then expanding its world role; and Russia, with four other former Soviet republics, built a Eurasian Economic Union.

Moscow, Beijing, and Delhi, along with Brasilia, became the founding members of BRICS. This year, at the BRICS summit in Russia’s Kazan, the group will for the first time include the leaders of Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Another major Eurasian institution is the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which began as a forum for China, Russia, and the Central Asian states, but now includes also India, Pakistan, and Iran, with Belarus to be admitted soon. A number of other Eurasian countries, from Turkey to Thailand and from the Maldives to Mongolia, have voiced their intention to join either BRICS or SCO.

continue: https://www.rt.com/news/598816-europe-choice-us-brics/

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🇷🇺Full video of Vladimir Putin's Q&A session at SPIEF 2024

💬"Russia can respond asymmetrically and deliver weapons to countries confronting NATO member states involved in the Ukraine conflict."

The Russian President addressed the Ukraine conflict, NATO's arms deliveries and Ukraine's permission to attack targets on Russian territory, as well as Russia's economic development and the general geopolitical situation in the world.

💬"The US is killing the dollar with its own hands by cutting Russia off from the Western financial system and prohibiting it from using the greenback."

Watch full video of Russian President Vladimir Putin answering questions from the international press at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2024.

#SPIEF2024

(Speech with English interpreter)


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Scott Ritter will speak at SPIEF 2024 on June 7

“The disappointment I felt when my government deprived me of the opportunity to come to St. Petersburg in person was great. However, thanks to the wonders of modern technology, my voice will not be drowned out by those who disagree with the messages it conveys,” Ritter said.

On June 3, the ex-US Marine Corps intelligence officer was removed from a plane to Russia by CBP officers who seized his passport, claiming they were acting “by orders” from the US State Department.

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The more the West tightens its grip, the more countries will slip through its fingers

💬 “Western countries have long relied on their technological advance and their superiority in the use of violence to impose their domination on other countries,” Professor Alexis Habiyaremye, a political analyst and senior researcher at the University of Johannesburg’s School of Economics, told Sputnik, commenting on his takeaways from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s speech at the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday.

“With the considerable technological catch up observed since the second half of the 20th century, but above all, with the technological sophistication of the Russian defense industry, Western countries are no longer able to impose their domination without challenge,” Habiyaremye said.

The West has traditionally also “used the Bretton Woods institutions to dominate and discipline developing countries,” according to the academic, but “with the emergence of alternative sources of development finance (e.g. the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank or the New Development Bank), the financial grip on developing countries has been loosened as well. The significance of the West in the world economy and in the world population is in inexorable decline, and no matter how much violence they are deploying to keep their domination, the world has already changed. The Global South won’t accept abusive and traumatic domination, and it is already showing it in different parts of the world.”

The multipolar “new world order” being constructed by Russia and other BRICS countries, “by providing alternative poles of economic and diplomatic power, will certainly benefit countries from the Global South and lower the pressure of the current hegemon,” Habiyaremye emphasized.

With that said, “for counties in the US ‘backyard’, such as Bolivia, Venezuela or Cuba, it will remain extremely difficult to extricate themselves from the stifling influence from Washington. That is why they need more support from the other emerging poles,” he added.

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[shaberon]

Here is an example we might call reverse Ukraine (https://southfront.press/georgia-has-decided-against-foreign-influence/) in a similar way that we found Tunisia pulled a "reverse Israel":




Written by Patrick Poppel, expert at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, Belgrade

Since the 1990s, Western structures have gained great influence in the Balkans and the Caucasus. Many different peoples and cultures live together in a small territory there. This has been a very good playground for geostrategic experiments. With various actions of soft power and provocations, the Western secret services very often succeeded in organizing disorder and problems.

Currently, Armenia and Georgia in particular are victims of the West’s political influence.

The aim is to integrate these two states ever more closely into Western structures and to indoctrinate the population against Russia.

To achieve this goal, a large number of non-governmental organizations with close ties to the EU and the USA are working in these two states. They are working towards these goals at all levels and in all areas. Education, culture and politics are being infiltrated by these “Western agents” and this is intended to bring society in these countries totally in line with the West in the long term.

However, all of these projects are dependent on funding from abroad. Particularly because there is only a small state budget for these sectors in these countries, a great deal of influence can be achieved with foreign funding.

States and local organizations are therefore often unable to compete with foreign NGOs in many projects. It is therefore clear that the only solution to foreign influence is to actively fight against these organizations. The state must change the rules of the game to its advantage. This is exactly what happened in Georgia a few days ago.

Despite many protests, which were of course also organized or supported from abroad, the Georgian government succeeded in passing a law against the massive influence of NGOs. This is a great success for the defense of national interests and for the preservation of its own culture.

It should be normal to defend the state against foreign influence, but this law has been described as a scandal in the Western media. This is, of course, proof of how the West reflects itself, as it actually believes it can bring its influence everywhere.

Now there will be a very interesting development, as this is a setback for the activities of Western intelligence services working in the Caucasus. The radius of action will now be reduced.

It is to be hoped that Armenia will also use such a law to defend itself as well. Moreover, it clearly shows us that we are living in the age of “political-cultural diversion”, where the struggle for state sovereignty takes place not only at the state border, but also in cultural organizations and universities.

This example also shows us that states should develop structures in this area to defend their culture and interests. The hybrid war has many sides and fronts. One important front is the area of soft power. In this area, the West has much more experience than the East.

But now a lot is changing in the world and many states are learning new strategies to defend their interests. Georgia’s decision should be an example for other states. It is possible to defend oneself against foreign influence with very simple and consistent actions. It is also important to continue to look for new ways in which states can protect themselves at this level.

The various structures of the state, which are concerned with security, education, but also culture, must be included in these defense strategies. Perhaps completely new structures should also be created for the future to deal with this problem.

It is currently very important to have and further develop innovation in the area of geostrategic instruments. New think tanks that advise governments and state institutions will play a particularly important role here.

But the biggest challenge will be for those responsible in the states to recognize these soft power threats and react quickly enough. The current shift from regular warfare to hybrid warfare will be a major test for many countries. And the current situation in the Caucasus is the best example of this.

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Pepe Escobar: The Three Key Messages From St. Petersburg to the Global Majority 7 hours ago

In the year of the Russian presidency of BRICS, the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) had to deliver something special.

And deliver it did: over 21,000 people representing no less than 139 nations – a true microcosm of the Global Majority, discussing every facet of the drive towards a multipolar, multinodal (italics mine), polycentric world.
St. Petersburg, beyond all the networking and the frantic deal-making – $78 billion-worth clinched in only three days – crafted three intertwined key messages already resonating all across the Global Majority.

Message Number One:

President Putin, a “European Russian” and true son of this dazzling, dynamic historic marvel by the Neva, delivered an extremely detailed one-hour speech on the Russian economy at the forum’s plenary session.
The key takeaway: as the collective West launched total economic war against Russia, the civilization-state turned it around and positioned itself as the world's 4th largest economy by purchasing power parity (PPP).

Putin showed how Russia still carries the potential to launch no less than nine sweeping – global – structural changes, an all-out drive involving the federal, regional, and municipal spheres.
Everything is in play – from global trade and the labor market to digital platforms, modern technologies, strengthening small and medium-sized businesses and exploring the still untapped, phenomenal potential of Russia's regions.
What was made perfectly clear is how Russia managed to reposition itself beyond sidestepping the – illegitimate – sanctions tsunami to establishing a solid, diversified system oriented towards global trade – and completely linked to the expansion of BRICS. Russia-friendly states already account for three-quarters of Moscow’s trade turnover.
Putin’s emphasis on the Global Majority’s accelerated drive to strengthen sovereignty was directly linked to the collective West doing its best – rather, worst – to undermine trust in their own payment infrastructure.
And that leads us to…

Glazyev and Dilma rock the boat.

Message Number Two:

That was arguably the major breakthrough in St. Petersburg. Putin stated how the BRICS are working on their own payment infrastructure, independent from pressure/sanctions by the collective West.
Putin had a special meeting with Dilma Rousseff, president of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB). They did talk in detail about the bank’s development – and most of all, as later confirmed by Rousseff, about The Unit, whose lineaments were first revealed exclusively by Sputnik: an apolitical, transactional form of cross-border payments, anchored in gold (40%) and BRICS+ currencies (60%).
The day after meeting Putin, president Dilma had an even more crucial meeting at 10 am in a private room at SPIEF with Sergey Glazyev, the Minister for Macro-Economy at the Eurasia Economic Union (EAEU) and member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Glazyev, who had previously provided full academic backing to the Unit concept, explained all the details to President Dilma. They were both extremely pleased with the meeting. A beaming Rousseff revealed that she had already discussed The Unit with Putin. It was agreed there will be a special conference at the NDB in Shanghai on The Unit in September.
This means the new payment system has every chance to be at the table during the BRICS summit in October in Kazan, and be adopted by the current BRICS 10 and the near future, expanded BRICS+.
Now to…

Message Number Three:

It had to be, of course, about BRICS – which everyone, Putin included, stressed will be significantly expanded. The quality of the BRICS-related sessions in St. Petersburg demonstrated how the Global Majority is now facing a unique historical juncture – with a real possibility for the first time in the last 250 years to go all-out for a structural change of the world-system.
And it’s not only about BRICS.
It was confirmed in St. Petersburg that no less than 59 nations – and counting – plan to join not only BRICS but also the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the Eurasia Economic Union (EAEU).
No wonder: these multilateral organizations now finally have established themselves on the forefront of the drive towards the multimodal (italics mine) – and to quote Putin in his address – "harmonic multipolar world".

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https://sputnikglobe.com/20240610/pepe-escobar-the-three-key-messages-from-st-petersburg-to-the-global-majority-1118891306.html

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Bread & salt reception for Beijing's top diplomat FM Wang Yi in Russia for #BRICS ministerial meeting. Bread in #Russia, or many cultures in Asia & Africa symbolizes prosperity, while salt is believed to protect against the evil eye. Putin's ultimate protection from Western envy.

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Joint Statement of the BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs after their meeting in Russia.
https://mea.gov.in/bilateral-documents.htm?dtl/37860/joint+statement+of+the+brics+ministers+of+foreign+affairsinternational+relations

4 points that stood out for me:
1) Comprehensive reform of the UN: They "support a comprehensive reform of the United Nations, including its Security Council" with a view to making it more democratic and "increase the representation of developing countries in the Council’s memberships"
2) Comprehensive reform of financial system: They "recognize the need for a comprehensive reform of the global financial architecture to enhance the voice of the developing countries and their representation in the international financial institutions." Crucially they also "underscored the importance of the enhanced use of local currencies in trade and financial transactions between the BRICS countries."
3) Calling out Israel and backing Palestinian statehood: "The Ministers expressed serious concern at Israel’s continued blatant disregard of international law, the UN Charter, UN resolutions and Court orders." They also "support Palestine’s full membership in the United Nations" as well as "the establishment of a sovereign, independent and viable State of Palestine in line with internationally recognized borders of June 1967 with East Jerusalem as its capital".
4) Condemning "unilateral coercive measures" and protectionism: They didn't name the US, but this section leaves no doubt as to who they were referring to: "[The ministers] expressed concern about the use of unilateral coercive measures, which are incompatible with the principles of the Charter of the UN and produce negative effects on economic growth, trade, energy, health and food security notably in the developing world." In the same vein they also "opposed unilateral protectionist measures, which deliberately disrupt the global supply and production chains and distort competition."

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Posted yesterday: (12 June):

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The Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai turned into a huge tricolor for Russia Day.
Russia is isolated, they said.

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Posted yesterday: (12 June):

https://t.me/AussieCossack/18328
The Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai turned into a huge tricolor for Russia Day.
Russia is isolated, they said.

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In related news, Saudi has decided NOT to continue oil exports only based on the US dollar, a massive shift from the fifty + year status quo, this happened last Sunday. The sands beneath US hegemony are shifting fast.....x..... N

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The 'leaders of the free world' meet in Italy for the G7 summit of 2024 :facepalm:

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The 'leaders of the free world' meet in Italy for the G7 summit of 2024 :facepalm:Even Politico was laughing at this. :)

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Dollar becoming ‘toxic’ – Russia’s top MP
Washington has completely undermined trust in the US dollar as a global reserve currency by using it as a political tool to impose “illegal” sanctions on Russia, State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin has said.

The US government announced a new batch of sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, targeting the energy, metals, and mining industries, as well as the Moscow Stock Exchange and major lenders Sber and VTB. The measures, which cover 300 additional individuals and entities, are aimed at impacting trade between Russia and its partners in China, Türkiye, and Kyrgyzstan, as well as other nations in Central Asia, the Middle East, and the Caribbean.

Russia’s top lawmaker said on Friday that by using the dollar as an instrument of political influence, Washington has pushed other countries to increasingly abandon the greenback.

“The dollar has become toxic. Washington has totally undermined trust in the dollar as a global reserve currency by imposing illegal sanctions against our country’s financial institutions,” Volodin wrote on his Telegram channel.

The sanctions, however, have not yielded the expected results for the US, according to the Russian lawmaker. The global trend towards using national currencies in trade instead of the greenback has gained momentum, Volodin said, claiming that many other nations – in particular BRICS members – are looking for alternatives to the dollar as they don’t want to become “hostages” of US politics.

The lawmaker noted that since 2022, the share of “unfriendly” currencies in Russia’s export settlements has dropped from 84.7% to 17.8%. At the same time, transactions in the ruble and national currencies have surged by 3.5 and 15 times respectively.

According to Volodin, more than 90% of payments between Russia and its partners within the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) bloc of post-Soviet nations are carried out in national currencies. Russia-China trade is now 95% settled in rubles and yuan, he added.

Volodin went on to remark that payment restrictions and the “theft” of Russia’s gold and foreign exchange reserves should prompt other countries to think about the reliability of storing their funds in US currency.

The dollar has “discredited” itself as a reserve currency and therefore “dedollarization is inevitable,” Volodin argued.

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Nations who have submitted applications to join BRICS:

Azerbaijan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Belarus, Bolivia, Venezuela, Vietnam, Honduras, Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Cuba, Kuwait, Morocco, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Palestine, Pakistan, Senegal, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Chad, Sri Lanka, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea and South Sudan.

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The 'leaders of the free world' meet in Italy for the G7 summit of 2024 :facepalm:


I'm guessing that is someone from Japan with the 26% approval.

Comprador government, zero-sum game with Germany trading cars for cars...both of them stuck in a time capsule since 1950 thanks to the U. S. occupation. Actually, I suppose none of us have really "developed" since then.

Looks like a set of has-beens that I, at least, would disregard as "unemployable".

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🇷🇺🥇 Russia leads BRICS Games medal count in Kazan with 111 golds after four days

Russian athletes secured 33 gold medals on the fourth day of the BRICS Games held in Kazan.

In addition to their gold medals, Russian athletes also won 28 silver and 18 bronze medals on Sunday.

The Russian team currently holds the top spot in the medal standings, with a total of 111 gold, 80 silver and 48 bronze medals over the four days of competition.

The Belarusian team is in second place with 20 gold, 34 silver and 39 bronze, followed by China in third place with 17 gold, 11 silver and 8 bronze.

Three sets of medals will be contested at the BRICS Games on June 17.

The BRICS Games are being held from June 12 to 24, with around 5,000 athletes from more than 90 countries competing in 387 medal events.
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A tale of two summits: Elitist warmongering G7 and peacemaking multipolar BRICS June 14, 2024

Now should be a time of diplomacy to bring the NATO proxy war madness in Ukraine to an end. But the warmongers of the U.S., EU, G7 and NATO have no such qualms about escalating the futile hostilities to a nuclear apocalypse.

This week provided an instructive juxtaposition of summits. In Italy, the United States and its Western allies convened the Group of Seven (G7) talking shop, while in Russia the BRICS nations held a workmanlike summit for their foreign ministers.

The G7 has become a shorthand term for elitist Western dominance over the world economy. On the other hand, the relatively new group known as BRICS can be seen as a progressive forum and voice for the global majority. While the former is shrivelling with irrelevance, the latter is steadily growing in importance for authentic international development.

There was a time when the U.S. and a clique of Western capitalist nations (including Japan) were viewed with respectability and an aura of global leadership. The heyday of Western economic and political power has waned in line with the systemic failing of U.S.-led capitalism as a model for the rest of the world to emulate. The presumed moral authority of these nations has also diminished as their reputation for hypocrisy and insufferable arrogance has burgeoned.

Indeed, the G7 has become a caricature of power. The United States, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan are seen as being ruled by self-serving extortionists, contributing little to global development. Their presumed superiority is untenable and looks ridiculous. The group represents a neocolonialist clique whose exploitation of finance and natural resources of other nations is an obscenity and shackle on the abundant potential for world development.

By contrast, the BRICS coalition of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa plus a growing number of other nations, collectively known as the Global South, is a living harbinger of a more just and equitable international order. The multipolar world that the BRICS represent and advocate has become the practical roadmap for proper international development. It is based on cooperation, partnership, and mutual respect grounded in a genuine commitment to the principles of the United Nations Charter.

At the G7 confab, the leaders of that motley crew look like yesterday’s men. U.S. President Joe Biden is languishing in record-low poll numbers among his citizens while Britain’s Sunak, France’s Macron, and Germany’s Scholz are clinging onto power by their fingernails. European Union elections this week showed a cratering in voter support for Macron and Scholz. No doubt their slavish pandering to Uncle Sam’s warmongering in Ukraine while their citizens endure hardship and poverty rightly took a toll.

The G7 has dispensed with any pretense of standing for international economic development. The entire summit in Italy can be summed up as a gathering for warmongering and theft. The disreputable clique could henceforth be labeled the “economic wing of NATO”. Guest of honor was the corrupt dictator of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, wearing his pantomime military fatigues and being ladled with tens of billions more dollars. His G7 patrons pledged $50 billion a year for the NeoNazi Kiev regime to buy more weapons “until it prevails” in the proxy war against Russia. This is despite Russia winning decisively in that two-and-half-year conflict and the Kiev regime facing oblivion from corruption and alienation from a war-sickened population.

Now should be a time of diplomacy to bring the NATO proxy war madness in Ukraine to an end, as Brazil, Russia, India, China, and others are urging. But the warmongers of the U.S., EU, G7 and NATO have no such qualms about escalating the futile hostilities to a nuclear apocalypse. The war racket is an addiction for psychopaths and the crony capitalism of the military-industrial complex at the heart of Western economies. It is beyond reason and diplomacy.

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https://strategic-culture.su/news/2024/06/14/a-tale-of-two-summits-elitist-warmongering-g7-and-peacemaking-multipolar-brics/

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The Forum of BRICS Supreme Court Presidents will strengthen ties among BRICS members.

Today, 19 June, the Forum of BRICS Supreme Court Presidents will take place in Sochi.

Vladimir Putin is confident that the forum will serve as a basis for strengthening cooperation between the members of the association.

In his address, Putin said: "Such a dialogue is fully in line with our priorities in the sphere of building integration ties between the BRICS countries on the basis of equality and respect for each other's interests".

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Military-political alliance between Russia and N Korea challenges US hegemony in Northeast Asia

The new Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between Russia and North Korea, signed today by Putin and Kim Jong Un, heralds a paradigm shift in Northeast Asia, says Artyom Lukin, a professor of international politics at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok.

The clause stipulating mutual assistance in case of aggression against the treaty’s signatories essentially means that Russia and North Korea established a military-political alliance, Lukin explains.

This, he notes, is a significant development since until now, only the United States maintained comprehensive military-political alliances in the region with Japan and South Korea.

According to Lukin, this new alliance effectively amounts to issuing a “direct challenge to the United States’ military-political hegemony” in the “heart of the Asia-Pacific region."

“Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un have once again shown that they can deliver strategic surprises," Lukin concludes.

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Putin lauds de-dollarization in trade with Asian partner
Around 60% of transactions between Russia and Vietnam are now carried out using the countries’ respective currencies, bypassing the US dollar and euro, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russia’s head of state made the remarks in an article for the official newspaper of the Communist Party of Vietnam ahead of his two-day visit to the Southeast Asian country, published on the Kremlin website on Wednesday.

Putin noted that the two countries were paying serious attention to enhancing mutual trade and promoting investment, particularly in the Russian ruble and the Vietnamese dong.

“Such transactions accounted for more than 40% of bilateral trade last year, and in the first quarter of this year their share rose to almost 60%,” the Russian leader said, adding that this was in line with the global trend towards phasing out the use of “widely discredited currencies” in international trade and investment.

Putin acknowledged the importance of the Vietnam-Russia Joint Venture Bank, which was set up by the two countries in 2006 with the aim of strengthening their economic ties.

Citing official statistics, the Russian president said that bilateral trade rose by 8% in 2023 and continues to grow, adding that the energy sector remains a strategically important area of cooperation.

“Food, mineral resources, machinery and equipment are exported to Vietnam. Many Vietnamese goods, including clothing, fruits, vegetables and other agricultural products, are in demand on the Russian market,” Putin stated, lauding the role of the free economic trade agreement between the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Vietnam.

The EAEU, established in 2015, is based on the Customs Union of Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus. It was later joined by Armenia and Kyrgyzstan. In 2016, Vietnam officially became the first non-regional country to become a free-trade partner of the bloc. The group also has three observer states: Cuba and two other former Soviet nations, Moldova and Uzbekistan. Iran is also expected to join the EAEU.

The union is designed to ensure the free movement of goods, services, capital, and workers between member nations.

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Welcome to BRICS TV June 16, 2024 :clapping:

BRICS TV offers tangible hope that salvation might yet be at hand, as those Chinese schoolkids and Russian ballerinas set their gazes on kitchens and cultures new, novel and exciting. Do yourself a favour and check it out.

Treat yourself by checking out, at both the macro and micro levels, BRICS TV, a wonderful, new digital TV station based in Moscow but with partners in China, India and other, equally exotic locales in the BRICS alliance.

At the macro level, BRICS TV is already a success, as it shows that the BRICS nations can launch an enterprise as complex, daring and groundbreaking as this. The layout is easy on the eye and the content is easy on the head. A lot of work has gone into getting this project off the ground and on the trajectory to guaranteed success. Russian Seasons, Emirates News Agency, African Energy Week, El Cuidadano and BRIC TV’s many other anchor partners should take a bow for a job well done.

Just as the proof of the pudding is in the eating, so also is the value of a TV station in its content. Though BRICS TV is casting a wide net, it is fishing strategically for its target market. Though the confident Chinese schoolkids offering their cuisine to their Russian equivalents can easily hold their own against all comers, I particularly liked the various series on Chinese phonetics, Russian stars cooking Chinese dishes, tea tasting, Chinese tea culture, Indian mangoes in Russia, Iranian carpets, Iranian saffron (the red gold), Siberian gold, as well as on the music of the BRICS countries, the language of dance and the children of the Arctic cartoon series (eat your heart out Masha and Mishka).

The same goes with food. And, though I have no doubt those Chinese kids we already met could hold their own in any culinary arena, I was particularly taken by the Russian starlets trying their luck in a Chinese kitchen (nice lamb with leeks, Katya Gershuni) and by the large and eclectic variety of dishes the various BRICS communities prepare for the New Year, just as much as I was taken aback by the eclectic amount of sports personal trainer Olga Bubnova seems to have mastered.

Although there is also a series on Pushkin’s poetry to keep our Ukrainian friends hot under the collar, that is almost incidental to the main thrust of this excellent TV initiative, which is to bring people together by their love of all that is good in life.

Although TV BRICS has been on the road since 2017, I only heard about it recently, and so cannot say how far it has progressed since its conception. What I confidently can say is that it has a golden future as it seems to be eschewing the fast lane for some tried, true and trusted recipes for success, only a small sample of which we have already mentioned.

continue: https://strategic-culture.su/news/2024/06/16/welcome-to-brics-tv/

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Saudi Arabia Ends 80-Year-Old PetroDollar U.S. Agreement: Joins China-Led Central Bank Digital Currency Coalition

This past Sunday (June 9, 2024) Saudi Arabia made the historical move to not renew an 80-year-old agreement with the United States that established the U.S. Dollar as the world currency to purchase Saudi oil, in what should have been headline news, but seems to have been blacklisted in U.S. financial news publications, even in alternative financial news publications such as ZeroHedge News.

The petrodollar agreement between Saudi Arabia and the United States included more than just the agreement to require the purchase of oil with U.S. dollars, as it also included a promise from the U.S. to protect Saudi Arabia militarily, and also contained provisions for establishing the State of Israel in 1948, something that President Roosevelt actually opposed, but was adopted by his successor, President Truman.

The Quincy Pact

Saudi Arabia reportedly did not renew “its 50-year petrodollar agreement with the United States”, an agreement that expired on Sunday, June 9, 2024.

While it is permissible to doubt the existence of a half-century-long agreement, it was indeed in 1974 that the petrodollar emerged. Three short years after the end of the Bretton Woods agreements.

From a historical perspective, the origins of the petrodollar date back even to 1945.

On his way back from the Yalta conference, President Roosevelt made a stop unbeknownst to the British along the Suez Canal. It was aboard his cruiser USS Quincy that he met King Abdulaziz Al Saud.

It will later be said that this meeting birthed the “Quincy Pact.”

This diplomatic anchorage went so well that Roosevelt offered his wheelchair to the Saudi king, who was also disabled.

Despite this goodwill, the king refused to allow Jewish settlement in Palestine.

However, the American president ensured the essential by sidelining British Petroleum in favor of American oil companies.

This tacit agreement prevented the creation of a Jewish state, but Roosevelt would die two months later. His successor, Harry Truman, would be a strong supporter of the founding of Israel.

He would recognize the Hebrew state 11 minutes after the Israelis declared themselves a nation, against the advice of his Secretary of State.

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https://vaccineimpact.com/2024/saudi-arabia-ends-80-year-old-petrodollar-u-s-agreement-joins-china-led-central-bank-digital-currency-coalition/

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This tacit agreement prevented the creation of a Jewish state, but Roosevelt would die two months later. His successor, Harry Truman, would be a strong supporter of the founding of Israel.

He would recognize the Hebrew state 11 minutes after the Israelis declared themselves a nation, against the advice of his Secretary of State.


Yes, this guy is like the master switch of everything we have today.

Roosevelt perhaps had some problems, but, he was staunchly anti-imperialist. The reversal of policy was so thorough and so total that we are effectively in a Truman Doctrine or Truman Empire.

In the 1960s a revolt was started in Yemen as an excuse to sell an air force to the Saudis.

Obviously, this regime no longer works, because it hasn't got any lasting value.

The House of Saud may be operating in a survival mode, but, at least it is responding, which Stupid is unable to do.

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🇮🇳👾 HACKING ATTACKS ON INDIA SPUR CALL FOR CYBERTERRORISM FOCUS AT BRICS SUMMIT

Cdr. Mukesh Saini (Retd), former head of the National Information Security Coordinator Cell, NSCS/PMO, to Sputnik India:

📝 "India should push for cyber-terrorism to be a pivotal agenda item at the #BRICS summit, aiming to set the foundation for global laws and agreements that enhance secure and ethical practices in cyberspace".

▪ India has identified instances where organisations like ‘Anonymous Sudan’ conducted #cyber operations targeting India.

▪ Organisations responsible for such actions should be classified as cyber #terrorist entities.

▪ There is an international challenge in defining terrorism and cyber-terrorism.

▪ Global standardisation in cyber-forensics is essential to prevent individuals from being labelled terrorists in one country and social activists in another.
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🇮🇳🇷🇺 SECOND RUSSIAN EDUCATION FAIR UNDERWAY IN 11 INDIAN CITIES

🎓 The 25th Russian Education Fair aims to boost Indian student enrollment in Russian medical universities, which has seen a 40% surge this year.

After #Delhi and #Kolkata, the fair will visit Guwahati and Indore on the 25th, Panaji on the 26th, Surat and Ludhiana on the 27th, Mumbai on the 29th, and Hyderabad and Bengaluru on the 30th of June.

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🇷🇺🇮🇳 RUSSIAN COAL EMBARKS ON HISTORIC JOURNEY TO INDIA VIA NORTH-SOUTH TRANSPORT CORRIDOR🚂

Two trains loaded with coal traversed the eastern route of the corridor, passing through Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan before arriving at the 🇮🇷 Iranian port of Bandar Abbas.

The coal will then travel to Mumbai by sea.


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Two trains loaded with coal traversed the eastern route of the corridor, passing through Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan before arriving at the 🇮🇷 Iranian port of Bandar Abbas.


There you go. The indicated routes are what the world looked like until it was broken in the later stages of the Roman Empire, aside from the "Suez" leg being partly overland then to Gaza.

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Pepe Escobar: BRICS+ cities unite in Kazan, ushering in new era of cooperation

Russia’s city of Kazan hosted the first BRICS+ Association of Cities and Municipalities forum as part of the Russian presidency of BRICS in 2024. President Putin sent a special message to the attendees, expressing confidence that the forum will launch new promising initiatives.

Kazan was the perfect choice of venue, as it is “Russia’s window to the lands of Islam and [the] 2024 BRICS+ capital,” geo-economic and geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar told Sputnik, referring to the upcoming BRICS summit in Kazan from October 22 to 24.

BRICS member countries sent the largest delegations to Kazan, along with representatives from Argentina and the post-Soviet space. The forum welcomed over 100 mayors, deputy mayors, heads of municipal associations and local government officials, keen to “advance closer cooperation on several fields – from economy, culture and education to ecology, waste management and tourism,” the analyst said.

Escobar stressed how “it was fascinating to watch interconnected interests voiced out of multiple latitudes.”

The formal part of the conference was followed by a cruise down the Volga River - the historic cradle of the Russian state.

“Now it’s up to BRICS+ cities, dozens, soon hundreds, and then thousands, to crosstalk and harmonize their development and problem-solving strategies,” the analyst concluded.

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"We Need Icebreakers"... And More Strategic Partnerships
Authored by Pepe Escobar,


The St. Petersburg forum offered a wealth of crucial sessions discussing connectivity corridors. One of the key ones was on the Northern Sea Route (NSR) – or, in Chinese terminology, the Arctic Silk Road: the number one future alternative to the Suez canal.


With an array of main corporate actors in the room – for instance, from Rosneft, Novatek, Norilsk Nickel – as well as governors and ministers, the stage was set for a comprehensive debate.

Top Putin adviser Igor Levitin set the tone: to facilitate seamless container transport, the federal government needs to invest in seaports and icebreakers; a comparison was made – in terms of technological challenge – to the building of the Trans-Siberian railway; and Levitin also stressed the endless expansion possibilities for city hubs such as Murmansk, Archangelsk and Vladivostok.

Add to it that the NSR will connect with another fast-growing trans-Eurasia connectivity corridor: the INSTC (International North South Transportation Corridor), whose main actors are BRICS members Russia, Iran and India.

Alexey Chekunkov, minister for development of the Far East and the Arctic, plugged a trial run of the NSR, which costs the same as railway shipping without the bottlenecks. He praised the NSR as a “service” and coined the ultimate motto: “We need icebreakers!” Russia of course will be the leading player in the whole project, benefitting 2.5 million people who live in the North.

Sultan Sulayem, CEO of Dubai-based cargo logistics and maritime services powerhouse DP World, confirmed that “the current supply chains are not reliable anymore”, as well as being inefficient; the NSR is “faster, more reliable and cheaper”. From Tokyo to London, the route runs for 24k km; via the NSR, it’s only 13k km.

Sulayem is adamant: the NSR is a game-changer and “needs to be implemented now”.

Vladimir Panov, the special representative for the Arctic from Rosatom, confirmed that the Arctic is “a treasure chest”, and the NSR “will unlock it”. Rosatom will have all the necessary infrastructure in place “in five years or so”. He credited the fast pace of developments to the high-level Putin-Xi strategic dialogue – complete with the creation of a Russia-China working group.

Andrey Chibis, the governor of Murmansk, noted that this deep, key port for the NSR – the main container hub in the Arctic – “does not freeze”. He acknowledged the enormity of the logistical challenges – but at the same time that will attract a lot of skilled workers, considering the high quality of life in Murmansk.

A maze of interconnected corridors

The building of the NSR indeed can be interpreted as a 21st century, accelerated version of the building of the Trans-Siberian railway in the late 19th/early 20th century. Under the overarching framework of Eurasia integration, the interconnections with other corridors will be endless – from the INSTC to BRI projects part of the Chinese New Silk Roads, the Eurasia Economic Union (EAEU) and ASEAN.

In a session focused on the Greater Eurasia Partnership (GEP) Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Pankin praised this concept of Eurasia “without dividing lines, uniting ancient civilizations, transportation corridors and a unified common space of 5 billion people”.

Inevitable connections were drawn – from GEP to the EAEU and the SCO, with the proliferation of multimodal transport and alternative payment systems. Khan Sohail, the deputy secretary-general of the SCO, remarked how virtually “everyday there are new announcements by China” – a long way “since the SCO was established 21 years ago”, then based exclusively on security. Big developments are expected at the SCO summit next month in Astana.

Sergey Glazyev, the minister of macroeconomics at the Eurasia Economic Commission, part of the EAEU, praised the EAEU-SCO progressive integration and fast-developing transactions in baskets of national currencies, something “that was unchallengeable 10 years ago”.

He admitted that even if GEP has not been formalized yet, facts on the ground are proving that Eurasia can be self-sufficient. GEP may be on the initial stage, but it’s fast advancing the process to “harmonize free trade”.

Another key session in St. Petersburg was exactly on the EAEU-ASEAN connection. The ASEAN 10 already configure the 4th largest trading bloc in the world, moving $3.8 trillion and 7.8% of global trade annually. The EAEU already has a free trade agreement (FTA) with Vietnam and is clinching another with Indonesia.

And then there’s Northeast Asia. Which brings us to the ground-breaking visit by President Putin to the DPRK.

A new concept of Eurasia security

This was quite the epic business trip. Russia and the DPRK signed no less than a new Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement.

On trade, that will allow a renewed flux to Russia of DPRK weapons – artillery shells to ballistics -, magnetic ore, heavy industry and machine tool industry, as well as the back-and-forth of an army of mega-skilled IT specialists.

Kim Jong-un described the agreement as “peaceful” and “defensive”. And much more: it will become “the driving force accelerating the creation of a new multipolar world.”

When it comes to Northeast Asia, the agreement is nothing less than a total paradigm shift.

To start with, these are two independent, sovereign foreign policy actors. They will not blackmailed. They totally oppose sanctions as a hegemonic tool. In consequence, they have just determined there will be no more UN Security Council sanctions on the DPRK enacted by the U.S..

The key clause establishing mutual assistance in case of foreign aggression against either Russia or the DPRK means, in practice, the establishment of a military-political alliance – even as Moscow, cautiously, prefers to phrase that it “does not exclude the possibility of military-technical cooperation”.

The agreement completely shocked Exceptionalistan because it is a swift counterpunch not only against NATO’s global designs but against the Hegemon itself, which for decades has enforced a comprehensive military-political alliance with both Japan and South Korea.

Translation: from now on there is no more military-political Hegemony in Northeast Asia – and in Asia-Pacific as a whole. Beijing will be delighted. Talk about a strategic game-changer. Accomplished without a single bullet being fired.

The repercussions will be immense, because a broader concept of “security” will now apply equally to Europe and Asia.

So welcome, in practice, to Putin the statesman advancing a new integrated, comprehensive concept of Eurasian security (italics mine). No wonder the mentally-impaired collective West is stunned.

Gilbert Doctorow correctly observed how “Putin considers what NATO is about to do at its Western borders as the very act of aggression that will trigger Russia’s Strategic Partnership with North Korea and present the United States with a live threat to its military bases” in Korea, in Japan and in the wider Asia-Pacific.

And it doesn’t matter at all if the Russian response will be symmetric or asymmetric. The crucial fact is that the U.S. “containment” of the Russia-China strategic partnership is already unravelling in real time.

In auspicious terms, Eurasia-style, what matters now is to focus on connectivity corridors. This is a story that started in previous editions of the St. Petersburg forum: how to connect the DPRK to the Russian Far East, and beyond to Siberia and wider Eurasia. The DPRK’s founding concept of Juche (“self-reliance”, “autonomy”) is about to enter a whole new era – in parallel to the NSR consolidation in the Arctic.

Everyone indeed needs icebreakers – in more ways than one.

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Europe democrazy

Ignoring voters in filling top EU jobs is ‘surreal’ – Meloni 26 Jun, 2024

The Italian PM has slammed the backroom deals giving Ursula von der Leyen a second term as president of the European Commission

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has hit out at backroom deals being struck to fill top positions in the EU’s institutions, saying it was “surreal” that voters’ opinions were being ignored.

Citizens across the bloc shifted significantly away from the left in the European Parliament elections earlier this month, with ruling coalitions in Germany and France being comprehensively trounced by right-wing parties.

However, the three main political groups in the parliament, which are largely centrist, reportedly agreed a deal to fill the top EU posts on Tuesday. The arrangement would see Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen returned as president of the European Commission for a second term.

Addressing the Italian parliament on Wednesday, Meloni said it was “surreal” that names for top EU positions had been presented “without even pretending to discuss the signals from voters.” Under the reported deal, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas will become the new EU foreign policy chief, replacing Spain’s Josep Borrell; while former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa will preside over the European Council, which was previously chaired by Belgium’s Charles Michel.

The names will be presented at an EU leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday for their approval.

Media reports suggested that Italy had effectively been excluded from discussions regarding the agreement, which was approved by the leaders of France, Germany, Spain, Poland, Greece, and the Netherlands.

The Italian prime minister claimed that this kind of backroom deal contradicted the original spirit of the European Union, by which institutions “were conceived as neutral entities, thus able to guarantee all member states, regardless of the political color of the governments of those member states.”

Meloni, whose European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group won the most votes in Italy and is currently the third-biggest in the European Parliament, said she wanted the shift to the right to be reflected in the bloc’s decision-making.

“The third [largest] group today is a group that is not liked by those who are deciding,” she said, calling the EU an “invasive bureaucratic giant.”

Meanwhile, the appointment of von der Leyen will still need to be approved by the European Parliament and, according to media, she might seek to win Meloni’s support by giving Italy a senior portfolio in the next European Commission.

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BRICS enlargement: Stepping stones toward economic leadership

The BRICS group has pressed ‘pause’ on further enlargement in order to integrate newly-joined members, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on June 25. A list of categories for BRICS partner countries will be drawn up in this time to ‘serve as stepping stones toward full membership.’

⚡️ The new members boast potential to expand BRICS’ presence in Africa, the Middle East and the Persian Gulf.

⚡️ Overall, the expanded group has a combined population of about 3.5 billion, or 45% of the world's inhabitants. The total population of the five countries is over 300 mln.

⚡️ BRICS+, as it has been informally called since its expansion, boosted its share in the global economy to around 37% of world GDP, surpassing the G7 (30.3%) and the EU (14.5 %).

⚡️ The total investable wealth currently held in the BRICS bloc amounts to USD 45 trillion, according to the BRICS Wealth Report released in January 2024.

⚡️ BRICS countries now produce about 44% of the world's crude oil.

⚡️ Close to 30 countries have expressed their desire to join BRICS either as a full member or as a partner country. According to diplomatic sources cited by Russian media, they include:

Azerbaijan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Belarus, Bolivia, Venezuela, Vietnam, Honduras, Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Cuba, Kuwait, Morocco, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Palestine (as an observer state or dialogue partner), Pakistan, Senegal, Syria, Thailand, Turkiye, Uganda, Chad, Sri Lanka, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea and South Sudan.

BRICS was established in 2009 as a cooperation platform for the largest emerging economies, uniting Brazil, Russia, India and China. South Africa joined the group in 2010.

Five new members joined as of January 1, 2024: Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates. Saudi Arabia has not formalized its participation but has been taking part in BRICS meetings.

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That chart of ports is very telling.

For instance you see the singular importance of Rotterdam currently around 15 million TEUs.

This is an intentional design by northern financiers, making great use of shipping through the Suez and then obviously routing all the way around Europe.

It is already on the wane because Port Piraeus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Piraeus) near Athens, Greece, is rapidly developing and shows 5.65 million TEUs for 2019, having grown at about a million per year.

Although it cannot be mentioned in the top ten, physically, of great importance, Gwadar Port (https://www.nation.com.pk/14-Oct-2023/gwadar-deep-seaport-poised-to-play-greater-role-in-regional-global-trade-report) in Pakistan is newer, and operational at a few thousands.


Most obvious from the chart is the scale of everything around China, which are all above and beyond Rotterdam. Each of those busy places exceeds the entire industrial output of the United States.

India is not even on it, although they would like to be, and this means some intention to rival Gwadar, which is backed by Chinese projects all the way to China. As we saw a few days ago, India is interested in Russian oil sent from the Baltic.

Past experience shows us that industrial competition on an international level leads to war. Will Multi-Polarity be successful in changing the nature of "competition"?

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'It all came from the West': Who is behind the golden age of terrorism in the Middle East? Elizabeth Blade
RT
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Ten years ago, ISIS declared the creation of an Islamic caliphate. Although the terrorists were defeated, the threat lives on.

At its peak, ISIS controlled one third of Syria and about 40 percent of Iraq. Various groups in Africa pledged loyalty to its leader, and cells of the organization carried out attacks in the heart of Europe. Various actors, local, regional and international, exerted efforts to curb the spread of the cancer but today their radical ideas persist.

Sheikh Mohammed al-Tamimi still remembers June of 2014, when Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the then-leader of ISIS, a Sunni terrorist group, announced the establishment of a caliphate stretching from Aleppo in Syria to Diyala in Iraq.

In those days, Al-Tamimi was a commander in the Faylaq al-Wa'ad al-Sadiq forces, a Shiite militia linked to Iran that was originally established to defend Iraq from American and British occupation in 2003 but was later developed into a force fighting to secure Iraq and neighboring Syria from the threat of ISIS.

In 2014, Al-Tamimi participated in many battles, where he and his fighters faced off against the ISIS terrorists.

In June 2014, for example, he undertook his first air descent operation at Speicher Airbase in Salah Al Din province with the aim of saving a group of commanders, officers and fighters who were besieged in the area - a task he and his 250 fighters successfully accomplished. Later that same month, he led an operation to free hundreds of hostages at Tikrit University. His men wouldn't rest until the last ISIS terrorist was eliminated.

Al-Tamimi recalls:

"Those were really sad days. Terrorists were seizing control over large parts of the four Sunni provinces, and quickly advancing thanks to the support of sleeper cells and the backing of the Sunni Muslim community."

The beginning of the nightmare

continue:

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Iran announces plans for joint financial institution with BRICS

Iran's Central Bank Governor on Thursday announced plans to establish a joint financial institution among member states of the BRICS alliance.

During a gathering of Russian economists in St. Petersburg, Governor Mohammad Reza Farzin detailed Iran and Russia's determination to bolster bilateral financial cooperation by enhancing the use of national currencies instead of the US dollar.

If Iran, Russia, China, and other countries utilize ruble, yuan, dirham, and rial in their transactions, significant barriers in bilateral trade can be overcome, Farzin said.

The proposed financial institution mirrors the structure of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and aims to strengthen financial ties among BRICS nations.

Farzin also extended an invitation for Russia to join the Asian Clearing Union (ACU), an established platform currently including India, Pakistan, and Belarus, with Iran as a member.

Read more: Iran 2nd in oil production growth in 2023 despite US sanctions

The ACU provides a robust framework for reducing the dominance of the US dollar in financial transactions among member states, noted Farzin, underlining its potential significance in fostering economic resilience amidst stringent international sanctions.

Iran's strategic pivot towards regional financial integration comes amidst escalating geopolitical tensions and economic pressures.

It signals a determined effort to forge alternative economic pathways with like-minded nations.

Rise of de-dollarization trends

The dominance of the US dollar in global reserves has been steadily declining in the past ten years. China, the second-largest economy globally, has been reducing its ownership of US Treasury bonds while increasing its gold reserves. Other countries are following suit, especially since the onset of the weaponization of the dollar.

This trend is part of a broader global de-dollarization movement, with many countries diversifying their reserves by increasing gold holdings and using local currencies for international transactions.

China's gold reserves rose in the first quarter of 2024, contributing to the country's record-high foreign exchange reserves. Meanwhile, Japan, a US ally, has been selling off US bonds and shares due to concerns about the US economy's decline and escalating debts.

Read more: SPIEF sidelines: Russia may de-dollarize with Latino nations, BRICS

Chinese financial experts suggest that while the US economy's nominal GDP growth rate may seem positive, it is partly fueled by significant inflation, leading to accumulated risks.

As emerging economies like China outpace the US and its allies, they are becoming key trade partners for many countries, potentially diminishing US trade dominance.

The share of the global economy held by BRICS countries, including Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, is currently ahead of that of the G7 developed economies.

Concerns about US government debt expansion have led several countries to pursue de-dollarization strategies to protect their economies.

The US' growing national debt, which reached $31.46 trillion, poses significant financial risks, contributing to global debt levels that are deemed unsustainable.

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Putin and Xi Jinping have arrived in Kazakhstan for the SCO summit in Astana on July 3-4, themed "Strengthening Multilateral Dialogue for Sustainable Peace and Development."

#SCOsummit #Kazakhstan #SCO

The summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will be attended by heads of state and government of 16 countries: Kazakhstan, India, Iran, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Mongolia, Azerbaijan, Qatar, UAE, Turkey and Turkmenistan.

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Prime Minister #ShehbazSharif abruptly walked out of a photo session with President #VladimirPutin ; 😳 to greet Russian FM
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A surprised #Putin with an extended hand calmly ignored the gaff. Once an honorary Black Belt holder, Putin does exhibit lots of patience.😇
#Pakistan #Russia
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@CMShehbaz

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Brazil received warnings from Washington after considering the sale of 49% of Avibras, a defense company, to Chinese Norinco, which is under US sanctions. After this ear tug, has the time come for Brazil to take the threat of Western sanctions seriously?

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Putin’s speech with English interpreter during speech.

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'Shining Beacon of Prosperity': State Minister on Ethiopia's Economic Success, BRICS Role in It
12:02 04.07.2024

The International Monetary Fund recently ranked Ethiopia as Africa's fifth-largest economy. Sputnik Africa discussed with a state minister how the country has achieved such success and what plans it has for the future.
Development success stories will arise from Africa, with Ethiopia standing out as a "shining beacon of prosperity," while the country's admission to the BRICS group highlights its multifaceted global partnerships, Eyob Tekalgn Tolina, State Minister of Fiscal Policy and Public Finance of Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance, told Sputnik Africa.

"I think the economic opportunity, the investment opportunity that Ethiopia brings to BRICS membership, and what Ethiopia gets from the membership are quite significant. So, we see this as a significant sign of the size and capacity of the Ethiopian economy. I think it is a testament to what we've achieved and what we will be able to achieve overall. So we are actively participating in the BRICS club," he said.

He added that Ethiopia maintains strong ties with numerous countries worldwide and is a member of both the UN and the African Union. This historical foundation and current capabilities position Ethiopia well for its role in the BRICS.

But how did this East African country achieve such high results? The official recalled that since 2018, Ethiopia has been undergoing extensive economic, social, and political reforms. When Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed assumed office, economic transformation was a key focus of his agenda. This initiative was built on a relatively solid foundation, given the economic growth Ethiopia had experienced over the preceding decades.

"In the last few years, the entire world has suffered from several shocks. This also affected Ethiopia, but we maintained a sizable growth rate, averaging 6.2%. We've managed to double our GDP over the last five years. And that now puts Ethiopia as one of the biggest economies in Africa and the biggest in Eastern Africa," Tolina underscored.

However, Ethiopia does not plan to stop there and plans to open a stock exchange market, among other projects. In order to ensure its stability and integrity, the country will use its experience in the telecom and banking areas. In the telecom sector, the government first established a robust regulatory body—the Ethiopian Communications Authority—to oversee and regulate the industry's liberalization. And in the banking sector, Ethiopia also has a strong central bank responsible for overseeing banking activities, including those in the stock market.

"We have had the experience of the stock market decades back in terms of a modern, vibrant stock market. And this is a new experience. So setting up that independent regulatory authority was a very critical decision point for us. [...] And now that authority is socializing the idea of the stock market. In fact, we expect some of the big state-owned enterprises to be listed as early as September, October, sometime in the first quarter or second quarter of the next fiscal year," the state minister concluded.

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Russia and Iran have completed the integration of the "Mir" and "Shetab" payment systems

They will now use their local currencies and completely dump the dollar.

The Supreme Leader of Iran also conveyed a message to Putin that relations between the two countries will not be affected by the change of government in Tehran.

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This sounds serious, almost to the extent of what might be called New Colonialism (https://southfront.press/turkeys-alliance-with-azerbaijan-and-pakistan-expands-influence-in-caucasus-central-asia/):




Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Astana on July 3. In this meeting, Erdogan’s intentions of shaping the Caucasus and Central Asia in a Turkish-led order became even more apparent.

This was the first meeting between leaders of the three countries in a trilateral format and had “historic significance,” according to Azertaj, with promises that such meetings would be held regularly. Previous trilateral meetings were only held at the level of foreign ministers, parliamentary speakers, and defence personnel.

According to the Azerbaijani outlet, “concern was expressed over the policy of militarisation in the South Caucasus by extra-regional states,” namely the delivery of French and Indian weapons to Armenia.

Only weeks earlier, Armenia ordered Caesar self-propelled howitzers from France, which French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu described as a “new important milestone” in his country’s “defence relationship” with Yerevan but which Baku blasted as “further evidence of France’s provocative activities” in the region.

“The Macron regime, pursuing a policy of militarisation and geopolitical intrigue in the South Caucasus region, is an obstacle to normalisation of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan and ensuring lasting peace in the region,” Azerbaijan’s Defence Ministry added in the statement.

This is hypocritical by Azerbaijan, considering that its military spending in 2022 was approximately 3.8 times that of Armenia. At the same time, Azerbaijan received weapons from Israel as recently as July 2, 2024.

Azertaj, in reference to the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War in 2020, reported:

“The political and moral support by fraternal Turkey and Pakistan to Azerbaijan during the 44-day Patriotic War was emphasized” in the trilateral meeting.

The Turkey-Azerbaijan-Pakistan alliance, known as “Three Brothers,” has been manifesting for years as the brainchild of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to expand his country’s influence in the Caucasus and Central Asia and was cemented during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.

Turkey assisted Azerbaijan’s capture of the historically Armenian region by providing weapons and intelligence and deploying drone operators, special forces soldiers and Syrian jihadists. Pakistan, the only country in the world not to recognize Armenia, provided significant amounts of ammunition, mercenaries and Afghani and Pakistani terrorists.

Following the ethnic cleansing of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh in 2023, Turkey’s expanded influence since 2020 was evident as it now has permanent bases in Azerbaijan it did not have before the war, whilst all Russian troops left the country in June this year. This is part of Erdogan’s vision for Turkey to become the dominant power not only in the Caucasus but also in Central Asia – both of which are traditionally Russia’s zone of influence – by appealing to Islamic and Turkic sentimentality.

For his part, Erdogan said during the trilateral meeting that the “region is plagued by wars, conflicts, and tensions” and specifically mentioned Gaza, Cyprus and Kashmir.” Erdogan did not explain why the region was “plagued by wars” and instead claimed that trilateral cooperation “would not only contribute to the prosperity of the peoples of the three countries but also serve to promote regional and global peace and stability.”

However, it was Turkish-backed Azerbaijan that instigated the war in Nagorno-Karabakh and continues to threaten to invade the Republic of Armenia, whilst Pakistan has started every war with India since the two countries were established in 1947, in addition to training, funding and arming jihadists groups in Kashmir and Afghanistan.

Although Turkey is making inroads in the Turkic-speaking countries of Central Asia through soft power means, it is only through war and instability that Turkish influence can spread and strengthen outside of this cultural zone, such as supporting jihadist forces in Syria and then occupying large areas in the north of the country, Azerbaijan’s capture of Nagorno-Karabakh, and Pakistan’s position on Kashmir – India’s complete surrender of the region.

Turkey seeks to become the epicentre of a Turkic-centric order, which naturally challenges Russia’s interests in the Caucasus and Central Asia and even its sovereignty since the Turkish vision imagines the North Caucasus independent of Moscow.

Growing rivalry in the Caucasus and Central Asia, where China is also making inroads, creates common ground between Ankara and Washington, something which the latter will undoubtedly exploit.

But to attain this vision, Erdogan is cooperating directly with the leaders of Azerbaijan and Pakistan to achieve their individual goals, namely Azerbaijan’s territorial expansion at the expense of Armenia, Pakistan’s conquest of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir and North India, which for centuries was ruled by Islamic Turkic Empires, and the establishment of a pan-Turkic Union led by Turkey.

Although Turkey is far from its goal, it is evident that steps are being taken to reach this. This will eventuate in problems with Moscow, much worse than those instigated by differences over Syria, and will inevitably lead to Ankara receiving much more support from the US.


Pakistan is a gift from the map-makers, and India will never be pleased by attempts to pluck Kashmir out of it. These lines in the sand make Sykes-Picot look like a playground. These people had better be careful.

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This sounds serious, almost to the extent of what might be called New Colonialism (https://southfront.press/turkeys-alliance-with-azerbaijan-and-pakistan-expands-influence-in-caucasus-central-asia/):




Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Astana on July 3. In this meeting, Erdogan’s intentions of shaping the Caucasus and Central Asia in a Turkish-led order became even more apparent.

This was the first meeting between leaders of the three countries in a trilateral format and had “historic significance,” according to Azertaj, with promises that such meetings would be held regularly. Previous trilateral meetings were only held at the level of foreign ministers, parliamentary speakers, and defence personnel.

According to the Azerbaijani outlet, “concern was expressed over the policy of militarisation in the South Caucasus by extra-regional states,” namely the delivery of French and Indian weapons to Armenia.

Only weeks earlier, Armenia ordered Caesar self-propelled howitzers from France, which French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu described as a “new important milestone” in his country’s “defence relationship” with Yerevan but which Baku blasted as “further evidence of France’s provocative activities” in the region.

“The Macron regime, pursuing a policy of militarisation and geopolitical intrigue in the South Caucasus region, is an obstacle to normalisation of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan and ensuring lasting peace in the region,” Azerbaijan’s Defence Ministry added in the statement.

This is hypocritical by Azerbaijan, considering that its military spending in 2022 was approximately 3.8 times that of Armenia. At the same time, Azerbaijan received weapons from Israel as recently as July 2, 2024.

Azertaj, in reference to the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War in 2020, reported:

“The political and moral support by fraternal Turkey and Pakistan to Azerbaijan during the 44-day Patriotic War was emphasized” in the trilateral meeting.

The Turkey-Azerbaijan-Pakistan alliance, known as “Three Brothers,” has been manifesting for years as the brainchild of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to expand his country’s influence in the Caucasus and Central Asia and was cemented during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.

Turkey assisted Azerbaijan’s capture of the historically Armenian region by providing weapons and intelligence and deploying drone operators, special forces soldiers and Syrian jihadists. Pakistan, the only country in the world not to recognize Armenia, provided significant amounts of ammunition, mercenaries and Afghani and Pakistani terrorists.

Following the ethnic cleansing of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh in 2023, Turkey’s expanded influence since 2020 was evident as it now has permanent bases in Azerbaijan it did not have before the war, whilst all Russian troops left the country in June this year. This is part of Erdogan’s vision for Turkey to become the dominant power not only in the Caucasus but also in Central Asia – both of which are traditionally Russia’s zone of influence – by appealing to Islamic and Turkic sentimentality.

For his part, Erdogan said during the trilateral meeting that the “region is plagued by wars, conflicts, and tensions” and specifically mentioned Gaza, Cyprus and Kashmir.” Erdogan did not explain why the region was “plagued by wars” and instead claimed that trilateral cooperation “would not only contribute to the prosperity of the peoples of the three countries but also serve to promote regional and global peace and stability.”

However, it was Turkish-backed Azerbaijan that instigated the war in Nagorno-Karabakh and continues to threaten to invade the Republic of Armenia, whilst Pakistan has started every war with India since the two countries were established in 1947, in addition to training, funding and arming jihadists groups in Kashmir and Afghanistan.

Although Turkey is making inroads in the Turkic-speaking countries of Central Asia through soft power means, it is only through war and instability that Turkish influence can spread and strengthen outside of this cultural zone, such as supporting jihadist forces in Syria and then occupying large areas in the north of the country, Azerbaijan’s capture of Nagorno-Karabakh, and Pakistan’s position on Kashmir – India’s complete surrender of the region.

Turkey seeks to become the epicentre of a Turkic-centric order, which naturally challenges Russia’s interests in the Caucasus and Central Asia and even its sovereignty since the Turkish vision imagines the North Caucasus independent of Moscow.

Growing rivalry in the Caucasus and Central Asia, where China is also making inroads, creates common ground between Ankara and Washington, something which the latter will undoubtedly exploit.

But to attain this vision, Erdogan is cooperating directly with the leaders of Azerbaijan and Pakistan to achieve their individual goals, namely Azerbaijan’s territorial expansion at the expense of Armenia, Pakistan’s conquest of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir and North India, which for centuries was ruled by Islamic Turkic Empires, and the establishment of a pan-Turkic Union led by Turkey.

Although Turkey is far from its goal, it is evident that steps are being taken to reach this. This will eventuate in problems with Moscow, much worse than those instigated by differences over Syria, and will inevitably lead to Ankara receiving much more support from the US.


Pakistan is a gift from the map-makers, and India will never be pleased by attempts to pluck Kashmir out of it. These lines in the sand make Sykes-Picot look like a playground. These people had better be careful.


"The Next 100 Years is a 2009 speculative nonfiction book by George Friedman. In the book, Friedman attempts to predict the major geopolitical events and trends of the 21st century. Friedman also speculates in the book on changes in technology and culture that may take place during this period."

"New powers arise

In the 2020s and 2030s, three main powers will emerge in Eurasia: Turkey, Poland, and Japan. Initially supported by the United States, Turkey will expand its sphere of influence and become a regional power, much as it was during the time of the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish sphere of influence will extend into the Arab world, which will have increasingly fragmented by then, and north into Russia and other former Soviet countries. Israel will continue to be a powerful nation and will be the only country in the immediate region to remain outside the Turkish sphere of influence. However, Israel will be forced to come to an accommodation with Turkey due to Turkey's military and political power."

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❗️Stronger Russo-India ties to benefit peoples of both countries — Modi

"Looking forward to further deepening the special and privileged strategic partnership between our nations, especially in futuristic areas of cooperation. Stronger ties between our nations will greatly benefit our people," Indian PM Narendra Modi wrote on X, making two posts - one in Russian and one in English.

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🇷🇺🇮🇳 All-weather friends Russia and India continue to deepen cooperation

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold talks on July 9 within the framework of Modi's two-day visit to Russia. The last time Putin welcomed Modi in Russia was in 2019, while in September 2022 the two leaders met at a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan. They have met 16 times since Modi assumed office.

How have Russo-India relations evolved?

▪️Despite the West calling upon India to join anti-Russia sanctions, trade turnover between the two leaped in 2023, reaching a record $65 billion and increasing 1.8 times compared to 2022. Russian exports reached $60.9 billion (+79.1 percent), supplies of Indian goods increased to $4.1 billion (+41.4 percent).

▪️Russia is India's fourth-largest trading partner after the US, China and the UAE. Russia is India's second largest partner in terms of volume of imported products (after China).

▪️India's crude oil imports from Russia have risen to 1.97 million barrels per day (mbpd) in June and constitute roughly 40 percent of the country's oil imports. It's the biggest buyer of Russia's seaborne crude despite the West's shipping sanctions against Moscow.

▪️India and Russia cooperate closely in a vast variety of international platforms, including the UN, G20, BRICS and SCO. India's presidency of the G20 and SCO in 2023 saw increased communications between the countries' officials.

▪️The two countries are continuing to enhance defense cooperation under the Agreement on the Program for Military Technical Cooperation for 2021-2031. Russia is India's largest arms supplier.

▪️Ahead of his July 8-9 visit to Russia, Modi hailed the "special and privileged strategic partnership between India and Russia," in an official statement.

▪️"Modi’s Russia visit showcases the importance of India-Russia ties for India, especially in energy and defense," as per the Indian press.

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Agenda of Indian PM’s visit to Russia to focus on peaceful settlement in Ukraine — sources

India has been holding a neutral position on Russia’s special military operation and has not joined the Wests’ anti-Russian sanctions

NEW DELHI, July 8. /TASS/. The economic agenda, including issues of energy and trade, as well as peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine are the focus of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Moscow, sources told TASS.

"The focus of the visit is on the economic agenda, including issues of energy, trade, production, and fertilizers, as well as on the settlement [of the conflict in Ukraine], which cannot be reached on the battlefield," the sources said.

The Indian prime minister arrived in Moscow on Monday. Before taking off for Russia, he said that he was looking forward meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom he called a friend. Modi, who took the office of India’s prime minister, will stay in Russia on an official visit on July 8 and 9. According to Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov, official talks are scheduled for July 9.

India has been holding a neutral position on Russia’s special military operation and has not joined the Wests’ anti-Russian sanctions.

Durian a meeting with Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan in September 2022, Modi sad that the world is living through an "era of wars." He also said back then that relations between his country and Russia would develop and would be useful for the entire world.

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Talks in Moscow to help strengthen India-Russia friendship — Modi

Official talks between the delegations of the two countries are scheduled for Tuesday

NEW DELHI, July 8. /TASS/. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed confidence that the Russian-Indian talks on Tuesday will further strengthen friendship between India and Russia.

"I thank President Putin for hosting me tonight at Novo-Ogaryovo," Modi wrote in Russian on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter X, from the residence of President Vladimir Putin outside Moscow. "I look forward to tomorrow's talks which will undoubtedly help to further strengthen the friendship between India and Russia," Modi wrote.

The prime minister arrived in Russia on Monday for a two-day visit. In the evening, Putin and Modi met in Novo-Ogaryovo in an informal setting. Official talks between the delegations of the two countries are scheduled for Tuesday. They are expected to focus on the economic agenda - cooperation in the energy sector, trade as well as production and supply of fertilizers.

According to Indian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, on Tuesday Modi will also meet with representatives of the Indian diaspora and visit an exhibition pavilion of the Russian state nuclear power corporation Rosatom.

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In the 2020s and 2030s, three main powers will emerge in Eurasia: Turkey, Poland, and Japan.



I wonder what would lead anyone to the expectation that Japan is going to emerge as a "power".

If they joined the movement for One Korea, that would be tremendous, although I don't see how that would exert influence anywhere near the Turkish sphere.

It seems to me the more pressing difficulty is that China is much more congruent to Pakistan, and not very interested in India or its ability to affect geopolitics.

I can say that some Japanese Buddhists are very interested in India, which is the explanation or basis of my personality type. Japan definitely has a stripe of nationalists having pride in the "real Japan", rather than nationalism as a tool of statecraft as it is in Turkey.

The way it was put to me by a Sempai was from attempting to work there as an English teacher in one of the rural prefectures around 2005. She said it was so Japanese, she couldn't deal with it any more and came back after one year.

Japan is a selective blend of China and India, because what they have has been imported at painstaking expense. Nothing of a socio-cultural overhaul has ever been enforced on them by outsiders. It's all voluntary curiosity about how to develop their indigenous medieval cultures which are basically Korean.

Turkey and Poland clearly have grounds to become helmsmen of their contiguous neighbors. Unfortunately, making them greater magnets for American support. This is what I mean by "serious", if, roughly put, the Pakistan line is ideologically carved all the way to Poland, this would be the worst possible threat against what otherwise looks like the re-installation of the world's normal ancient trading system.

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rOq9iPzhE30---29 min--9/7.24--'Could the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) become the cornerstone of a new multipolar world order? Join us as Pepe Escobar returns to "Judging Freedom" to unravel the seismic shifts ignited by the recent SCO summit in Astana, Kazakhstan. Despite scant Western media coverage, this gathering brought together ten formidable nations, including Russia, China, India, Pakistan, and Iran, to forge a powerful Eurasian security framework that stands in stark contrast to NATO and Western-centric paradigms. We also delve into the intricate web of relationships within the SCO and its burgeoning alliance with BRICS, emphasizing the collaborative efforts reshaping global geopolitics.

Furthermore, we explore the nuanced positions of key SCO member states, such as India's balancing act in a multipolar world and Kazakhstan's strategic partnerships amid East-West tensions. This episode provides a gripping narrative on recent events in Ukraine, debunking initial reports and presenting a clearer picture of a missile strike's true origins.'

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XkR5EUr4_L4----8 min ---10/7/24. Lena Petrova'$300 BILLION WARNING: Saudi Arabia Warns G7 Against Stealing $300B in Russian Sovereign Assets'

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"No Coincidence" That Modi's Moscow Visit Is Concurrent With NATO Summit In Washington, Says Russian Duma Deputy, Maria Butina

The PM has arrived in Russia at the same time as the Alliance's heads meet in the US capital as he "stands against Western aggression" and is "pro a sovereign nation," she told RT.

#ModiInRussia | #ModiRussiaVisit

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Donald Trump Is Not a ‘Threat to the Deep State’: Here Is His Warmongering Record

This will be a sensible post right now...first at all express my disgust against that killing attentive not only from this man but from everybody as last "politic" resource ...and unbearable in a so called
Democracy, no way!

It only happens to be that just in this moment found this article in this new Homepage for me,where I found declarations from ex President Trump self, unknown to me...

But, let me be clear: I don't give a rat a§§ about U.S. intern politic and non of his presidents has done some good for my country in my lifetime,ever!
My only interest is what this country could do global (always hope for some good) that's why I posted in this Thread,showing again that the only solution without global war are other global peace
treaties based on mutual respect...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wwm4OiYY5M

Timecode of the topics discussed

0:00 (Clips) Trump on Syria, Venezuela, Ukraine
0:32 US politics & bipartisan war crimes
3:29 Alleged assassination attempt against Trump
7:13 Trump’s warmongering foreign policy: a summary
11:35 Israel – Palestine
16:56 Trump proposed bombing Russia & China
17:27 Russiagate
18:01 Trump tore up 2 arms treaties with Russia
18:55 Ukraine
20:33 (Clip) Trump boasts of arming Ukraine
20:56 Trump vs Obama on Ukraine weapons
23:02 NATO
24:24 “We’re at war with China”
26:24 Trade war & new cold war on China
28:44 Democrats vs Republicans on Russia & China
29:48 Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA)
30:44 Assassination of Qasem Soleimani
31:20 Trump’s war on Iraq
32:48 US hypocrisy on “political violence”
34:31 Syria
35:00 (Clip) Trump brags of taking Syria’s oil
35:27 Afghanistan war & minerals
37:06 Trump wanted to take oil from Libya & Iraq too
38:15 Yemen
39:24 Trump plans to attack Mexico
41:06 Bolivia coup
41:54 Elon Musk & Bolivia’s lithium
43:24 Venezuela
44:06 (Clip) Trump on “taking over” Venezuela
44:18 Venezuela coup attempt
46:00 Nicaragua coup attempt
46:37 Elliott Abrams
47:53 Cuba blockade & sanctions
50:09 Tax cuts for the rich
51:54 Billionaires for fellow billionaire Trump
53:16 Outro

https://scheerpost.com/2024/07/16/donald-trump-is-not-a-threat-to-the-deep-state-here-is-his-warmongering-record/

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#BRICS Parliament Idea "Needs To Be Explored" - MEA Spox

The focus of the bloc nations should be on strengthening cooperation within existing structures, Randhir Jaiswal said, following an assertion by Russian President Putin that such an institution will "certainly be implemented" in the future.

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This (https://southfront.press/russia-and-india-agree-on-de-dollarisation-process-feared-by-us-treasury/) came out of the meetings posted above:




Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher

During their recent meeting in Moscow, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in a Joint Declaration to conduct trade and investment in their respective national currencies (the rupee and the ruble), which amounts, without using the term, to a de facto de-dollarisation of India – a country projected to be the world’s second-largest economy in the coming years – and Russia, which has already displaced Japan from fourth spot in the global ranking measuring purchasing power, according to the World Bank. In fact, it is expected that de-dollarisation will pick up even more pace at the upcoming BRICS+ summit in Kazan in October, which Russia will chair.

On July 9, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, during a question-and-answer session before the House Finance Committee, stated that her “biggest fear” was de-dollarisation due to the harshness of sanctions imposed against Washington’s adversaries who are seeking alternatives other than the dollar.

Hong Kong-based analyst William Pesek of Asia Times affirms and confirms Janet Yellen’s “extraordinary admission: De-dollarization is now her biggest fear.” Pesek contrasted Yellen’s optimism from more than two years ago when she boasted, “I don’t think the dollar has any serious competition and it’s not likely to for a long time.”

In March 2022, Russia’s demilitarisation of Ukraine had barely been underway for a month when the pugnacious Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland, now ousted for failing in her position, was counting on the fact that the sanctions against Moscow would bring it to its knees and plummet Russia’s economic ranking. Instead, earlier this month, The World Bank announced that Russia was classified as a high-income country, affirming the West’s failed sanctions regime.

According to Pesek, two dynamics are accelerating de-dollarisation in Washington: the US national debt has increased exponentially and is now close to $35 trillion, and the US election cycle. And that was before the failed assassination attempt on candidate Donald Trump and after Biden finally announced that he was stepping down as a candidate in November’s US presidential election.

De-dollarisation seems like a paradox when, so far this year, the dollar has increased by 13% against the Japanese yen, not to mention more than 10% against the euro. However, the de-dollarisation process concerns the dollar’s status as a reserve currency.

Analysts calculate that the dollar’s strength comes from its hegemonic bond, which 11 years ago was 9.36% of global GDP. According to the International Monetary Fund, global GDP is estimated to reach nearly $110 trillion this year. Nonetheless, despite the enormous global economy, Western absolutist sycophants continue to praise the dollar and dismiss other forms of currency, such as the GeoEconomics Center of the Atlantic Council, which celebrates the buoyant US economy but hides the fact that US growth is due to the “war economy” of the military-industrial complex, whose contribution to the domestic GDP are wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

Still, despite Washington’s attempts to preserve the dollar’s dominance in global trade, India and Russia agreed to continue working together to promote a bilateral settlement system using national currencies when Modi visited Moscow on July 8-9.

Since 2023, India and Russia have doubled their payments in their national currencies despite US-led sanctions, said Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, handles most payments for Indian exports to Russia. Naturally, this rise is expected to be even more accentuated following Modi’s visit to Moscow, especially after Indian economists and businessmen working in Russia expressed hope of benefiting from the vacuum created by the exit of Western companies.

India’s exports to Russia grew by 59% between the Financial Years 2021 and 2024, while imports surged by about 8300% due to India’s procurement of crude oil at a vastly cheap price. Although the trade deficit has risen to $57.2 billion from $2.8 billion before the war, the Indian think tank Global Trade Research Initiative notes that this surge is due to favourable trade terms, such as discounted energy, and Moscow’s need to find new markets amidst Western sanctions.

“Aiming to further accelerate and sustain the growth of bilateral trade, the leaders agreed to set the bilateral trade target to 100 billion USD by 2030,” said the 12th point of the total 81-point joint statement following the conclusion of the 22nd India-Russia annual summit.

Although New Delhi is not actively attempting to antagonise Washington by boosting trade relations with Russia and trading in national currencies, Indian decision-makers will not hold off on serving their country’s best interests, such as attaining cheap Russian energy, for the sake of US interests in Ukraine. By cutting Russia off the SWIFT system and imposing sanctions, the US, as every serious analyst warned for years, has instead accelerated de-dollarisation rather than preserving their hegemonic system.

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BRICS Officially Announces Financial System Similar to SWIFT

The BRICS alliance is looking to bypass the Western SWIFT system and replace it with its own financial mechanism. The creation of a new financial messaging system similar to SWIFT will allow BRICS to reshape the global trade landscape.

The majority of cross-border transactions are now settled using SWIFT and cutting ties with the system provides leverage to the nine-member alliance. BRICS can create a new payment system without incorporating the US dollar for transactions.

Also Read: India Wants New BRICS Payment System To Bypass US Dollar

Local currencies will be used for trade settlements ending reliance on the US dollar once and for all. The BRICS payment system similar to SWIFT can break the global dominance of the US dollar. Read here to know how many sectors in the US will be affected if BRCS ditches the dollar for trade.

Also Read: BRICS: Top Analyst Predicts U.S. Dollar Collapse

BRICS Challenging The SWIFT Payment System

Russia confirmed that the BRICS alliance plans to build a new payment system similar to SWIFT. “The financial agenda of BRICS has a main initiative for building a new economic reality that solves both major tasks. Creating our own financial messaging system for the BRICS countries, similar to SWIFT, based on state-owned banks capable of clearing settlements of counterparties from the BRICS countries and the related role of the same bank,” said Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Alexander Babakov.

Also Read: US Dollar Shows No Mercy To BRICS Nations’ Currencies

The ambassador said that creating an alternative to SWIFT is necessary for BRICS to push the de-dollarization agenda ahead. “It is necessary to create a new system of financial institutions. The new system must be technically compatible with the existing financial infrastructures of the participating countries, which includes integration with national payment systems, banks, and other financial institutions. At the same time, the system must ensure a high level of security and data protection to prevent cyber-attacks and unauthorized access to financial information,” he summed it up.

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The CIA is running global coups and assassinations to try to stop BRICS

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There has been much unrest in Bolivia in recent days, as Bolivian Army General Juan Jose Zuniga threatened to overthrow President Luis Arce as he demanded a new cabinet and the release of political prisoners. He led military units to gather in the main square of La Paz, home to the presidential palace and Congress. An armored vehicle slammed a palace door to allow soldiers to rush into the building. But it was a failed attempt.

Amidst Bolivia's bid to join the BRICS group, Arce, supported by international allies, addressed and defused the situation, reaffirming his commitment to democracy and swearing in new military commanders. The now dismissed military chief was ordered to six months of "preventive detention" for his role in leading the failed coup against the government.

Following Wednesday's unsuccessful coup, observers have raised suspicion that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was part of the master plan. Users on X, formerly known as Twitter, speculated that the coup attempt was secretly backed by the CIA, either because of Bolivia's vast supplies of lithium, in retaliation for its closeness to Russia or its hostility to Israel. One X user said: "This is the second CIA-backed coup plot against the Bolivian state in under five years. Bolivia has 21 million tons of lithium reserves, the largest on the planet. Bolivia also cut off all relations with Israel in condemnation of the genocide in Gaza. Coincidence? I think not."

A different post highlighted Arce's recent trip to St. Petersburg and talks between Bolivia and Russia on nuclear research. "Let's not pretend we don't know who is responsible for today's coup, this is the work of the U.S. CIA," the post said.

Meanwhile, Great Game India reported that Zuniga was seeking to prevent former President Evo Morales from running for president again. He claimed that the former chief would harm the country. However, a Bolivian court has already declared Morales unable to run again.

Just like X users, analysts also believe that the CIA is involved in the failed resistance. Suspicion of the U.S. in Bolivia, stemming from the CIA's historical support for Latin American military regimes and the State Department's involvement in several coups under Henry Kissinger, has left a lasting legacy on the political life of the South American country, which has seen over 190 coup attempts in its history.

Also, Bolivia is a contender for BRICS membership, which is likely to take place at the BRICS leaders' conference in Kazan, Russia on Oct. 22. Arce has been vocal about his commitment to the intergovernmental organization's worldview. In fact, he and Russian President Vladimir Putin met at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum last month, June 5-7, and they discussed the importance of the emerging multipolar world, free of neocolonialism and the strictures of the "rules-based order." So, if Zuniga was successful in his coup attempt, Arce's removal from power would be convenient for those forces targeting Brazil.

In a speech to supporters at the palace, Zuniga "saluted those officers who wear their uniform with pride and value the Armed Forces in a democratically-elected government," Los Tiempos, a Bolivian newspaper, said. The Presidents of Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela all issued statements of support for Arce while Bolivia's Foreign Minister Celinda Sosa Lunda urged the international community to come out in support of Arce and Bolivian democracy.

Arce celebrates Zuniga's failed coup attempt :clapping:

continue: https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-07-11-cia-runs-global-coups-to-stop-brics.html

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Head of BRICS New Development Bank urges to focus on 'multipolar economy' to form multipolar world
Head of BRICS New Development Bank, former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff says multipolar economy will help prevent crises

MOSCOW

The head of the economic bloc BRICS New Development Bank, former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday urged to focus on the formation of a multipolar economy.

Speaking at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, Rousseff said the "Global North" failed to address humanity's global problems, asserting that a multipolar economy is better equipped to withstand global shocks and crises.

"We are a different bank, created by the countries of the Global South for the countries of the Global South. We cannot dictate conditions for our members," Rousseff said.

She emphasized that a multipolar economy is essential for achieving true multipolarity, and contributing to its establishment is one of the BRICS New Development Bank's goals.

Rousseff highlighted the importance of national currencies in a multipolar world, noting that another of the bank's commitments is to facilitate settlements in national currencies.

"This is crucial for developing countries that lack strong currencies and suffer from exchange rate volatility," she said.

Putin praised Rousseff's leadership at the bank, noting that under her chairmanship, the bank showed a significant net profit for the first time.

He invited Rousseff to discuss the bank's further development and to explore joint initiatives, including through the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

SPIEF, held annually in June since 1997, is supported by the president of the Russian Federation and organized by the Ministry of Economic Development.

The forum gathers leading global politicians and businesspeople to identify and deliberate on key challenges facing Russia, emerging markets, and the world, aiming to establish frameworks for common solutions.

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Russia-Iran regional cooperation is crucial – Iranian president

The era of US leadership has passed and cooperation between Russia and Iran in the development of a multipolar world will contribute to improving global security, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated at a meeting with Secretary of the Russian Security Council Sergei Shoigu in Tehran, Iran.

"Russia is among the countries that support the Iranian nation in difficult times,” Pezeshkian said. “The development of relations with this strategic partner is one of the priorities of the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” he added. “It is necessary to accelerate the implementation of the agreements concluded between the two countries."

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Venezuela Will Contribute to BRICS With Its Largest Oil Reserves in World - Deputy UN Envoy 4 hours ago

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik), Lenka White - Venezuela would make a great addition to the BRICS alliance because it possesses the largest oil reserves in the world, Venezuela's Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Joaquin Perez Ayestaran said in an interview.

“We believe Venezuela will be a great addition to BRICS, we have the largest certified reserves of oil in the world that will also add to the basket of products that BRICS as a whole can offer,” Perez Ayestaran told Sputnik.
Venezuela hopes the decision on its joining BRICS will be announced at the group's next summit in the Russian city of Kazan in October, Joaquin Perez Ayestaran said.

“I would hope that in Kazan during the next summit, the decision can be officially announced in a positive manner. It will very much be a welcome development in Venezuela,” Perez Ayestaran said. “But if not, we are still there with our offer and our commitment to be an active player in this new world.”

The BRICS alliance is leading the new composition of the multipolar world and Venezuela wishes to contribute to it, Joaquin Perez Ayestaran added.

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I was not aware of this, but, when I speak as "We", this is who I mean (https://sputnikglobe.com/20240813/holding-international-buddhist-forum-in-russia-boosts-intercultural-dialogue---lavrov-1119750834.html):



Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has welcomed the participants of the second international Buddhist forum, saying that it gives an impetus to developing intercultural dialogue and contributes to strengthening the atmosphere of friendship between peoples.

“In the context of the ongoing formation of a multipolar world order ... your meetings give additional impetus to the development of intercultural and interfaith dialogue, contribute to cementing the atmosphere of friendship and mutual understanding between people, and to the unification of efforts to solve common and pressing problems,” Lavrov said in a welcome letter to the forum, which was read on Tuesday at the opening ceremony by Alexey Maslov, the head of the Foundation for the Promotion of Buddhist Education and Research.

Lavrov said that the initiative launched last year confirmed its relevance as there are representatives of various countries, prominent politicians, scientists, and public figures taking part in the forum.

The top Russian diplomat expressed confidence that this year's forum will contribute to the discussion on the importance of spiritual and moral values and help strengthen international humanitarian cooperation.

The forum takes place in Russia's city of Ulan-Ude on August 12-14. Delegations from 15 countries are expected to take part in the event, including from Japan, Laos, Cambodia, Bhutan, Vietnam, Nepal, Sri Lanka and some Western states, among others.


It even takes us back to a voice in strange places (https://sputnikglobe.com/20240608/buddhist-values-acquire-growing-importance-in-polycentric-world-1118882039.html):



The Russian city of St. Petersburg hosted the 27th edition of the St.Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on June 5-8.

Buddhist values are acquiring ever greater importance in today’s increasingly polycentric world, Alexei Tsydenov, head of the Russian Republic of Buryatia, underscored on the sidelines of SPIEF 2024.

As part of the discussion at the forum, he noted that the US, UK and the European Union form only 10.3% of the total population of the Earth, while countries in which Buddhism has historical roots account for almost 50%.

“There are different polycentricities, not only economic or military. There is a polycentricity of cultures, ideologies. And the theme of Buddhism is also polycentricity. With its own culture, moral values, philosophy... It seems to me that integration in line with the values espoused by the Buddhist religion are also becoming more important,” the head of Buryatia was cited as saying by UlanMedia.

Multipolarity, polycentricity, was an important point of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

“It seems to me that the preservation of such life value guidelines that exist today in Russia, in our Orthodoxy, in Islam, in Buddhism - this is also polycentricity, this is what we are talking about today,” said Tsydenov.

Buryatia has been hosting Buddhists from around the world for the second year in succession. The 2nd International Buddhist Forum will take place in August 2024 in the capital of the republic, Ulan-Ude and the Ivolginsky datsan - the center of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia.


WEF can inter-penetrate western cabinets to its heart's content and I actually don't care.

It is not at this table, nor will it be able to affect it. If necessary, NATO threats will be dealt with as hazards to life.

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https://watcher.guru/news/47-countries-ready-to-join-the-brics-alliance

47 Countries Ready To Join the BRICS Alliance

The queue to join BRICS is getting longer as developing countries are expressing their interest in joining the alliance. Developing countries are now looking to end dependency on the US dollar to promote local currencies for trade. The move helps their native economies and businesses to thrive and pump up their national GDPs.

Also Read: BRICS: 3 Countries Receive Invitation To Attend the 2024 Summit

The majority of the developing countries are eager to join the BRICS alliance as they want to be a part of the de-dollarization initiative. Read here to know how many sectors in the US will be affected if BRICS ditches the dollar for trade. The scenario could cause hyperinflation in the country if the US dollar returns to the homeland.

BRICS Alliance: 46 Countries Express Interest To Join the Bloc

A total of 47 countries have expressed their interest in joining the BRICS alliance before the 2024 summit. Among the 46 countries, only 26 nations have formally sent their applications to join the alliance. Around 21 countries have informally expressed their interest in being a part of the grouping. The developing countries that are willing to join the group hail from Asia, Africa, South America, and Eastern Europe.

Also Read: BRICS: JP Morgan Warns There’s a 35% Chance of a Recession

“More than 40 countries have expressed interest in joining BRICS,” confirmed Paul Frimpong, Founder of Africa-China Centre for Policy Advisory. “BRICS alliance attracts a diverse group of potential members because of its primary-driven shared desire to create a more equitable global landscape that many countries believe is currently biased against them,” he said.

Also Read: BRICS: Chinese Yuan Can’t Replace US Dollar as Global Reserve Currency

The 16th BRICS summit will be held in the Kazan region of Russia from October 22 to 24, 2024. The new extended alliance will get together at the table for discussions for the first time since the expansion. The nine-member bloc will discuss important topics related to de-dollarization, expansion, trade deals, and local currencies, among other financial prospects.

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A multipolar world order is beneficial in the context of balancing the power. The Russia-Mid/Far East alliance is not a better alternative to the western system.

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Russian Researchers Embark on Great African Expedition: Visual Map today

On Wednesday, the Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries (Rosrybolovstvo) launched an important research program along the African coast aimed to study aquatic bioresources.

The initiative will permit Russia to assess the reserves of aquatic bioresources off the coast of Africa, discover new fishing areas, and strengthen Russia's ties with the African continent, by providing African nations with valuable information about fish stocks.

In 2024 alone, Russia has allocated over 6.5 billion rubles to the development of the fishing industry, sponsoring 875 expeditionary studies, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Patrushev noted, commenting on the launch of the expedition.

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A multipolar world order is beneficial in the context of balancing the power. The Russia-Mid/Far East alliance is not a better alternative to the western system.


Is there any explanation of this?

From what we can tell, the souls of the architects of the western system are gone (https://sputnikglobe.com/20240824/end-of-empire-analyst-claims-us-ruling-class-fatally-out-of-touch-1119893287.html):



America’s political class is unable to address or even speak to voters’ most pressing needs.

The author joined hosts Garland Nixon and Wilmer Leon to break down Democratic Party presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s acceptance speech on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, during which she advocated a hawkish foreign policy to the exclusion of focus on the material needs of working-class Americans.

“Most people, particularly in the states and particularly the people who she's depending on to win this election, Blacks and particularly Black men, particularly in Philadelphia and Detroit and Milwaukee – I don't think they care so much about Kim Jong Un, about Vladimir Putin, about the threat from China,” he continued. “I think they care a lot about jobs, wages, debt reduction, things like that. So I thought that speech was almost odd and that it seemed to lack self-awareness about exactly who the Democrats are and who they need.”

The analyst claimed the Democratic party is in the habit of abusing its voters, constantly attacking its activist base.
“I think people are ultimately going to feel like they're being gaslit,” said Nixon, claiming voters are more likely to be concerned with inflation and the cost of living. The media outlet Bloomberg calculated the rise in the cost of basic goods and services in 2023, finding that the cost of natural gas has risen by 29% while the costs of groceries and electricity have risen by 25%.

“I have to admit, I have very, very low expectations of our political class,” said Jeter. “This was a stunning speech for its lack of self-awareness. The Democrats' problem is that they are unresponsive, wholly unresponsive to their base, to labor unions.”

“It's almost like we've wandered into a Tower of Babble and come out on the other side babbling. We don't even speak the same language anymore. This is just a bewildering turn of affairs which I can only attribute to the end of empire.”



Welcome to the Wilson administration of 1916.

Meanwhile, there is a concerted discussion which perhaps offers help (https://sputnikglobe.com/20240822/new-russian-residency-law-helps-westerners-escape-posthuman-globalist-madness-1119870875.html):



President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on August 19 providing foreigners who share Russia's spiritual and moral values, and who seek to escape the West's destructive neoliberal ideals, with a temporary residence permit in Russia.

In addition, Putin has instructed the Russian Foreign Ministry to draw up a list of states imposing destructive neoliberal values.
"In a lot of ways, Russia is the country that is leading the fight against some of the absolute madness that comes from the West," Kirby added, referring in particular, to the absurd idea that "gender" is some sort of social construct that has nothing to do with one's sex assigned at birth.

Another Western theory says that patriarchy is designed to "repress women for some reason, even though women aren't particularly repressed," he continued.

Kirby emigrated from the US to Russia in 2006 and calls himself "an advocate for life in Russia" for those who oppose a "satanic new wave" of ideas which are "very popular among the Western elite, but absolutely disgusting to the rest of humanity."

"Russia and the Russian people are facing the challenges of the 21st century; a lot of intellectuals would basically call it the era of postmodernism," Kirby said. "The average person in Russia, whether they understand it or not, rejects this. Russians have chosen to remain human, to keep going with society, to reject globalism, to reject some sort of post-human and post-modern bizarre future. And that's a good thing… And God bless Russia for it."

"Now, in America, there are cases of people losing their jobs, not being able to find a new job, being denied an education, and not being able to get into a university - simply because they're opposed to homosexual behavior, and because they're opposed to this lie of homosexual marriage, or because they're opposed to transgenderism," Gleason told Sputnik in August 2023.


I have minor reasons that I might not prefer to inhabit the country, Russia, such as it is too cold and I would rather go south. But in terms of a unified message, non-western way of doing things, I can easily agree with the majority of it, whereas here, nope, nothing. Not a single thing. Just like the Democrats said. Nothing.

I'm not black, I'm not afraid of China, I am oppressed by anti-labor policies in the face of drastic inflation. Why would I think any of that is actually good?

I don't.

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The presidential election in whatever country...

I just reed a long article and something sprung in my eyes because so simple and direct...maybe not so for an U.S. citizen (because his last stolen elections) or right now for a French citizen,because
their petite Roi tantrum...

But for a country that has been/is "demonize" from decades only because resist to be a colony and been rape for his resources...

I don't want to write about the obscene manipulations from Big Brother minions, for that I will let the link for whom interest hat.

But just about the simplicity of this:


The 2024 presidential election

The Venezuelan presidential election was held on July 28. There were 10 candidates, not 2 as reported by some media outlets. The ballot was conducted using voting machines that were not connected to the Internet and issued a receipt for each vote.

To cheat, the machines had to be manipulated before the vote, at the risk of being discovered when the results were compared with the voters' receipts. Incidentally, no one has denounced any rigging of this kind. Venezuela being a huge country with communication problems, the Constitution gives the National Electoral Council (CNE) 30 days to collect the polling station reports and announce the results.

By the way,that is exactly how I voted for last elections in my country...

FIRST present my identity card ,NO internet connections/computers/machines of any kind nowhere to see,a blat with candidates,not only for President, but senate too,from all party's (links , middle and right)
The only way to cheat maybe steal the boxes like in old "Zorro"movies... :chuckle:

And then got my receipts where is my name,document number, district, table number.

I saw the documentary "2000 Mules" twice and most people I talk about could not believe it...well...

https://www.sott.net/article/494402-Press-lies-about-the-Venezuelan-presidential-election

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Turkiye requests to join BRICS, first NATO member to apply

In a significant move that could reshape its international alliances, Turkiye has officially applied to join the BRICS group—an economic coalition comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The application signals Ankara’s intent to diversify its foreign policy and economic partnerships amid shifting global dynamics.

The BRICS group, which represents some of the world’s largest emerging economies, has been gaining influence on the global stage, advocating for a multipolar world order and seeking to challenge the dominance of Western-led institutions. Turkiye’s interest in joining BRICS aligns with its broader strategy to assert a more independent role in global affairs, particularly as it navigates complex relationships with both the West and other global powers.

Turkish officials have highlighted the potential benefits of BRICS membership, including enhanced economic cooperation, access to new markets and opportunities for collaboration in key areas such as infrastructure, technology and energy. Turkiye’s strategic location, bridging Europe and Asia and its growing economy, make it a valuable addition to the BRICS bloc.

This move comes at a time when Turkiye’s relations with the West, particularly the United States and the European Union, have been strained over a range of issues, including defence, human rights and regional conflicts. By aligning more closely with BRICS, Turkiye appears to be signalling its willingness to explore alternative alliances that better serve its national interests.

The application process is expected to be complex, with Turkiye needing to secure the approval of all current BRICS members. However, if accepted, Turkiye would become the first NATO member to join the group, marking a significant shift in the global balance of power.

As the world watches Turkiye’s bid to join BRICS, the outcome could have far-reaching implications for both the country and the broader international order.

Comment: It seems that Turkey is finally willing to risk the wrath of the ailing unipolar powers, for the myriad of potential benefits that BRICS promises.

Notably, it seems unlikely that the group will tolerate any of its members who facilitate genocide, or who blatantly foment regional wars, and so one can appreciate just why the pathocrats in the West-Israel find its existance so threatening:

https://www.sott.net/article/494495-Turkiye-requests-to-join-BRICS-first-NATO-member-to-apply

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🇧🇴 Bolivian President to attend BRICS summit in Russia - Bolivian Foreign Minister

Bolivian President Luis Arce has accepted an invitation to attend the BRICS summit in Kazan and confirmed his participation, Bolivian Foreign Minister Celinda Sosa said in an interview with Sputnik.

"Yes, this is true... The presence of our president at the leaders' meeting has been confirmed," the minister said when asked if Arce accepted the invitation.

Bolivia earlier submitted a request to join BRICS.

Bolivia is very much interested in joining BRICS, Sosa emphasized.

"Bolivia has a great interest and motivation to be part of BRICS," Sosa said.

She said she hopes her country can really count on support for Bolivia to become part of BRICS.

"BRICS is building a very important economic alternative," the minister said.

The summit will be held in the Russian city of Kazan on October 22-24.

BRICS comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates.

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We must thwart the United States’ efforts against Iran, Russia and China - China FM at BRICS Meeting

"Beijing and Tehran have common challenges and threats, and therefore, they need to cooperate with each other. We must thwart the United States’ efforts against Iran, Russia and China"

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https://eu.eot.su/2024/09/14/russian-foreign-ministry-assumes-that-russia-may-stop-supplying-uranium-and-titanium-to-the-united-states/

Russian Foreign Ministry assumes that Russia may stop supplying uranium and titanium to the United States

14.09.2024, Moscow.

Russia may possibly stop supplying titanium and uranium to the United States, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said at the BRICS Media Summit on September 14.

“The Russian Federation does not exclude that it will stop supplying titanium and uranium to the United States, but Moscow will not shoot from the hip in this matter,” Ryabkov said.

The BRICS Media Summit is taking place in Moscow from September 13 to 17, with 45 countries taking part.

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How on earth at this point in time is Russia still supplying anything whatsoever and especially uranium to the US??

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‘Orwellian’ attack on Russian media signals US desperation to save crumbling unipolar world order

Washington’s crackdown on RT is tied to “the desire to preserve the already virtually non-existent unipolar world order of Western dominance, which of course also means dominance in the information space, in order to preserve one point of view for everyone and suppress and destroy all others,” political analyst Alexander Asafov told Sputnik.

“The ramping up of efforts in this direction is tied to the fact that the average Western citizen, voter and taxpayer paying for everything no longer understands why they should fund the desire of their political elites to help some distant dictatorial regime like in Ukraine, and is starting to ask questions, and finding answers quite easily. To prevent them from doing so, measures like these are taken, factually constituting total censorship,” Asafov explained.

The US war on journalism – not just with the crackdown on RT, but the blocking of social media, harassment of journalists, etc. constitutes the practical implementation of the “horror stories British writer George Orwell once used to terrify the entire world. In essence, the persecution of journalists is an attempt to punish them for ‘thought crime’, for a person thinking differently and being willing to tell the truth,” according to the observer.

As for the new restrictions and charges against RT, these are another attempt to silence Russia and rob it of its right to present an alternative perspective, Asafov said, noting that the US will continue to raise the stakes in its attempt to reach this “impossible” goal.

US actions are “based on a pretext,” not facts, “and there are certainly no legal grounds for such actions,” the political analyst stressed, pointing out Washington’s behavior is not just a violation of international law and lofty ideas about freedom of speech and media, but America’s own legislation. Instead, they constitute the practical “application of the so-called ‘international rules-based order’.”

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The world is being subjected to all kinds of wars, invasions, distractions, diversions due to American Imperialists refusing to release their grip on the world. If you are holding US dollars, be forewarned. This could end US reserve currency status. Costco sells gold.

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Putin: Russia ditches 'toxic' Western currencies as ruble takes over export payments

The share of ruble settlements for Russian exports is nearing 40%, while the use of Western currencies is declining, President Vladimir Putin has announced.

"Last year, the share of so-called 'toxic' Western currencies in export payments halved. Meanwhile, ruble settlements in foreign trade are approaching 40%, and we continue to work in this direction," Putin said at an expanded meeting of the State Council Presidium.

He added that from 2021 to 2023, the ruble's share in export payments nearly tripled, reaching 39%, and ruble settlements for imports grew to 30%.

Putin also emphasized ongoing global efforts to create supranational payment systems using central bank digital currencies and financial assets, noting that these systems would function independently of third countries.

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https://watcher.guru/news/brics-purchasing-power-of-the-us-dollar-could-fall-from-3-to-zero

BRICS: Purchasing Power of the US Dollar Could Fall From 3% to Zero

The purchasing power of the US dollar is declining every year leading to inflation in the homeland. The CEO of Zang Enterprises, Lynette Zang emphasized that the purchasing power of the US dollar is eroding at an advanced speed. This comes when the BRICS alliance is looking to pin the US dollar down as the world’s reserve currency.

Also Read: BRICS Currency: 40% Could Be Tied to Gold, 60% in Local Currencies

Only 3% of the US dollar’s original purchasing power remains in 2024, as documented by the Federal Reserve this year. “This is what the official government data will tell us,” said Zang. This gives BRICS more mileage to take on the US dollar as its purchasing power is dwindling.

Zang explained that the US dollar’s purchasing power could collapse to zero from the current 3% that it enjoys. She predicted that it could fall to zero next year in 2025. BRICS could exploit the development and push local currencies ahead of the US dollar for trade.

Also Read: 23 Countries Officially Apply To Join BRICS Alliance

“I believe with all my heart and everything that I know that we’ve already begun the transition to hyperinflation,” Zang told Kitco News. “We’re going to see more borrowing, more money printing, more inflation because they have not killed that beast that they created and continue to create,” she said. Read here to know how many sectors in the US will be affected if BRICS ditches the dollar for trade.

Also Read: BRICS: Russia Sells $2 Billion Worth of Oil To the West Despite Sanctions

Besides the de-dollarization agenda from BRICS, the US dollar will also have to battle the upcoming CBDC currencies. 134 countries around the globe are in the pilot phase of testing their respective digital currencies. The Atlantic Council reported that out of the 134 countries, 66 nations are already in the advanced phase of testing. CBDC currencies could be a reality in 2027 and challenge the prospects of the US dollar.

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EU's 'arm-twisting' making Serbia turn to BRICS - Kremlin
RT
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BRICS is a more welcoming and member-oriented group than the European Union, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said, commenting on the possibility that Serbia could seek to join the economic bloc.

His comments came after Belgrade said that instead of EU membership, it would explore the option of joining BRICS, which is currently chaired by Russia.

"Serbia has been having its arm twisted. They [the EU] always lay down conditions for cooperation and demand certain actions," Peskov told the Mayak radio station. "We are certain that Serbia will make decisions that are most beneficial to its people," he added.

The Balkan country applied to join the EU in 2009 and has been a candidate for membership since 2012. In an interview on Sunday, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin accused Brussels of moving the goalposts for accession, most recently by linking Belgrade's membership to severing relations with Moscow.

"BRICS does not impose any conditions on anyone. It's based on mutual respect and the readiness to address concerns and interests of members. No one there says 'either, or.' That's why [the group] is so attractive to a raft of countries," Peskov stated.

continue: https://www.sott.net/article/495531-EUs-arm-twisting-making-Serbia-turn-to-BRICS-Kremlin

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Should UK work with China

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BENhslWsuXY
Relevant segment: 2:25:32 2:30:00 (5 minutes)
UK Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, is currently on a two-day trip to Beijing to rebuild trading relations and was briefly discussed between GB News presenters and former Consevative MP Tobias Ellwood.

The hypocrisy of Tobias Ellwood's words are completely lost on him as he talks about the BRICS countries not conforming to "the rules", and this is why we in the west are headed for a downturn, not to mention a possible reason for the coming war with China, if we survive the current two that is.
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Invincible (Eur)Asian Monolith (https://southfront.press/invincible-eurasian-monolith-rising-thanks-to-us-nato-aggression/):




Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst

One of the main postulates of strategic thinking is to prevent the creation of an all-encompassing alliance against yourself. Wise leadership will always try to ensure that current and potential enemies remain as divided as possible. However, there’s wise leadership and then there’s the warmongering oligarchy in the United States, desperate to maintain Cold War-like conflicts and start proxy wars that could feed the Military Industrial Complex (MIC) for decades. The history of American interventionism (a rather outdated euphemism for what’s truly an unprovoked US/NATO aggression against the entire world) shows that the war criminals and plutocrats in Washington DC will always find the “perfect excuse” to engage in invasions against any remotely sovereign(tist) country. This hasn’t changed in the slightest to this very day.

However, technological advances in the last half a century or so have ensured that America simply cannot engage in wars against certain countries. Their ability to inflict untold damage on the US mainland was what kept the warmongers in check. And yet, in the last 30+ years, the end of the (First) Cold War created the illusion that the US “won” and that it can do whatever it wants with absolute impunity. This is precisely why we’ve had an unprecedented number of American invasions and wars of aggression against much of the world in the same time period, particularly in Eastern Europe (Serbia/former Yugoslavia and Russia/former Soviet Union) and the Middle East (over half a dozen countries ravaged and/or destroyed). However, after attacking isolated and largely defenseless countries, now is the time for the “big prize”.

In the last decade or so, Washington DC has been preparing for near-peer confrontation, creating tensions with superpowers such as Russia and China, while also eyeing strong regional players, particularly North Korea and Iran. Expectedly, the said countries understand that their opponent(s) is the same and that they need to work together to keep it at bay. However, instead of trying to drive a wedge between these countries, the US kept pushing against each and everyone simultaneously, further cementing their determination to form what can only be described as an alliance. Moscow, Beijing and Pyongyang might not even be too keen to use the word to describe their trilateral relations, but the reality is that it’s becoming exactly that. The level of their coordination in terms of military and foreign policy certainly suggests that’s the case.

In the last two and a half years, Russia effectively rekindled the relatively dormant military cooperation with North Korea. The two countries are now effectively bound by a mutual defense pact, the first Moscow signed with a non-Soviet state since 1991. Their close ties also extend to conventional capabilities, including on operational and tactical levels. The political West and its Neo-Nazi puppets insist that North Korean troops are already fighting in Ukraine, but they provide(d) no evidence to support such claims, as per usual. What’s certainly possible is that Pyongyang sent personnel to help their Russian colleagues with the integration of North Korean weapons and munitions into the Kremlin’s arsenal. However, not much more than that can be expected, as there would be far more evidence to the contrary.

On the other hand, China and North Korea are also strengthening their ties, with Xi Jinping telling Kim Jong Un that Beijing is ready for closer strategic coordination with Pyongyang. The two neighbors have been allies since the formation of North Korea and this process is not only expected, but simply natural, as the US keeps militarizing the Asia-Pacific region, including by remilitarizing Japan, a country that never really apologized (let alone paid damages) for its aggression in the area prior and during WWII. Tokyo killed millions of civilians across East Asia (particularly China), cementing strong anti-Japanese sentiment in most countries in the region, including South Korea, otherwise an unmistakably compliant US vassal. Still, America plans to turn Japan into a military powerhouse that would go against Russia, China and North Korea.

As a result, closer ties are being built in the cases of Russia-China, Russia-North Korea and China-North Korea. This is very reminiscent of the way the Entente was formed in decades and years before WWI, when Russia, France and the UK agreed to keep the then-nascent German expansionism in check. Members of the Entente often didn’t have much in common other than this, with Russia and the UK effectively being enemies for centuries as both had competing interests in various parts of the world. Still, the dangers of leaving Berlin’s imperialist tendencies unchecked far eclipsed this centuries-old rivalry. Thus, if the pathologically Russophobic London was able to find common ground with Moscow (or, to be precise, St. Petersburg back then), imagine the ease with which Russia, China and North Korea could form an Entente-like alliance.

They have not only much more in common (in terms of strategic thinking), but are also direct neighbors, with clear economic interests and ties that only keep growing, particularly as the US-led political West is still trying to isolate all three and minimize their economic (and societal) prospects. This simultaneous aggression against all three further strengthens their resolve to coordinate efforts and push back. On October 14, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in Beijing, where he met his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun. Both sides expressed intent to “deepen strategic collaboration” and “continuously advance military relations”. Once again, these bilateral ties will inevitably lead to a trilateral alliance that could be the progenitor of an invincible (Eur)Asian monolith that others would surely join.



That is good because he makes a qualified comparison; Entente was quite unnatural and perhaps envisioned to "use" Russia temporarily to protect England. We can sense that because England was already inspiring a flux of "dissidents" or "communists" to chip into Russia already since the 1880s, before the Entente was made. So that bond was a bit of a trick that put us where we are today.

This thing in the east is making partnerships where formerly there were none, without the British mole system to rot the whole thing and steal the pieces. So the outcome will likely be different.

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MOSCOW: A WORLD-CLASS CITY IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Russian President Vladimir Putin touted Moscow as one of the most beautiful cities in the world in his address to the BRICS Business Forum held in the Russian capital this week. Describing Moscow as a rapidly developing megapolis, Putin invited the forum’s guests to become better acquainted with the city.

Since being placed in the Top 3 of the world’s most prosperous cities in 2022 by the UN-HABITAT City Prosperity Index, Moscow has continued its impressive development. The city excels in infrastructure, smart technology, and sustainability, offering a seamless blend of modern conveniences and eco-friendly initiatives.

This brief video prepared by Sputnik shows what you may look forward to if you decide to follow the Russian president’s advice.

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📹 UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan attended an informal meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin wearing sneakers

The Russian leader was dressed in a business suit.

The UAE president traditionally wears sneakers to public events. Al Nahyan made a similar choice of footwear during his visit to St. Petersburg in 2023.

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[Bill Ryan]

Copying this post by Helvetic on his thread. (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?1383-The-Continuing-Search-For-The-Truth&p=1638863&viewfull=1#post1638863) :thumbsup:

I've only listened to the first 30 minutes of this, but that half hour features Pepe Escobar giving the best and most interesting summary of the importance of the coming BRICS Summit in Kazan — which starts today — that you might ever hear.


BRICS RISING - Pepe Escobar, Scott Ritter & Mark Sleboda | Oct. 20, 2024

Source: Consortium News youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@consortiumnews8744)

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CN Live! previews the BRICS summit starting Tuesday in Kazan, Russia as Ukraine falters, the Mideast blows up and BRICS advances its alternate economic system. With Pepe Escobar, Scott Ritter and Mark Sleboda.

[shaberon]

Here are some notable bullet points (https://sputnikglobe.com/20241022/how-does-brics-differ-from-other-international-organizations--what-has-it-achieved-in-18-years--1120638710.html) about it:



The motto of the event is " Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security.”

In light of the gathering, it's worth considering how BRICS differs from other international organizations.

BRICS was founded in 2006 by Brazil, Russia, India, and China, with South Africa joining in 2011. On January 1, 2024, Egypt, Iran, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Ethiopia became full members, while Russia assumed the BRICS presidency.

BRICS began engaging with third-party countries in the early 2010s through the “BRICS Plus/Outreach” format. Around 40 countries are interested in cooperating with the group in various ways.

BRICS is a "club of like-minded" members, not a bloc like NATO or the EU, and lacks a charter, budget, secretariat, and supranational structures.

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JUST IN: BRICS officially adds 13 new nations to the alliance as partner countries (not full members).

🇩🇿 Algeria
🇧🇾 Belarus
🇧🇴 Bolivia
🇨🇺 Cuba
🇮🇩 Indonesia
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
🇲🇾 Malaysia
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇹🇭 Thailand
🇹🇷 Turkey
🇺🇬 Uganda
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
🇻🇳 Vietnam

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At the summit in Kazan, Putin was shown a symbolic "BRICS banknote."

The note "represents the collective work being carried out within the BRICS framework."

On the front face of the banknote, the flags of the BRICS founding countries – Russia, China, India, Brazil, and South Africa – can be seen.

A debate the on creating a common BRICS currency was held behind closed doors at the summit today.

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Putin Xi Modi 38 Leaders BRICS Summit, West Furious; EU Provokes Moldova Crisis; Selidovo Disaster

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSzF4igolys (1:30:11)
Alexander Mercouris gives a thorough account of the BRIICS meeting in Kazan and touches on matters in Ukraine, North Korea and the Middle East.

00:05 BRICS Summit in Kazan draws global attention
03:12 BRICS Summit in Kazan gathering diverse world leaders
09:35 Putin leads high-powered delegations for BRICS meetings
12:56 Modi's comments on Ukraine at the BRICS Summit
19:10 India and China agree to stabilize border situation
22:05 Agreement reached between Modi and Putin for collaboration on payment, finance, and trade systems.
28:01 Discussion on the presence of North Korean soldiers on Russian territory and the speculation of their involvement in fighting Ukraine.
30:37 Russian recruitment and potential presence of North Korean soldiers in Russia
36:01 Rumors of North Korea joining war against Ukraine debunked
38:42 Moldova elections and Western Powers' influence
44:19 Maria Sandu's controversial decision to hold a referendum on Moldova's course towards the European Union
47:17 Political influence of Moldovan diaspora outside the country
53:15 Moldova referendum causes division and instability
56:04 Concerns about Moldova's independence and irredentist claims from Romania
1:01:17 Zelensky proposes negotiation terms to Russia regarding attacks on Ukraine
1:04:11 Zelensky's energy system attack story originated with him and is being refloated due to American stance on Ukraine.
1:09:53 Zelensky's peace plan ignored by Russians
1:12:39 Russian army controlling logistics artery
1:18:14 Russian control increasing in Southern Ukraine
1:20:50 Reports of Ukrainian counterattacks may not always be successful
1:26:16 Russian forces closing in on Chuhuiv town
1:29:02 Putin engages with BRICS states in Kazan amidst Middle East tension

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159 out of 195 countries, more than 3/4 of the world is adapting to BRICS Pay….

BRICS bloc announced the creation of a blockchain-based payment platform. It would be set to redefine the collective’s global economic standing. Moreover, it would compete with some of the largest payment systems worldwide. That includes the Western-dominated SWIFT system.

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JUST IN: 🇷🇺 Russian President Putin proposes plan to create a BRICS-based grain exchange.

"A number of BRICS countries are among the world's largest producers of grain, vegetables, and oilseeds.

We propose opening a BRICS grain exchange, which would facilitate the formation of fair and predictable price indicators for products and raw materials, taking into account their special role in ensuring food security."

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JUST IN: 🇷🇺 Russian President Putin says the entire Middle East is on the brink of disaster.

"The humanitarian situation is also exacerbated. The number of displaced persons and refugees is more than 1,000,000 people.

The infrastructure, residential areas, hospitals, schools, and social services have been greatly damaged, and the destruction continues. Russia has many questions."

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Saudi Arabia Officially Declines BRICS Membership

Amid the ongoing BRICS Summit in Russia this week, Saudi Arabia has declined membership in the alliance. The bloc announced its new partner countries on Wednesday, revealing that the Kingdom was not on the list.

Last summer, Saudi Arabia was invited to join the bloc at the 2023 BRICS summit. The ongoing saga has seen different responses from both sides throughout the year. Saudi Arabia has continuously said that it carefully observes the risks and benefits of joining the bloc. Now, the Middle Eastern country joins Argentina as the only country to decline those summer invitations from the BRICS alliance.

Reports emerged before the start of the summit that Saudi Arabia’s stance with BRICS would be declared during the meeting. Specifically, Russian Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov noted Riyadh’s participation in the alliance will be made clear after the upcoming event. “We will inform you additionally who will represent Saudi Arabia or if it will be represented at the summit at all,” Peskov said before the BRICS Summit. “Based on this, we will make conclusions.”

BRICS Decides No More Countries Will Become Official Members

It was also announced today that the BRICS partners added to the bloc on Wednesday are not full members, and no new members will be officially inducted this year. The new partner nations of BRICS are:

Algeria
Belarus
Bolivia
Cuba
Indonesia
Kazakhstan
Malaysia
Nigeria
Thailand
Turkey
Uganda
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Also Read: The Gloves Are Off: BRICS Is Officially Challenging the US Dollar

In 2023, Saudi Arabia’s position in the bloc was considered a game changer. The oil and gas powerhouse would’ve brought forth unprecedented geopolitical benefits to the group. Yet, it also would have only magnified tensions with the West. Furthermore, these relationships are likely the basis for the country’s reluctance to join the Global South’s opposition. The reasons why the country denied membership may be made obvious after the summit concludes this weekend.

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https://watcher.guru/news/saudi-arabia-officially-declines-brics-membership

Saudi Arabia Officially Declines BRICS Membership

Amid the ongoing BRICS Summit in Russia this week, Saudi Arabia has declined membership in the alliance. The bloc announced its new partner countries on Wednesday, revealing that the Kingdom was not on the list.That raised my eyebrows a few inches, but I'm not convinced this interpretation is accurate. Saudi Arabia isn't right now on either of the lists (i.e. not formally listed as a full member or a partner member), but I can't yet find any confirmation that they've 'officially declined' membership.

The Russia Today BRICS running live updates page is here (https://www.rt.com/russia/606060-russia-brics-summit-kazan/), and there's nothing mentioned about this at all. The report there simply says: 'Saudi Arabia has yet to ratify its membership invitation.' And there's nothing on TASS or Al Jazeera either.

I'll be counting the hours and minutes until Pepe Escobar's BRICS summary update with Judge Napolitano (which is likely to be tomorrow), when he'll definitely clarify the entire thing.

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‘Any person can raise his eyes to the sky and say he’s the pope’: Putin on Venezuelan opposition’s election-rigging claims

“Any person can raise his eyes to the sky and say that he’s the pope, or something like that. It cannot happen like that. There are certain electoral procedures…We believe that President Maduro ran fair and square, he put together a government and we wish him and his government every success…and we truly hope that Brazil and Venezuela have a bilateral discussion and find a solution,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said at his end-of-BRICS-Summit press conference, commenting on Brasilia’s rejection of the results of July’s presidential elections in Venezuela.

“We know Brazil’s stance. Our positions do not coincide with Brazil on matters [related to] Venezuela. I’m saying that openly. We’ve spoken about that on the phone the day before yesterday with the president of Brazil. I have very good and I believe friendly relations [with him]. Venezuela is fighting for its independence – for its sovereignty,” Putin said.

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PRESIDENT PUTIN RESPONDS TO UN CHIEF GUTERRES ON LATTER'S WORDS THAT EVERYONE SHOULD LIVE AS ONE BIG FAMILY

💬“Your Excellency, Secretary General, that's how we live. In families, unfortunately, there are disagreements, scandals, division of property, even reaching a fight,” noted Putin.

The Russian President noted that the BRICS goal is to create a necessary mechanisms for interaction, to create conducive conditions in our common home.

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🇺🇳UN CHIEF CALLS FOR ACCELERATING THE REFORM OF THE INTERNATIONAL OUTDATED, INEFFECTIVE AND UNFAIR FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURE

💬"I am grateful to participate in the 16th BRIC Summit. Collectively, your countries represent nearly half of the world's population. And I salute your valuable commitment and support for multilateralism and international problem solving as clearly reflected in your team this year... It takes a community of nations working as one global family to address global challenges," United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said at the final meeting of the BRICS summit in the BRICS+ and outreach format in Russia's Kazan.

According to him, today's international financial system does not provide many vulnerable countries with the safety net or level of support they need.

Guterres also stressed the need for strengthening and updating the machinery of peace, as well as addressing the weaponization of outer space and use of lethal autonomous weapons.

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'During the three-day BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan, presided over by Russian President Vladimir Putin, assembled leaders discussed the deepening of their nations’ financial cooperation, including the development of alternatives to Western-dominated payment systems, efforts to settle regional conflicts and expansion of the BRICS group of nations.

Moscow-based International Affairs & Security Analyst Mark Sleboda spoke with Jimmy about the meeting, and whether the growth of BRICS portends the end of a global financial system dominated by the United States and western Europe.'

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This is pretty important, and Alexander Mercouris (who is trained as a lawyer :)) may be one of the few western analysts to have carefully read the entire 133-clauses-long BRICS Kazan Declaration sentence by sentence from beginning to end.

BRICS Bridge & BRICS Clear: new financial architecture


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Brazilian President Lula da Silva has blocked the entrance of Venezuela into the BRICS economic alliance

The decision was allegedly taken by Brazil’s leader, who did not attend the ongoing BRICS summit in Kazan, due to a betrayal of trust between his government and that of Caracas. In response, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that the move was “an action that constitutes an aggression against Venezuela and a hostile gesture”.

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The oil and gas assets would be wiped out overnight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yToQ94tuRHc (2:29)
Relevant segment from George Galloway's most recen MOATS
"Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman did not attend the BRICS summit. But he has said that his country will not allow it’s assets or airspace to be used to attack Iran. If he resiles the toll will be fearsome"
MbS appears to be actively positioning Saudi Arabia as a key player in the Middle East and his progress will be very interesting to watch.

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Saudi Arabia Officially Declines BRICS Membership

Amid the ongoing BRICS Summit in Russia this week, Saudi Arabia has declined membership in the alliance. The bloc announced its new partner countries on Wednesday, revealing that the Kingdom was not on the list.That raised my eyebrows a few inches, but I'm not convinced this interpretation is accurate. Saudi Arabia isn't right now on either of the lists (i.e. not formally listed as a full member or a partner member), but I can't yet find any confirmation that they've 'officially declined' membership.

The Russia Today BRICS running live updates page is here (https://www.rt.com/russia/606060-russia-brics-summit-kazan/), and there's nothing mentioned about this at all. The report there simply says: 'Saudi Arabia has yet to ratify its membership invitation.' And there's nothing on TASS or Al Jazeera either.

I'll be counting the hours and minutes until Pepe Escobar's BRICS summary update with Judge Napolitano (which is likely to be tomorrow), when he'll definitely clarify the entire thing.Pepe wasn't on with Judge Nap last week, but he's scheduled to be live with him today at 12 noon US Eastern time (video link here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xkew9JX69e0)).

Meanwhile, Pepe stated this as one paragraph of his new article on Sputnik Globe (https://sputnikglobe.com/20241028/pepe-escobar-brics-make-history---can-they-keep-the-momentum-1120707386.html) published yesterday:

Saudi Arabia remains an open proposition. Not even Putin answered whether Riyadh is in, out, or over the wall. Diplomatic sources hint MbS is waiting for the result of the US presidential elections. As much as Saudi Arabia’s wealth is invested in the Anglo-American sphere – and can be stolen in no time – relations with the Russia-China strategic partnership at the highest level are excellent.

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New World Next Week | BRICS Unveil the NEW New World Order! | Nov 1, 2024

Totally get Corbett's distrust about BRICS: that its just another globalist structure of the new world order

His best reason for his understandable distrust is relatable: BRICS is evil because the IMF/World Bank want to do deals with them, in a nutshell

But I really can't see the worlds biggest banks NOT turning down the opportunity to get their money-changing claws into a group of nations that turn over $30 trillion per annum (https://sputnikglobe.com/20230802/how-much-does-brics-contribute-to-world-gdp-1112307546.html)

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Also IMF/World Bank are global institutions (like the UN) with memberships with virtually every nation on the globe. But that doesn't mean every single nation is part of the new world order

Just ask BRICS countries currently embroiled in financial/geopolitical wars against the empire- the home of the IMF & World bank btw

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Anyway, I didn't want to contaminate Helvetic's thread with my rant, and thought this was the best multipolar place to comment :happy dog:

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I agree with you pounamuknight. To think BRICS is 100% into the New World Order would be to deny that we have any hope left of a better world and life for all.

On the face of it many of the NWO ideas have some merit and logically there should be some order amid the chaos ("One must still have chaos (in oneself) to be able to give birth to a dancing star" Frederich Nietzsche). The problem is the stranglehold the NWO want to inflict on everyone and every thing.

The NWO came about through slow but sure infiltration of all the official systems in the world. Yuri Brezhnev warned us years ago about the systematic breakdown although he may have been unaware that there were other forces (zionists/globalists - aren't they the same?) Collectively we've been uable to do anything about this except to witness our standards of living taking a slow downturn, and let's not forget the majority of the world poplulation doesn't have any standard of living at all and struggle to survive on a daily basis. It seems likely now that BRICS investment in Africa will elevate the quality of life for the population.

History shows that the influence of an Empire lasts around 200-250 years, and there have been many since the Fall of the Roman Empire. The Empire of the West is on the verge of collapse and another (BRICS) Empire is rising. My hopes are purely selfish in that they may slow the ambitions of the WHO, WEF, etc and the EU, which will probably fall altogether, but the leaders of the BRICS countries are just another oligarchy and not known for their clemency or compassion for the people in their own countries and we, the hoi polloi in the west, will "keep calm and carry on". At this point it seems immaterial who the next POTUS is.

Apologies for the contradictory pov but that's how it seems to me atm.

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To think BRICS is 100% into the New World Order would be to deny that we have any hope left of a better world and life for all.



Is this an entity? Or a convenient label for the unknown?



The Empire of the West is on the verge of collapse and another (BRICS) Empire is rising. My hopes are purely selfish in that they may slow the ambitions of the WHO, WEF, etc and the EU, which will probably fall altogether, but the leaders of the BRICS countries are just another oligarchy and not known for their clemency or compassion for the people in their own countries and we, the hoi polloi in the west, will "keep calm and carry on". At this point it seems immaterial who the next POTUS is.


That does not seem correct.

The policies of several countries and BRICS in general are a dismantling of Oligarchy.

However, there are indeed, bundles of legal precedents that emerge from the Roman Empire and govern Europe and America. Such legal favoritism is what is encapsulated in the term "oligarchy". The presence of the IMF is unavoidable, and it's premature to paint the brush of "evil" over something that is not understood. What seems to be indicated is the lack of understanding, and a rush to throw fuel in the fire. That is, unable to understand its failed, abortive policies, the west must project the blame elsewhere. That is what I am getting from these points.

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Jeffrey D. Sachs: The BRICS Summit Should Mark the End of Neocon Delusions

The recent BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia should mark the end of the Neocon delusions encapsulated in the subtitle of Zbigniew Brzezinski’s 1997 book, The Global Chessboard: American Primacy and its Geostrategic Imperatives. Since the 1990s, the goal of American foreign policy has been “primacy,” aka global hegemony. The U.S. methods of choice have been wars, regime change operations, and unilateral coercive measures (economic sanctions). Kazan brought together 35 countries with more than half the world population that reject the U.S. bullying and that are not cowed by U.S. claims of hegemony.

In the Kazan Declaration, the countries underscored “the emergence of new centres of power, policy decision-making and economic growth, which can pave the way for a more equitable, just, democratic and balanced multipolar world order.” They emphasized “the need to adapt the current architecture of international relations to better reflect the contemporary realities,” while declaring their “commitment to multilateralism and upholding the international law, including the Purposes and Principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations (UN) as its indispensable cornerstone.” They took particular aim at the sanctions imposed by the U.S. and its allies, holding that “Such measures undermine the UN Charter, the multilateral trading system, the sustainable development and environmental agreements.”

Time has run out on the neocon delusions, and the U.S. wars of choice.

The neocon quest for global hegemony has deep historical roots in America’s belief in its exceptionalism. In 1630, John Winthrop invoked the Gospels in describing the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a “City on the Hill,” declaring grandiosely that “The eyes of all people are upon us.” In the 19th century, America was guided by Manifest Destiny, to conquer North America by displacing or exterminating the native peoples. In the course of World War II, Americans embraced the idea of the “American Century,” that after the war the U.S. would lead the world.

The U.S. delusions of grandeur were supercharged with the collapse of the Soviet Union at the end of 1991. With America’s Cold War nemesis gone, the ascendant American neoconservatives conceived of a new world order in which the U.S. was the sole superpower and the policeman of the world. Their foreign policy instruments of choice were wars and regime-change operations to overthrow governments they disliked.

Following 9/11, the neocons planned to overthrow seven governments in the Islamic world, starting with Iraq, and then moving on to Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Iran. According to Wesley Clark, former Supreme Commander of NATO, the neocons expected the U.S. to prevail in these wars in 5 years. Yet now, more than 20 years on, the neocon-instigated wars continue while the U.S. has achieved absolutely none of its hegemonic objectives.

The neocons reasoned back in the 1990s that no country or group of countries would ever dare to stand up to U.S. power. Brzezinski, for example, argued in The Grand Chessboard that Russia would have no choice but to submit to the U.S.-led expansion of NATO and the geopolitical dictates of the U.S. and Europe, since there was no realistic prospect of Russia successfully forming an anti-hegemonic coalition with China, Iran and others. As Brzezinski put it:

“Russia’s only real geostrategic option—the option that could give Russia a realistic international role and also maximize the opportunity of transforming and socially modernizing itself—is Europe. And not just any Europe, but the transatlantic Europe of the enlarging EU and NATO.” (emphasis added, Kindle edition, p. 118)

Brzezinski was decisively wrong, and his misjudgment helped to lead to the disaster of the war in Ukraine. Russia did not simply succumb to the U.S. plan to expand NATO to Ukraine, as Brzezinski assumed it would. Russia said a firm no, and was prepared to wage war to stop the U.S. plans. As a result of the neocon miscalculations vis-à-vis Ukraine, Russia is now prevailing on the battlefield, and hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are dead.

continue: https://scheerpost.com/2024/11/03/jeffrey-d-sachs-the-brics-summit-should-mark-the-end-of-neocon-delusions/

[Bill Ryan]

Nothing radically new here (so far in the live video), though there's a ton of very interesting fine detail about BRICS and everything related and connected.

This is really for devotees of Pepe Escobar, of which I'm one. The livestream started half an hour ago and may last for quite a long time. :)

Pepe Escobar: Iran Readies Deadly Warheads for Israel, Putin's BRICS Bombshell Shocks NATO — WW3 Next?

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The policies of several countries and BRICS in general are a dismantling of Oligarchy.

However, there are indeed, bundles of legal precedents that emerge from the Roman Empire and govern Europe and America. Such legal favoritism is what is encapsulated in the term "oligarchy". The presence of the IMF is unavoidable, and it's premature to paint the brush of "evil" over something that is not understood. What seems to be indicated is the lack of understanding, and a rush to throw fuel in the fire. That is, unable to understand its failed, abortive policies, the west must project the blame elsewhere. That is what I am getting from these points.

"On 1 January 2024, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia and Iran officially joined the bloc."

Joining the already present Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

All of these countries have many, many things in common, but dealing away with oligarchies, major banksters, decaying levels of corruption, no active war engagements or supporting wars financially, high levels of crime and disrespect of human rights, or modern-day hostile territorial expansion and takeover, colonialism-style .... are not one of them.

I understand the need for a counter-balance to what we perceive as the world order, primarily run by the globalized West factor.

BRICS is not the answer. Its the building blocks (bricks) to a different kind of demise.

We need to carve forward a Third Path of sorts. A cooperation of the yet Unaligned. With definitely a different approach than either of those other two.

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Here's something that might be able to help me. Sounds like where we are headed (https://sputnikglobe.com/20241102/number-of-americans-looking-to-emigrate-explodes-ahead-of-election---reports-1120755084.html):



A rising number of US citizens are considering changing their place of residence due to political instability at home, which is largely caused by the upcoming presidential election, Bloomberg news agency reported on Saturday, citing emigration experts.

The news agency cited Jen Barnett, the founder of Expatsi, a company that helps Americans figure out how they can realistically leave the country, as saying that demand for their services shot up 900% after the debate between then-presidential contenders Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

Barnett said that an Expatsi poll showed in October that 7,000 US nationals were interested in emigrating. The political schism in the United States was among the top reasons for wanting to leave, second only to "adventure and personal growth," the expert added.

Basil Mohr-Elzeki, managing director at Henley & Partners, said that the total number of inquires from the US had risen by 500% since 2020 and that the first 10 months of 2024 saw more demand than all of 2023.
Global Citizen Solutions co-founder Artur Saraiva emphasized that the presidential election played a major role in Americans' decision to leave. Bloomberg reported that many US citizens were looking into residency-by-investment programs, with the most popular destinations being Antigua and Barbuda, Portugal, Malta, Greece and Spain.


Sounds expensive, for a place that was nominally built by automatically granting asylum to the "poor", you have to be rich to reverse that decision.

I wouldn't mind doing it for a low, monotonous assignment. I'm certainly not an investor, and I think our relative prosperity died when Clinton repealed Glass-Steagall. Now, hardly anyone drives beat-up old cars besides me. You can easily see that none of that is cheap, you can barely function without spinning a hamster wheel as fast as possible, which might not be so bad if there was a point to it.

There isn't.

[shaberon]

BRICS si not the answer. Its the building blocks (bricks) to a different kind of demise.

We need to carve forward a Third Path of sorts. A cooperation of the yet Unaligned. With definitely a different approach than either of those other two.


I understand the concern, but it is evading the issue.

BRICS is a financial system, not a moral or policy-driven alignment.

Such concerns always automatically tell us about "demise" and the like, which I don't understand.

Capitalism is already in "demise", and, BRICS is a set of very different procedures. Because the designated economies have boomed under "sanctions", I don't see how we can automatically designate it for "failure" based on a suspicious attitude.

My suggestion would be to stick to the procedures and investigate how they work differently. This is what "is" happening, rather than what "should" be, whereas for instance here in America, the federal government will scarf most of the money from the locals and set standards on which they may allow it to "trickle" back, based on following this or that federal preference. It's like watching Titans rise while I rot away in discontent, humbled by an ancient system of asset transfer.

[shaberon]

This is what it looks like after being carpet bombed to a 30% genocide:


https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e8/0b/04/1120771404_0:19:2412:1376_1920x0_80_0_0_7766e185148aa6ed1d67427e24ad9b5e.jpg.webp



This is what it sounds like when you drop the aggression over a few miles of border (https://sputnikglobe.com/20241104/china-india-successfully-implementing-border-area-resolutions-1120770753.html):



The Chinese and Indian military are efficiently implementing the resolutions on the disengagement of troops in the region of Ladakh along the unofficial border between the two countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Monday.

"The Chinese and Indian troops are implementing the resolutions that the two sides reached on issues concerning the border area, which is going smoothly at the moment," Mao told a briefing when asked about the disengagement process in the Eastern Ladakh.


That turns a corner, there has been a lot of nationalistic pride wrapped up in what amounts to a bunch of gravel. It sounds trivial, but, that was over a billion versus over a billion people that has no excuse for tension. Without this hubristic obstacle, there isn't much reason that the largest countries cannot "stabilize".

As I have said, one of the few "good" things I have perceived on a socio-political level was the end of the Iron Curtain. Unfortunately, I was tricked and it was abused--and the ongoing policies since then have led to a few other "good turns":

- Bridge from Russia to China

- Detente between India and China

- Withdrawal of Saudi interference from Syria

- Iranian regional authority


none of which directly affects me. And, the Iron Curtain has effectively been returned to me. So, I can't really figure out anything "good" in my entire life that my system has achieved. Nothing really. Others when acting independent of it sound progressive. I would think that is normal, although I haven't experienced it.

[Michel Leclerc]

This is what it looks like after being carpet bombed to a 30% genocide:


https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e8/0b/04/1120771404_0:19:2412:1376_1920x0_80_0_0_7766e185148aa6ed1d67427e24ad9b5e.jpg.webp



This is what it sounds like when you drop the aggression over a few miles of border (https://sputnikglobe.com/20241104/china-india-successfully-implementing-border-area-resolutions-1120770753.html):



The Chinese and Indian military are efficiently implementing the resolutions on the disengagement of troops in the region of Ladakh along the unofficial border between the two countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Monday.

"The Chinese and Indian troops are implementing the resolutions that the two sides reached on issues concerning the border area, which is going smoothly at the moment," Mao told a briefing when asked about the disengagement process in the Eastern Ladakh.


That turns a corner, there has been a lot of nationalistic pride wrapped up in what amounts to a bunch of gravel. It sounds trivial, but, that was over a billion versus over a billion people that has no excuse for tension. Without this hubristic obstacle, there isn't much reason that the largest countries cannot "stabilize".

As I have said, one of the few "good" things I have perceived on a socio-political level was the end of the Iron Curtain. Unfortunately, I was tricked and it was abused--and the ongoing policies since then have led to a few other "good turns":

- Bridge from Russia to China

- Detente between India and China

- Withdrawal of Saudi interference from Syria

- Iranian regional authority


none of which directly affects me. And, the Iron Curtain has effectively been returned to me. So, I can't really figure out anything "good" in my entire life that my system has achieved. Nothing really. Others when acting independent of it sound progressive. I would think that is normal, although I haven't experienced it.

Yes, Shaberon. This general feeling is also mine. The West absolutely misused/abused its window of opportunity and the harvest is bitter. And yes, I am thrilled by the fact that the countries you mention have many reasons for hope. Especially the detente between China and India, as you point out, and the detente between “Arabia” in Iran. Because of my deep sympathy for Pakistan and Bangla Desh – as the victims of the British “divide and rule” political style that "punished" the Raj for wanting its independence after WWII – I pray also for the final healing of Pakistan – which both detentes facilitated by Vladimir Putin’s authority may well bring about. When enmity between the two pairs of powers (Iran/Arabia and India/China) no longer exists, there will be no reason for military dictatorship in Pakistan any more. But —— this might remain a dream when Zionism manages to divide and rule – with Western help.

[OnyxKnight]

That turns a corner, there has been a lot of nationalistic pride wrapped up in what amounts to a bunch of gravel. It sounds trivial, but, that was over a billion versus over a billion people that has no excuse for tension. Without this hubristic obstacle, there isn't much reason that the largest countries cannot "stabilize".


If you think that solves everything, you're vastly underestimating the situation. India and China are not even rivals, they are competitors. Look at their economic policies, always trying to one up each other. China also isn't backing down from aggressive conquest attempts. They have feuds and disputes with all of their neighbors (they even butted heads with Russia over comments about the Vladivostok area), and even those countries who aren't direct neighbors (including Australia, and even Africa).

These are NOT, good guys. Ignoring the bad things done is why we arrived where we are at with the so-called West. You are repeating the same mistakes here.

[Ravenlocke]

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[shaberon]

That turns a corner, there has been a lot of nationalistic pride wrapped up in what amounts to a bunch of gravel. It sounds trivial, but, that was over a billion versus over a billion people that has no excuse for tension. Without this hubristic obstacle, there isn't much reason that the largest countries cannot "stabilize".


If you think that solves everything, you're vastly underestimating the situation. India and China are not even rivals, they are competitors. Look at their economic policies, always trying to one up each other. China also isn't backing down from aggressive conquest attempts. They have feuds and disputes with all of their neighbors (they even butted heads with Russia over comments about the Vladivostok area), and even those countries who aren't direct neighbors (including Australia, and even Africa).

These are NOT, good guys. Ignoring the bad things done is why we arrived where we are at with the so-called West. You are repeating the same mistakes here.



You are taking what I said out of context.

It is pivotal in the sense that India and China have drawn down a hot conflict.

The second point would be that all those regional disputes are being dealt with by people in the region, not by the United States.

Did you have anything specific to contribute, or just labeling good and bad?


"Multi-polar" has to do with preventing full spectrum dominance by the United States, none of us are naive enough to think one answer solves everything. This is a power shift.


As a consequence of the U. S. not dominating, and, in complete contradiction to Trump's values, here is the meeting of the Iranian VP (https://en.mehrnews.com/news/224299/Aref-meets-with-Saudi-Crown-Prince-in-Riyadh) with Saudi Crown Prince MbS:



Aref and Mohammed bin Salman held their meeting on the sidelines of the an extraordinary joint summit meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Monday.

The two official emphasized in the meeting that the relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia are irreversible.


To go with that, here is a meeting of security chiefs from Iran and Iraq:



Resistance Group’s Martyr Day which falls every November 11


In the meeting between, Araji and SNSC secretary General Ali Akbar Ahmadian, they discussed and reviewed Tehran-Baghdad security agreement.

The two sides emphasized accelerating the process of implementing the security pact, especially preventing the presence and activities of terrorists on the other sides of Iran's western borders.

In the meeting of the top security official of Iraq with the IRGC commander Major General Hossein Salami, the two sides talked about the bilateral relations and the details of the joint security agreement between the two countries, and the importance of controlling the borders of the two countries, and emphasized the non-use of the Iraqi soil by the enemies.

According to local Iranian media, General Salami in the meeting appreciated and thanked the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for its support for the implementation of the security agreement and the High Observation Committee for the implementation of the agreement.


Neither one of those situations exists in the American mind.

Most Americans have an opinion about it, which, to them, is what's real.

I don't believe my opinion has anything to do with, is insignificant to, and is irrelevant to, what I just linked. This is what is happening as a consequence of American foreign policy. Former enemies are becoming allies. Some who have bad attitudes towards each other are finding at some level, they can work together. There is a noticeable swing on a large scale, which, of course, is not going to lead to the prosperity and satisfaction of every single person by tomorrow. It reduces an influence coming from my own country that I don't agree with. In theory, if one's opinion matters anywhere, it would be in one's own country, whereas President Putin understands me.

He's not going to directly help me in any way, but he understands.

[shaberon]

When enmity between the two pairs of powers (Iran/Arabia and India/China) no longer exists, there will be no reason for military dictatorship in Pakistan any more. But —— this might remain a dream when Zionism manages to divide and rule – with Western help.


From what I can tell, you are zeroing in on an exploitable vulnerability that is very realistic.

Now, when I call Zionism "small", that's because what does:


Greater Turkey


look like?


How about:


Greater India


including Ireland?


So, yes, Pakistan is a centralized powder keg. Such as if it reacts to Greater Turkey by hegemonizing in Armenia--Azerbaijan. And then as soon as it looks like Pakistan is doing anything, India will go furious. But, Pakistan is strategically important to China.

On the other end, it would not be hard to find tension from Poland that expands south and intercepts Turkey on its other side. So they have a lot of talking points on why they may project power.

There are definitely problems and issues for "peace" in a way that could go wrong horribly.

For the most part, Chinese and Russians do not want more territory. That, however, may be the personal dream of persons particularly of Turkey and India by obsessing on Zionistic equivalents of their own. That is something to be aware of.

Whatever becomes the fate of "Israel" these days, is a bit like a drop in that ocean. Should the country, for instance, continue, then it may seek to gain its "Greater" territory, and exploit parts of that rift.

Usually nothing surprises me, but, in this case I was not expecting the Saudis to change. The only reason I give it any credence is because Dr. Assad said so. And now for the past couple of years, we see multiple objective signs of a conscious change. All those other countries mostly sound like they're growing, but, here, there has been a reversal of a family tradition. I can't commit to saying that makes their ruling class my new favorite people in the world, but, not throwing grease in the fire is always appreciated.

[shaberon]

Here is unmistakably Stage Two (https://en.mehrnews.com/news/224329/Dollar-SWIFT-completely-removed-from-Iran-Russia-trade-CBI) of what used to be an "idea":



Iran has completely removed the US dollar from its trade transactions with Russia, according to the country’s chief banker, amid growing economic cooperation between the two countries that are subject to Western sanctions.

Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Mohammad Reza Farzin said on Monday that Iran and Russia had also set up financial settlement arrangements to avoid using the dollar-based SWIFT banking system.

“We have a monetary pact with Russia and don’t use the dollar in our ties,” Farzin told reporters after a ceremony to inaugurate the link-up between Iranian and Russian payment systems.

Both Iran and Russia are under a series of sanctions by the US and allies in the West which impose restrictions on access to international banking and financial services.

The two already use Iran’s Sepam financial messaging service to get around the SWIFT.

Linking payment systems in the two countries, which came on Monday, allows Iranian bank card holders to withdraw cash from automated teller machines in Russia.

Reports said a second stage of the project would involve the same access for Russian card holders in Iran and a third phase would enable Iranians to use point-of-sale machines in Russia for shopping and other services.

Farzin said that Iran is seeking to link its Shetab system to payment services in other countries.

“We have plans for other countries in this regard but it is not possible to identify those countries in the current circumstances,” said the CBI chief.

[Ravenlocke]

Text:
The China Russia East Gas Pipeline Project has been completed, with a total length of 5111 kilometers, and can supply 38 billion cubic meters of natural gas to China annually.

This kind of huge project will obviously last for decades and serve as the foundation of future China Russia relations.

https://x.com/BeijingDai/status/1858504928874094828

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[Ravenlocke]

Text:
🚨🇺🇸🏦 Trump’s Coming War on BRICS

@RealPepeEscobar
joins #NewRulesPodcast to discuss what Trump 2.0 means for the Global South.

(0:56) Why Trump will go after BRICS
(10:25) Can Trump stop de-dollarization?
(15:40) Rubio and regime change in Latin America
(22:43) Trump and resource colonialism

https://x.com/NewRulesGeo/status/1862101378346168337

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[Ravenlocke]

https://x.com/NewRulesGeo/status/1862489189507289284

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[Bill Ryan]

Copying this new post by Helvetic on his thread. (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?1383-The-Continuing-Search-For-The-Truth&p=1644519&viewfull=1#post1644519) I agree with him about the importance of the interview. Pepe Escobar is my preferred and most reliable go-to source about anything related to the new multipolar world.

Here Pepe also talks about what he admits he's greatly concerned about, a major war next year (2025) focused on Israel and Iran. He's also worried that may go nuclear, in respect of Israel's Samson Option. And if this major war were to happen, it's certain that the US, Russia and China would also in some way be closely involved.

~~~
In my opinion, this is one of the most significant interviews on geopolitics, particularly in relation to current events.

Pepe Escobar | Russia's Lethal Message: Will the West Finally Listen? | Nov. 27, 2024

Source: Dialog Works YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@dialogueworks01)

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[Ravenlocke]

Text:
https://globalsouth.co/2024/11/29/attack-on-syria/

MUST READ

Top update so far - hands down, anywhere.

Also keep up with Kevork, Magnier and DD.

The Forever War in West Asia - Eretz Israel v. The Axis of Resistance - is metastasizing into the First BRICS War.

The Rent-a-Jihadi op in Syria is just the first salvo.

https://x.com/RealPepeEscobar/status/1862905558191223044

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https://globalsouth.co/2024/11/29/attack-on-syria/

Attack on Syria (update)
amarynth
I’ll update further on this thread. This can be classified as meta-data. Even though I sorted out my sources yesterday already, it was necessary for another sort today. There is a reason. I have never seen so much hasbara; it was a wave across all communications channels. Channels and reporters that could be be taken as reliable on Gaza, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, the Houthi’s were all over the map today, because of this vile Hasbara.

A massive informational promotion to create psychological pressure is taking place and it is a clever promotion. It comes from Turks, Fake Journos, Trolls and grifters of all kinds. There is even a ‘masked man’ reporting. In this Fog of War day, much damage was done and the average reader and interested person was bombarded. Now who does hasbara best? You got it. Who has a dog in this race and hates Bashar al-Assad? The Arab outlets. Together it is the US-NATO version of Islam, ladies and gentlemen.

This attack on Syria was planned and the detail of it was planned and the mass of falsified information to confuse the Syrian population to the nth degree, was planned. No attack of this scale occurs without external backing and a calculated geopolitical motive. Keep it cool though as this is only another step in the larger omni-war. I expect that this escalation will only lead to enhanced coordination between Damascus, Tehran, and Hezbollah.

A short segue to the Lebanon / Israel supposed ceasefire: That ceasefire came into the mix specifically to give cover to the zionists and their handlers for the Syria adventure. The objective is to split the resistance factions and break their unity. It will not be successful. I may remind you that we have not seen the actual agreement yet. Some stabs at it was posted, but give me a ‘bloody’ break. Give me real information!

An example of the hasbara was that the Palestinian resistance factions have joined terrorist groups in Syria – completely false and fabricated. The very many names that the Rent-a-Jihadis go by, is part of the ‘mystique’. There is a Tower of ‘Babble’ among the Rent-a-Jihadis From Uzbeks, Uighurs, Turks, African languages and not a Syrian in sight. Ukrainian and Turkish field commanders are present in the ranks of Rent-a-Jihadis (Tahrir al-Shaam).
These outlets are not reliable for reporting on Syria: Al Jazeera, Reuters, Al Arabiya, Al Hadath, BBC, Fox, CNN, and Times. So let us sort the wheat from the chaff first.

The Syrian Defense Forces are The Syrian Arab Army, i.e, SAA. As we wait for the Russian MoD to confirm any military action, so we wait for the spokespeople of the SAA to confirm or reject issues. They post under: Syrian Ministry of Defense, usually as follows: Statement from the General Command of the Army and Armed Forces.

Here is their earlier statement:

Statement from the General Command of the Army and Armed Forces:

Our armed forces on the Aleppo and Idlib fronts continue to resist a large-scale attack launched by terrorist organizations, particularly the so-called Al-Nusra Front. These groups are employing heavy and medium weapons, drones, and a large number of foreign militants.
• Our forces have inflicted severe losses on the attackers, resulting in hundreds of dead and wounded, and have destroyed dozens of vehicles, armored units, and seventeen drones.
• Additional reinforcements, including equipment and personnel, are being deployed to all axes of engagement to counter violations and repel attacks.
• Several positions breached by terrorists in recent hours have been retaken, and combat operations will continue until the threat is fully neutralized.

Additionally, terrorist organizations are spreading false news and videos to instill fear among citizens. The General Command strongly warns against trusting or sharing such propaganda and urges citizens to rely only on official national media platforms for verified updates.

The second trustworthy source is the Russian Coordination Center in Syria: Their last two statements:

The Russian Air Force is supporting the Syrian Army in anti-terrorist operations in Aleppo and Idlib.

Over the past two days, more than 600 militants have been killed during operations in the rural areas of Aleppo and Idlib.

Fierce battles are happening and the Syrian and Russian warplane pilots are getting a workout. There is a plan of battle and I take that from understanding what the SAA forces are doing. It is certainly not a random mess. The difference from the previous Syrian War before the Russians moved in, is stark. (Some good Russian training!). They are organized, they are trained, they are disciplined and they are killing the Rent-a-Jihadist forces by hundreds. They are also doing maneuvers, like this morning, when they supposedly left certain areas and the Jihadists rejoiced, moved in, published that they have conquered the area, only to be shot to pieces. Stay-behind sleeper Jihadi cells are also a factor.

Aleppo City remains secure amid fabricated reports of an Israeli-led takeover. (An Israeli-led takeover? Who does hasbara best?). This is a feet on the ground report. Reports of an Israeli-led takeover of Aleppo and other regions are fabricated. The battles are ongoing across multiple fronts. According to a soldier from the 25th Brigade, stationed in New Aleppo, videos showing a supposed takeover were fabricated by terrorist sleeper cells already within the city. The 25th Brigade, led by General Saleh Al Abdullah, assures the Syrian people that the few infiltrating terrorists will either be killed or expelled.

It is clear that Syria was caught on the back foot and many questions are being asked. But for now, the temporary collapse in defense was a short-lived, and by everything that I can see, the situation is now under control.

No links as massive crawlers are running searching for ‘the wrong links’ and massive botnets attack ‘the wrong links’.

I promised an update at the end of this day (my day). It is déjà vu and those that passionately followed the Syrian war will recognize it.

Fog of war. This is a small example of what is being reported and we cannot check the veracity of even a little bit of it.

Aleppo Under Lockdown:

All land and air entrances to Aleppo are now closed to civilian traffic and are being secured by the Syrian Armed Forces. Airport is closed, and all flights have been canceled as military operations intensify in the region. – This is accurate.

Syrian sources: Russian SU-34 bombers began operating about 20 minutes ago. A bank of targets for terrorists will be destroyed in conjunction with targeting their movements in the areas they have infiltrated. – This cannot be confirmed now.

Reports indicate that 3 brigades of the Iraqi Army and 2 brigades of the Hashd al-Shaabi have been deployed along the Syrian-Iraq border, signaling a significant uptick in military activity in the region. Additionally, Syrian media reports that a squadron of Russian strike fighters is expected to enter Syria, likely to support ongoing operations in Aleppo and Idlib. – This cannot be confirmed

In parallel, forces affiliated with the IRGC (Iran), including the army of Imam Husayn (A), Fatemiyoun military advisers, and local Syrian Shia defense forces, are reportedly advancing from eastern Syria near the Iraqi border towards Aleppo. – Although rumors abounded all through this day that Iraqi soldiers are mobilizing, this cannot be confirmed.

The Syrian rebel factions ask Russia to stop bombing them, and say they want good relations with Russia – Yeah right

Kremlin: Türkiye violated the Astana and Sochi agreements, and Damascus has the full right to restore security in Aleppo using all types of weapons and methods, and urgently – There is no Kremlin comment of this nature.

And if that is not enough, let me give you an example of what is happening now in the information space. I’ll use myself and AHH. He reported a few things in the comments. My sources say exactly the opposite. This is what is meant by Fog of War. I am only too happy that this can be illustrated.

What this means to me, is that nobody is really qualified to understand the scope of what is happening now. This is what it looked like in 2011.

The only real issue here, is that we have proxy war number 3 raging hot. Everyone on the side of a free world is trying their best, yet, hasbara reigns still at this moment. In the meantime, I got hold of the israeli/Lebanon peace agreement (and its side letter of poison) and will post that up. I have been very suspicious about that, and now my suspicions have a basis. How anyone could have signed that is a mystery.

Please know that we are probably viewing the First BRICS war as an extension of the war in the Middle East-South Asia.

[Ravenlocke]

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[Vicus]

The Curtain has Dropped - Cynical Overtakes Sacred, as the West Bares its True Face


https://www.sott.net/image/s35/719440/super/US_moderate_goons_for_regime_c.jpg

One can hardly believe it anymore. The West has dropped all pretense of their sacred cow of 'democracy', used for generations as an instrument of moral superiority with which to browbeat the rest of the world.

Romanian candidate Calin Georgescu larruped his opponent in the first round of presidential elections, only for the entire result to be 'nullified' by a Romanian court, absurdly citing "Russian interference on TikTok" — with no real evidence. (See here for a deep dive on said 'evidence'.)

As the West finally unravels, we are witness to a veritable string of shocking perversions of the so-called 'democratic' process. A while back Imran Khan had experienced the same thing, promptly being jailed and put out to pasture for daring to gaze east toward Russia and China. In more recent memory, Venezuala's election was deemed undemocratically 'stolen' with no offered evidence — by the same people behind the immaculate 'Rule of Law'.

Moldova's election itself was then actually rigged after Sandu was saved only by a questionable diaspora vote from abroad, a fact admitted to even by Georgia's own globalist stick figure of a president:

The EU's acceptance of the results in Moldova but not in Georgia is the continuation of an established politics of double standards and the blatant use of democracy as a slogan only when it suits them," said Ivan Katchanovsky, a professor at the University of Ottawa and author of The Maidan Massacre in Ukraine.


Abkhazia and Georgia came next, with massive Western interference to subvert real democracy, with NGO-bought crowds attempting to create new Maidans to intimidate leadership and subvert the political process.

Even in South Korea, Western-backed president Yoon Suk Yeol threw up a sudden military coup that saw armed special forces storming the parliament building.

In France, meanwhile, Macron yesterday announced his refusal to resign after collapse of his government and the resignation of his PM Barnier, sparking a historic political crisis. Just like in the case of Germany's Scholz: European leaders have lost the mandate of the people.

The perception of the West's miserable 'Rules Based Order' will never be repaired after this — the rest of the free world is watching and learning precisely how 'Rule of Law' hews to principle; the West will never regain their trust, and its institutions will forever carry the stench and stain of political interference and hidden hatred for true democracy — which has always been a token byword meant to excuse the Western order's imperialistic overreach.


The Western order has turned into an odor, and the global south can't pinch its nostrils hard enough.





continue: https://www.sott.net/article/496538-The-Curtain-has-Dropped-Cynical-Overtakes-Sacred-as-the-West-Bares-its-True-Face

[Ravenlocke]

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🌍🌍🌍 Bolivia, Cuba to become BRICS partner states starting January 2025 – Russian Foreign Ministry

Bolivia and Cuba will join BRICS as partner countries starting January 1, 2025, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Friday.

💬 "[Bolivia and Cuba] are part of the group that has received an invitation. We are confident that everything will work out in terms of their joining [BRICS] as partner states," Ryabkov told a Russian newspaper.

The deputy minister also mentioned that the coordination process with the invited states is still ongoing but will be completed by the end of Russia's presidency in the organization.

💬 "For all invited countries, this is a big, serious prospect, so only a few days remain before the relevant list will be made public," Ryabkov added.

BRICS leaders finalized the list of partner countries during the summit in the Russian city of Kazan in October. Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said that the list includes 13 countries.

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[Ravenlocke]

https://x.com/apocalypseos/status/1870769141470355612

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[Vicus]

Make Monroe Doctrine Great Again? Trump Threatens To Take Back Panama Canal Amid Chinese Takeover Fears today

President-elect Donald Trump seems poised to revive the Monroe Doctrine, signaling a renewed focus that the US will continue Western Hemisphere domination for decades and will no longer tolerate any other competition in controlling strategic maritime chokepoints or natural resources in the region.

On Saturday evening, Trump vented on Truth Social how "President Jimmy Carter foolishly gave away" the Panama Canal for one dollar. He explained, "It was solely for Panama to manage, not China or anyone else."

The core issue is that China now controls two of the five ports adjacent to the canal: Balboa on the Pacific and Cristobal on the Caribbean. While the US spent three decades engaged in nation-building activities across the Middle East, China transformed Panama into a geographic and commercial hub, strategically positioning itself for political, economic, and military advancement.

"The Panama Canal is considered a VITAL National Asset for the United States, due to its critical role to America's Economy and National Security. A secure Panama Canal is crucial for US Commerce, and rapid deployment of the Navy, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and drastically cuts shipping times to US ports," Trump said.

He also touched on the high fees for US ships to transit the canal that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans: "The fees being charged by Panama are ridiculous, especially knowing the extraordinary generosity that has been bestowed to Panama by the U.S. This complete "rip-off" of our Country will immediately stop…."

The big picture is that the Monroe Doctrine may be revived during Trump's second term to counter China's efforts to dominate the Western Hemisphere without firing a shot. This likely implies that the Trump administration will aim to reclaim control of geostrategic chokepoints—critical ports—and ensure the flow of natural resources remains under US control for decades to come.

"I've been trying to persuade folks for a while now that Trump is serious about a return to the Monroe Doctrine, but even I didn't have "Trump demands return of Panama Canal as early Christmas present" on my bingo card," Emma Ashford, a Senior Fellow at the Stimson Center and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Georgetown University, wrote on X.

About 5% of global maritime traffic uses the Panama Canal, with around 1,000 ships passing through each month, traversing the waters between South America, Asia, the US East and Gulf Coasts.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/make-monroe-doctrine-great-again-trump-threatens-return-panama-canal-amid-chinese

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https://x.com/RealPepeEscobar/status/1871237375776694603

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[shaberon]

Goodbye ECOWAS, hello Sahel Confederacy (https://sputnikglobe.com/20241224/how-the-new-sahel-bloc-challenges-western-neocolonialism-1121254281.html):



How the New Sahel Bloc Challenges Western Neocolonialism

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger signed a mutual defense pact, the Alliance of Sahel States, on September 16, 2023. The trio also decided to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in January.
The Alliance of Sahel States, made up of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, has firmly rejected an ECOWAS proposal to postpone their withdrawal from the regional bloc by six months.
Resolute in their decision to exit in January 2025, the trio labeled the ECOWAS timeline as destabilizing.

What Is the New Sahel Confederation?

The confederation is an alliance of former French colonies—Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso—that has called for the withdrawal of French and US troops, citing their ineffectiveness in fighting terrorism in the region.
Established under the 2023 Sahel pact, the bloc aims to strengthen defense capabilities, collaborate in the fight against jihadist groups, establish a joint investment bank and share resources for economic development projects.

How Strong Is Its Military?

The military capabilities of the three nations are as follows:

Niger: 30,000 troops across the army, air force, and paramilitary forces.
Burkina Faso: 16,500 troops, including personnel from the People's Militia.
Mali: 44,800 personnel across the army, air force, and National Guard.


They utilize a range of military equipment, including Soviet-era tanks, Russian Su-25 fighter jets, Mi-type helicopters, Chinese Type 62 tanks, Bayraktar drones, and other advanced systems.

What Prompted the Pact?

Several factors have driven the formation of the Sahel alliance. Firstly, the West's troop pullout from Africa, which undermines US and European control over regional resources. There was also the looming threat of military intervention by ECOWAS following the coup in Niger.

While Western forces were officially deployed to combat ISIS* in the Sahel, they also sought to exploit the region's rich resources. Mali ranks as Africa’s fourth-largest gold producer and possesses significant lithium reserves. Niger is the world’s seventh-largest producer of uranium. Burkina Faso is abundant in gold, copper, and arable land.

What Are Russia’s Relations With the Trio?

Moscow is actively enhancing the military capabilities of the Sahel nations and providing personnel training. Ambassador Igor Gromyko noted that Russian military instructors arrived in Niger in April, and Russia is increasing its deployment of counter-terrorism experts in Burkina Faso.

Russia will seek to develop mutually beneficial trade and economic cooperation with these countries, added Gromyko.

[shaberon]

The core issue is that China now controls two of the five ports adjacent to the canal: Balboa on the Pacific and Cristobal on the Caribbean. While the US spent three decades engaged in nation-building activities across the Middle East, China transformed Panama into a geographic and commercial hub, strategically positioning itself for political, economic, and military advancement.



Ah, it's The Opium War.

Ever notice how on a fair trade basis all the money winds up in China?

I think they are sore about that. The west goes broke merely in attempting to do business. Well, now you take this entity which has a -$36 T face value, and pit it against someone with a colossal gold reserve.

I could easily imagine something very Stupid and Evil to be done about the Panama Canal, and if for no other reason than someone else turned out to be a better business partner.

The fact of him mentioning money at all in a strategical sense is an extremely dangerous sign. Some good may be done accidentally, by drawing down military adventurism in a few specific places, but what might be done on the heels of a few bad moves will be far worse. There is sometimes a chance of a Congress putting a damper on presidents, but, unless anyone knows of official dissent to these proposals, I have no expectations from any of them.

[Eva2]

'25 Dec, 2024 13:49
HomeAfrica
Missed this? The sneaky trends of 2024 that could flip Russia-Africa relations
The growing interaction on different levels is now an integral part of building a new world architecture'

This is easier to read from the link than copy and pasting the article here:

https://www.rt.com/africa/609896-africa-russia-relations-2024-overview/

[shaberon]

The 25-year plan (https://en.mehrnews.com/news/226085/Iran-China-to-stand-firm-against-unilateralism-hegemony):



Iran and China would stand firm against unilateralism and hegemonic practices, advocating for the development, well-being, and friendship of the Global South, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.

Iran and China, according to Araghchi, share common interests not only in bilateral and regional matters but also on the international stage. Both nations are firmly committed to multilateralism and the benefits of collective cooperation in pursuit of global prosperity. They continue to work closely in multilateral frameworks such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and BRICS.

Araghchi reiterated that Iran and China would stand firm against unilateralism and hegemonic practices, advocating for the development, well-being, and friendship of the Global South. He stressed that the two nations are positioned on the “right side of history” in their pursuit of a just and cooperative global order.


Does this flex of soft power constitute the first rebuke (https://en.mehrnews.com/news/226089/China-sanctions-7-US-military-companies-senior-executives)?



Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday announced the decision to take countermeasures against seven US military companies and relevant senior executives over recent military assistance and arms sales to China's Taiwan region.

Recently, the United States announced another substantial military assistance and arms sale to China's Taiwan region. Its "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025" includes multiple negative sections on China. These seriously violate the one-China principle and the three China-US Joint Communiqués, interfere in China's internal affairs, and undermine China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, according to Foreign Ministry's announcement.

Pursuant to Articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 15 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Countering Foreign Sanctions, China hereby decides to take the following countermeasures against seven companies including Insitu, Inc., Hudson Technologies Co., Saronic Technologies, Inc., Raytheon Canada, Raytheon Australia, Aerkomm Inc. and Oceaneering International, Inc., and relevant senior executives, according to the statement.

Their movable and immovable properties, and other kinds of assets within China shall be frozen. All organizations and individuals within China shall be prohibited from engaging in transaction, cooperation and other activities with them, read the statement.

This decision shall come into force as of December 27, 2024, according to the Foreign Ministry.

[Ravenlocke]

Text:
🇮🇩 BREAKING: Indonesia Joins BRICS as Full Member

Indonesia has officially become a full member of BRICS, the Foreign Ministry of Brazil announced. The decision was unanimously approved by all BRICS nations, marking a significant expansion of the group’s influence in the Global South.

Previously, it was speculated that Indonesia would join BRICS as a partner on January 1st, but this latest development confirms full membership status.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1876306838188441676

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[Eva2]

I wasn't aware of the company, AWZ Ventures before and it certainly sounds like it plans on aligning itself with "dystopian regimes" . This is a company launched by former Canadian PM, Stephen Harper (President) in 2016, with 3 locations in Canada, U.S. and Israel. AWZ is developing technologies for Israeli companies producing cyber security, artificial intelligence, AI, physical security... The presenter of this short video is young (and smart) and has clearly done her research and come up with some interesting (and uncomfortable) conclusions.

https://www.tiktok.com/@knittyknits/video/7456882423436037382
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https://x.com/ivan_8848/status/1878794745142825232

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[grapevine]

Energy wars, tariff wars w/ Alex at Reporterfy (Live)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztwiHkMLYFg
This video is still streaming and so I have no idea how long it is. It would seem from the conversation, however, that the West/USA is all but finished economically and has become somewhat of a joke. In particular Chinese students are no longer spending on a Western education and instead are inviting American students to join them for a more affordable (and probably relevant) degree. The saddest thing is that American and European governments are still going for broke and throwing money at Ukraine instead of investing in their own countries and trying to stabilise their own economies. And we're powerless to prevent it.

And to follow, this is the latest for the UK:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN2yBfKjgNE&ab_channel=GBNews

[Ravenlocke]

https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1879423018705043584

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[Ravenlocke]

Text:
🚨🇷🇺🇮🇷 Russia and Iran sign HISTORIC ALLIANCE TREATY, US Deep State in PANIC MODE

Prof. Marandi joins us to discuss the new Russia-Iran comprehensive strategic partnership, and how the two countries can lead a GLOBAL REVOLT against US economic domination

(02:03) Message to Trump and Erdogan
(6:51) New trade routes
(11:15) Natural resources and de-dollarization
(21:58) Weapons production and development

https://x.com/NewRulesGeo/status/1879914007135478142

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https://x.com/RealPepeEscobar/status/1879955311806804131

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[Vicus]

Brussels bureaucrat threatens Germany, shows EU effectively a dictatorship
Monday, January 13, 2025

https://infobrics.org/media/russia/krasnof/maxxkras/maxxkrass/C_Germs.jpg

For decades, the European Union was known for its chest-thumping about "freedom, democracy and the rule of law". The troubled bloc also claimed that it was purely an "economic project" and that it "had nothing to do" with NATO, geopolitics, military, etc. However, in the last two years, all those masks have fallen, showing that the EU is nothing more than a geopolitical pendant of the world's most vile racketeering cartel.

The troubled bloc's close coordination with NATO shows that there's virtually no difference between the two. One of the most glaring examples of this is the "enforcement of democracy" in various member states (and not just member states, as evidenced by Western meddling in Georgia), extremely reminiscent of the way the United States and later NATO did in the immediate aftermath of WWII and later years.

The latest in the long line of these "democratic interventions" happened in Romania, when its election results were annulled after the "wrong" candidate won. In that specific case, sovereigntist Calin Georgescu "made the mistake" of not wanting his country and people to be used as cannon fodder in NATO's crawling aggression on Russia, so the Romanian Constitutional Court, supposedly "unbiased and independent", ruled out that his victory was "unconstitutional". The explanation for this was "vague", to put it mildly, as the "democratic" enforcers simply used the good old "evil Russian election meddling" mantra. All of us "conspiracy theorists" pointed out that this was ridiculous, but we still had no irrefutable evidence. Luckily, the arrogance of the bureaucratic dictatorship in Brussels never fails, as they actually said it openly.

"Freedom of expression is a fundamental element in Europe. If they don't, there are fines and the possibility of a ban. Now we are equipped, and we have to enforce this law to protect our democracies in Europe. For now, let's keep calm and enforce our laws in Europe, when there is a risk that they will be bypassed and if they are not enforced, they can lead to interference. We did it in Romania, and if necessary, we will have to do it in Germany as well," former French EU Commissioner Thierry Breton stated on live TV, threatening to "enforce democracy" in Germany just like the bloc did in Romania.

Breton's admission may sound shocking to those who don't understand how the EU and NATO function. However, this is nothing strange to anyone remotely aware of the state of Western "democracies". Considering the Nazi origins of both organizations, this is hardly surprising. In fact, the obvious connection between Hitler's ideas of Werwolf units and the CIA's Operation Gladio shows this is unequivocal.

continue: https://infobrics.org/post/43153

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https://x.com/BenjaminNorton/status/1880609478854500660

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[shaberon]

This one is not really about the battlefield...confessions of a Russian spy (https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/cia-and-mossad-were-at-war-against-americans-during-911---us-citizen-martindale-1121439408.html):




Daniel Martindale, a US citizen who voluntarily supplied Russian troops with intelligence while staying in Kiev-controlled areas, sat down with Sputnik to give his thoughts on several pressing international issues, including America's domestic life.

“Since I came to Russia, I can express any of my political opinions and I don't have to fear any repression. It's really nice to be among friends,” US citizen Daniel Martindale - who voluntarily provided Russian forces with intel while staying in Ukraine-controlled areas - told Sputnik.

Martindale unveiled his critical perspective on the 9/11 terrorist attacks and their broader implications. "A war never starts without someone dying," he told Sputnik, arguing that the attacks marked the beginning of "a war of the US secret services with their buddies from Israel against the populace of the United States."

"When I see something like US secret services like the CIA [Central Intelligence Agency] working together with very possibly Israel's Mossad to murder over 3,000 civilians in the terrorist attacks, so-called terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, I want to know what they're up to. I want to know who they're trying to fight against," Martindale emphasized.

'Elections Don't Define Who Calls the Shots'

He also pondered the role of US elections, saying: "I don't believe that the elections in the United States really determine who becomes president or who is really in power."
He told Sputnik that decisions are driven by profit and the agendas of powerful elites, rather than accountability to the American people.


US and Israeli Strikes vs Russia's Careful Approach

Additionally, Martindale compared US and Israeli warfare tactics to that of Russia in Ukraine, highlighting their key differences.

"In Ukraine, [Russia carries out] nowhere near that amount of bombing... with a lot more care and caution, with a lot more respect for the civilian population than what we see when the United States or Israel fights a war," he told Sputnik, in an apparent nod to Moscow’s permanent statements that the Russian forces only target Ukraine’s military hardware and infrastructure with precision weapons in the special operation zone.

All this drastically contrasts with the "massive destruction" of the US’s shock and awe campaign in Iraq and Israel's "massive bombings" in the Gaza Strip, with "massive civilian casualties", according to Martindale.

How Does it Feel Being in Russia Compared to the US?

He admitted that even without knowing how to speak Russian "very well" in 2018-2019, he saw everyone feel "like they were brothers and sisters and uncles and aunts."

"I got a real feeling of community and family, even with strangers, when I was [in Russia for the first time]. And that's something that I don't remember ever feeling in the United States or any other country, for that matter," he concluded.

[Ravenlocke]

https://x.com/RealPepeEscobar/status/1883240905215562131

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https://globalsouth.co/2025/01/24/trumps-balance-of-payments-war-on-mexico-and-the-whole-world/


Trump’s Balance-of-Payments War on Mexico, and the Whole World


Portugese: https://sakerlatam.blog/a-guerra-de-balanco-de-pagamentos-de-trump-contra-o-mexico-e-o-mundo-inteiro/
Spanish: https://sakerlatam.blog/la-guerra-de-balanza-de-pagos-de-trump-contra-mexico-y-el-mundo-entero/

The Road to Chaos

The 1940s saw a series of movies with Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, starting with the Road to Singapore in 1940. The plot was always similar. Bing and Bob, two fast-talking con men or song-and-dance partners, would find themselves in a scrape in some country, and Bing would get out of it by selling Bob as a slave (Morocco in 1942, where Bing promises to buy him back) or committing him to be sacrificed in some pagan ceremony, and so forth. Bob always goes along with the plan, and there’s always a happy Hollywood ending where they escape together – with Bing always getting the girl.

In the past few years we have seen a series of similar diplomatic stagings with the United States and Germany (standing in for Europe as a whole). We could call it the Road to Chaos. The United States has sold out Germany by destroying Nord Stream, with Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholtz (the hapless Bob Hope character) going along with it, and with European Commission President Ursula von der Lehen tplaying the part of Dorothy Lamour (the girl, being Bing’s prize in the Hollywood Road movies) demanding that all Europe increase its NATO military spending beyond Biden’s demand for 2% to Trump’s escalation to 5%. To top matters, Europe is to impose sanctions on trade with Russia and China, obliging them to relocate their leading industries in the United States.

So, unlike the movies, this will not end with the United States rushing in to save gullible Germany. Instead, Germany and Europe as a whole will become sacrificial offerings in our desperate but futile effort to save the US Empire. While Germany may not immediately end up with an emigrating and shrinking population like Ukraine, its industrial destruction is well under way.

Trump told the Davos Economic Forum January 23: “My message to every business in the world is very simple: Come make your product in America and we will give you among the lowest taxes of any nation on earth.” Otherwise, if they continue to try and produce at home or in other countries, their products will be charged tariff rates at Trump’s threatened 20%.

To Germany this means (my paraphrase): “Sorry your energy prices have quadrupled. Come to America and get them at almost as low a price as you were paying Russia before your elected leaders let us cut Nord Stream off.”

The great question is how many other countries will be as quiescent as Germany as Trump changes the rules of the game – America’s Rules-Based Order. At what point will a critical mass be achieved that changes the world order as a whole?

Can there be a Hollywood ending to the coming chaos? The answer is No, and that the key is to be found in the balance-of-payments effect of Trump’s threatened tariffs and trade sanctions. Neither Trump nor his economic advisors understand what damage their policy is threatening to cause by radically unbalancing the balance of payments and exchange rates throughout the world, making a financial rupture inevitable.

The balance-of-payments and exchange-rate constraint on Trump’s tariff aggression

The first two countries that Trump threatened were America’s NAFTA partners, Mexico and Canada. Against both countries Trump has threatened to raise U.S. tariffs on imports from them by 20% if they do not obey his policy demands.

He has threatened Mexico in two ways. First of all is his immigration program of exporting illegal immigrants and permitting short-term work permits for seasonal Mexican labor to work in agriculture and household services. He has suggested deporting the Latin American immigration wave to Mexico, on the ground that most have come to America via the Mexican border along the Rio Grande. This threatens to impose an enormous social-welfare overhead on Mexico, which has no wall on its own southern border.

There also is a strong balance-of-payments cost to Mexico, and indeed to other countries whose citizens have sought work in the United States. A major source of dollars for these countries has been money remitted by workers who send what they can afford back to their families. This is an important source of dollars for families in Latin American, Asian and other countries. Deporting immigrants will remove a substantial source of revenue that has been supporting the exchange rates of their currencies vis-à-vis the dollar.

Imposing a 20% tariff or other trade barriers on Mexico and other countries would be a fatal blow to their exchange rates by reducing the export trade that U.S. policy promoted starting under President Carter to promote an outsourcing of U.S. employment by using Mexican labor to keep down U.S. wage rates. The creation of NAFTA under Bill Clinton led to a long line of maquiladora assembly plants just south of the US/Mexican border, employing low-wage Mexican labor on assembly lines set up by U.S. companies to save labor costs. Tariffs would abruptly deprive Mexico of the dollars received to pay pesos to this labor force, and also would raise costs for their U.S. parent companies.

The result of these two Trump policies would be a plunge in Mexico’s source of dollars. This will force Mexico to make a choice: If it passively accepts these terms, the peso’s currency exchange rate will depreciate. This will make imports (priced in dollars on a worldwide level) more expensive in peso terms, leading to a substantial jump in domestic inflation. Alternatively, Mexico can put its economy first and say that the trade and payments disruption caused by Trump’s tariff action prevents it from paying its dollar-debts to bondholders.

In 1982, Mexico’s default on its tesobono bonds denominated in dollars triggered the Latin America debt bomb of defaults. Trump’s acts looks like he’s forcing a replay. In that case, Mexico’s countervailing response would be to suspend payment on its US-dollar bonds.

This could have far-reaching effects, because many other Latin American and Global South countries are experiencing a similar squeeze in their balance of international trade and payments. The dollar’s exchange rate already has been soaring against their currencies as a result of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, attracting investment funds from Europe and other countries. A rising dollar means rising import prices for oil and raw materials denominated in dollars.

Canada faces a similar balance-of-payments squeeze. Its counterpart to Mexico’s maquiladora plants are its auto-parts plants in Windsor, across the river from Detroit. In the 1970s the two countries agreed on the Auto Pact allocating what assembly plants would work on in their joint production of U.S. autos and trucks.

Well, “agreed” may not be the appropriate verb. I was in Ottawa at the time, and government officials were very resentful at being assigned the short end of the auto deal. But it is still going today, fifty years later, and remains a major contributor to Canada’s trade balance and hence the exchange rate of its dollar, which already has been falling against that of the United States.

Of course, Canada is no Mexico. The thought of it suspending payment on its dollar bonds is unthinkable in a country run largely by its banks and financial interests. But the political consequences will be felt throughout Canadian politics. There will be an anti-American feeling (always bubbling under the surface in Canada) that should end Trump’s fantasy of making Canada the 51st state.

The implicit moral foundations of international economic order

There is a basic illusory moral principle at work in Trump’s tariff and trade threats, and it underlies the broad narrative by which the United States has sought to rationalize its unipolar domination of the world economy. That principle is the illusion of reciprocity supporting a mutual distribution of benefits and growth – and in the American vocabulary it is wrapped together with democratic values and patter talk about free markets promising automatic stabilizers under the U.S.-sponsored international system.

The principles of reciprocity and stability were central to the economic arguments by John Maynard Keynes during the debate in the late 1920s over U.S. insistence that its European wartime allies pay heavy debts for arms bought from the United States before its formal entry into the war. The Allies agreed to pay by imposing German reparations to shift the cost onto the war’s loser. But the demands by the United States on its European allies, and in turn by them on Germany, were far beyond the ability to be met.

The fundamental problem, Keynes explained, was that the United States was raising its tariffs against Germany in response to its currency depreciating, and then imposed the Smoot-Hawley tariff against the rest of the world. That prevented Germany from earning the hard currency to pay the allies, and for them to pay America.

To make the international financial system of debt service work, Keynes pointed out, a creditor nation has an obligation to provide debtor countries with the opportunity to raise the money to pay by exporting to the creditor nation. Otherwise, there will be currency collapse and crippling austerity for debtors. This basic principle should be at the heart of any design for how the international economy should be organized with checks and balances to prevent such collapse.

Opponents of Keynes – the French anti-German monetarist Jacques Rueff, and the neoclassical trade advocate Bertil Ohlin – repeated the same argument that David Ricardo laid out in his 1809-1810 testimony before Britain’s Bullion Committee. He claimed that paying foreign debts automatically creates a balance in international payments. This junk-economic theory provided a logic that remains the basic IMF austerity model today.

According to this theory’s fantasy, when paying debt service lowers prices and wages in the debt-paying country, that will increase its exports by making them less costly to foreigners. And supposedly, the receipt of debt service by creditor nations will be monetized to raise its own prices (the Quantity Theory of Money), reducing its exports. This price shift is supposed to continue until the debtor country suffering a monetary outflow and austerity is able to export enough to afford to pay its foreign creditors.

But the United States did not permit foreign imports to compete with its own producers. And for debtors, the price of monetary austerity was not more competitive export production but economic disruption and chaos. Ricardo’s model and U.S. neoclassical theory was simply an excuse for hard-line creditor policy. Structural adjustments or austerity have been devastating to the economies and governments on which it has been imposed. Austerity reduces productivity and output.

In 1944 when Keynes was trying to resist U.S. demand for foreign trade and monetary subservience at the Bretton Woods conference, he proposed the bancor, an intergovernmental balance-of-payments arrangement calling for chronic creditor nations (namely, the United States) to lose their accumulation of financial claims on debtor countries (such as Britain would become). That would be the price to be paid to prevent the international financial order from polarizing the world between creditor and debtor countries. Creditors had to enable debtors to pay, or lose their financial claims for payment.

Keynes, as noted above, also emphasized that if creditors want to be paid, they have to import from the debtor countries to provide them with the ability to pay.

This was a profoundly moral policy, and it had an additional benefit of making economic sense. It would enable both parties to prosper instead of having one creditor nation prosper while debtor countries succumbed to austerity preventing them from investing in modernizing and developing their economies by raising social spending and living standards.

The rest of the article here,

https://globalsouth.co/2025/01/24/trumps-balance-of-payments-war-on-mexico-and-the-whole-world/

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https://x.com/ShangguanJiewen/status/1883435489170169961

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🇺🇸‼️🚨 IMPORTANT: Secretary of State, Rubio, says “It’s unnatural for a world to be unipolar, the world always had multiple powers. Like now China and Russia”

-> That is a crazy important statement, the Trump administration declares they do not intend to rule the world (as the previous administration), but are ok with being a regional (super) power.

That explains the power play around USA in Canada, Mexico, Panama and Greenland.

If we go back to classic national interest based politics, the world will become calmer.

https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/1885593143413751958

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[Ravenlocke]

Text:

🇺🇸 Mercouris reports Secretary of State Marco Rubio has admitted that unipolarity has ended tragically with leading Ukraine down the primrose path as Prof Mearsheimer cautioned in September 2015

🗨️ the West is leading Ukraine down the primrose path, and the end result is that Ukraine is going to get wrecked

👑 Putin famously criticised militant US Hegemony in his seminal 2007 Munich speech in front of a seething John McCain

🗨️ we are witnessing an almost uncontained hyper use of force in international relations plunging the world into an abyss of permanent conflicts
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https://x.com/lula_leftist/status/1886098643175825814

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[Kryztian]

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum addresses Trump:

“So, you voted to build a wall.

Well, dear Americans, even if you don’t understand much about geography, since for you America is your country and not a continent, it is important for you to know, before the first brick is laid, that there are 7 billion people beyond that wall.

But since you don’t really know the term “people,” we will call them “consumers.” There are 7 billion consumers ready to replace their iPhones with Samsung or Huawei devices in less than 42 hours.

They can also replace Levi’s with Zara or Massimo Duti.

In less than six months, we can easily stop buying Ford or Chevrolet cars and replace them with Toyota, KIA, Mazda, Honda, Hyundai, Volvo, Subaru, Renault or BMW, which are technically better than the cars they produce. These 7 billion people can also stop subscribing to Direct TV, and we don't want to do that, but we can stop watching Hollywood movies and start watching more Latin American or European productions that have better quality, message, cinematic techniques and content.

Although it may sound incredible, we can skip Disney and go to the Xcaret resort in Cancun, Mexico, Canada or Europe: there are other great destinations in South America, East America and Europe.

And even if you don't believe it, even in Mexico there are better hamburgers than McDonald's and they have better nutritional content.

Has anyone seen pyramids in the United States? In Egypt, Mexico, Peru, Guatemala, Sudan and other countries there are pyramids with incredible civilizations.

Find out where to find the wonders of the ancient and modern world. None of them in the US. Shame on Trump, he would have bought them and sold them!

We know that Adidas exists, not just Nike, and we can start wearing Mexican sneakers like Panam. We know more than you think.

We know, for example, that if these 7 billion consumers don't buy their products, there will be unemployment and their economy will collapse (within the racist wall) to such an extent that they will beg us to tear down this ugly wall.

We didn't want to, but....

You want a wall, you get a wall. Sincerely yours."

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https://x.com/Hawkeye1745/status/1888627760161308879

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https://x.com/thesiriusreport/status/1888607849716035836


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Demystifying China - the truth the West doesn't want you to know

https://x.com/thesiriusreport/status/1888892187590459802

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https://x.com/MoonofA/status/1888903991100096937

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https://www.moonofalabama.org/2025/02/china-urged-to-end-successful-politicies.html


China Urged To End Successful Policies
February 10, 2025

In a variant of the Sowing Doubt About China - But At What Cost? (https://www.moonofalabama.org/2025/01/sowing-doubt-about-china-but-at-what-cost.html) propaganda scheme, the New York Times makes the (somewhat racist) claim that China lacks the capability to turn talent into innovation:

What DeepSeek’s Success Says About China’s Ability to Nurture Talent (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/world/asia/china-deepseek-education.html) (archived (https://archive.ph/HVrgK)) - New York Times, Feb 10 2025

The subtitle reveals the core thesis:
China produces a vast number of STEM graduates, but it hasn’t been known for innovation. Cultural and political factors may help explain why.
In a globalized world the innovation ability of a country can be measured by the number of global patents it files.

The World Intellectual Property Organization (https://www.wipo.int/portal/en/) (WIPO) provides data (https://www.wipo.int/en/ipfactsandfigures/patents) on these.

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(https://www.moonofalabama.org/19i/chinapatent.jpg) China, which the NYT says is not known for innovation, is by far leading the pack.

One might argue that China, with four times the population of the United States, should have innovated even more than that. But seen under this aspect the U.S. is also far from the top.

Per million inhabitants China filed 1.2 patents per year while the United States filed 1.5. But the real leaders here are South Korea with 5.5 patents per year per million people followed by Japan with 3.3/y/million.

Real world numbers are not sufficient to support the NYT's central thesis. That is why it barely mentions some. Its argument comes down to a political one:
Pavel Durov, the founder of the messaging platform Telegram, said last month that fierce competition in Chinese schools had fueled the country’s successes in artificial intelligence. “If the U.S. doesn’t reform its education system, it risks ceding tech leadership to China,” he wrote online. The reality is more complicated. Yes, China has invested heavily in education, especially in science and technology, which has helped nurture a significant pool of talent, key to its ambition of becoming a world leader in A.I. by 2025.
But outside of the classroom, those graduates must also contend with obstacles that include a grinding corporate culture and the political whims of the ruling Communist Party. Under its current top leader, Xi Jinping, the party has emphasized control, rather than economic growth, and has been willing to crack down on tech firms it deems too influential.
If that is indeed so why is it supposed to be bad?

Is it really healthy for a country to have Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet (Google) leading in Market Cap (https://companiesmarketcap.com/)? The author fails to follow that question.

She instead misleads about the alleged crack-down:
Beijing has blessed the A.I. sector — for now. But in 2020, after deciding that it had too little control over major companies like Alibaba, it launched a sweeping, yearslong crackdown on the Chinese tech industry.The crack-down against Alibaba owner Jack Ma came when (https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64192382) he tried to expand Alibaba into the so called fin-tech business.

Juggling with credit and various derivatives thereof is a part of the economy that is better to be kept under control. The 2008 mortgage credit crisis and the following government bailout of private banks have taught as much. Pouring money and talent into a sector that is not productive and carries high risk is not in any societies' best interest.

In an aside the NYT author comes near to acknowledging that:
(DeepSeek’s founder, Liang Wenfeng, pivoted to A.I. from his previous focus on speculative trading, in part because of a separate government crackdown there.)How can one conclude from there that China still has to liberalize?
But the best way for China to capitalize on its well-educated, ambitious A.I. work force may be for the government to get out of the way.China's government planning and control over education and its economy has led to its astonishing rise.

Lacking the abundance of capital which OpenAI and other U.S. companies are spending on their attempts to monopolize their fields, DeepSeek had to innovate. It did so and has beaten its competition.

How less government intervention would have led to a better performance than China has shown is difficult to argue. The NYT for one fails at it.

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🇺🇸 ☠️🇧🇷🇷🇺🇮🇳🇨🇳🇿🇦Trump declares BRICS “dead

But first things first...

🇺🇸🛢️🇮🇳 USA will become India's leading oil and gas supplier - this was stated by Trump at a joint press conference with Modi.

According to him, Washington and New Delhi have agreed to work on creating one of the largest trade routes in history, which will run through Israel and Italy.

The US President also expressed the hope that India would increase its purchases of American weapons and equipment, including F-35 fighter jets, by “many billions of dollars”.

Trump on BRICS:

“BRICS was created for a bad purpose. And most of these people don't want it.

Now they don't even want to talk about it. They don't dare talk about it because I've told them that if they want to play with the dollar, the day they say that, they'll be slapped with a 100 percent tariff and then they'll say:

'We beg you, we beg you not to do it.'

BRICS is dead,” said the US president.

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🇺🇸🔥🇨🇳 America has removed the official name of the People's Republic of China from it's websites

On the website of the U.S. State Department, the word “People's Republic of China” has been replaced with “China” in a newsletter in a familiar manner. Earlier, the Americans removed the phrase “The United States does not support Taiwan independence.”

A fact sheet on U.S.-China relations was changed to read “Strategic competition is the framework through which the United States views its relationship with China.”

Under the Biden administration, the wording was “Strategic competition is the framework through which the United States views its relationship with the People's Republic of China (PRC).”

It remains unclear whether the State Department will use only “China” in all future documents. In transcripts of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's January 24 phone call with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his January 22 phone call with Philippine Foreign Minister Enrique Manalo, the abbreviation “PRC” was still used in phrases such as “U.S.-PRC relations” and “PRC behavior,” although the full name was not given.

❗️In addition, the fact sheet emphasizes Washington's commitment to “counter malicious cyber activity by the Communist Party of China (CPC) against the U.S. government,” mentioning the CPC three times. In contrast, the Biden administration documents make no mention of China's ruling party.

A State Department spokesman said: “The State Department regularly updates its website and fact sheets. On China, it has been updated to reflect the current administration's policies and priorities on China and U.S.-China relations.”

The document also signals a clear change in policy. The Biden administration version emphasized that the US would work closely with allies and partners to address the PRC “from a position of strength,” while the new version says the US will engage with China “based on principles of reciprocity and fairness.”

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Breaking: Vietnam approves an $8 billion high-speed freight and passenger rail that links the country to China.

Great for trade, manufacturing and tourism.

The 400 km railway will run from the border city of Lao Cai through capital city Hanoi to Haiphong that houses the largest seaport.

China will partially fund this project. Win-win.

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Indian Firms Blamed For Sanctions-Busting As Western Plane Parts Reach Russia

Despite bans on selling aircraft parts to Russia, over 100 Western companies have unwittingly supplied Russian airlines through middlemen in India, according to customs data. (The Guardian)

More than $50mn worth of aviation parts were exported to India, and then re-routed to Russia, but it is Indian firms that are facing sanctions, and Western firms have not been penalised. The US blacklisted Indian companies such as Shaurya Aeronautics and Agrim Aviation, but not the UK and US-based suppliers whose products reached Russia.

At the same time, Boeing and Airbus subsidiaries also had shipments traced to Russian buyers through India, yet they continue operating freely.

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🇸🇳Senegal’s government has reached a significant agreement with pro-independence rebels from Casamance, aiming to end a conflict that has lasted over 40 years. The deal was signed by Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko during peace talks in Bissau, mediated by Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo. These are the first publicly acknowledged negotiations between the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) and Senegalese authorities elected in March last year. The conflict, which began in 1982, has claimed thousands of lives and severely impacted the region’s economy. While violence has declined in recent years, this agreement marks a major step toward lasting peace.
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Guinea-Bissau

From Wikipedia,(https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea-Bissau)

“ Guinea-Bissau,[a] officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers 36,125 square kilometres (13,948 sq mi) with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It borders Senegal to its north and Guinea to its southeast.[10]”

“ Guinea-Bissau is a member of the United Nations, African Union, Economic Community of West African States, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Community of Portuguese Language Countries, Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, and the South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone. It was also a member of the now-defunct Latin Union.”

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[B]Guinea-Bissau leader calls Russia reliable partner

Umaro Sissoco Embalo also expressed appreciation to Vladimir Putin for the invitation to the Russian capital

MOSCOW, February 26. /TASS/. Russia and Guinea-Bissau are reliable partners and can further strengthen bilateral relations, President Umaro Sissoco Embalo stated to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

"We thank you for increasing the quota for our military, police officers, and students. Some [Russian] companies are also interested in expanding relations with Guinea-Bissau. We (Russia and Guinea-Bissau - TASS) are reliable partners," he said.

The leader of the African Republic also expressed appreciation to the Russian president for the invitation to the Russian capital. "Thank you, dear Putin," Embalo said in Russian.

According to Embalo, Guinea-Bissau and Russia have long-standing friendly relations; they are brotherly peoples.

"Since the days of the Soviet Union, Russia has contributed to the formation of our country <...> and the Guinea-Bissau people, they remember this," the head of state said.

Diplomatic relations between the USSR and Guinea-Bissau were established in 1973. The relations between the two countries have significant potential in many areas, including geological exploration, mineral resources, infrastructure, energy, agriculture, and fishing.

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🇷🇺🇮🇩 Embracing the Lack of Isolation: Indonesia's Warm Welcome for Shoigu

Russia and Indonesia strengthened their defence ties on Tuesday, during a grand visit to the Asian nation byj Russia's Security Council Sec.

Sergey Shoigu was given a big hug by Prabowo Subianto at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta.

The talks came as Indonesia became the latest nation to join BRICS and also purchased Russian defence equipment - with reports Indonesia now wants to buy fighter jets and submarines to strengthen its defences.

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🇷🇺🇿🇦Address by Ambassador Roman Ambarov on the occasion of the 33rd anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russia and South Africa (28 February 2025)

💬 Dear friends,

Today Russia and South Africa mark the 33rd anniversary of diplomatic relations.

They were established in trying times of fundamental changes in both Russia and South Africa, yet over the years developed into strategic partnership between our countries. We efficiently cooperate on the bilateral track and in international fora. As part of BRICS and G20, we bolster the role of the Global South in international affairs, help build up a more just, multipolar world.

🔗Read in full https://tinyurl.com/m43xrpx2

#RussiaSouthAfrica #RussiaSArelations #RuissiaAfrica #Ambarov #EmbassyofRussia

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🤝 On Feb 26, in Cape Town, South Africa, on the sidelines of the #G20 events, the first meeting of BRICS Deputy Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors took place under Brazil’s chairmanship.

🎙️Deputy Finance Minister of the Russian Federation Ivan Chebeskov:

💬"We thank Brazil for ensuring continuity in the implementation of practical initiatives launched during the Russian presidency last year. These initiatives are aimed at strengthening our joint financial infrastructure - payments, insurance and investment."

🔗Read more https://tinyurl.com/nhen4hn5

#BRICS #G20SouthAfrica

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The first e-commerce airline between #BRICS countries completed two years, handling over 31 million packages and 33.2 thousand tons of goods! With 3 weekly flights and a capacity of 95 tons per flight, the route strengthens global trade, speeds up the transport of high-value and perishable products, and brings high-quality agricultural products from Brazil to the tables of Chinese consumers. ✈️📦

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chaired Lunch Talk on "Thailand's #BRICS Partnership,“ emphasising Thailand’s readiness to elevate cooperation with #BRICS. Russian Amb. to TH and Brazilian CDA briefed participants about BRICS’s priorities, activities to raise awareness, and highlighted benefits for Thailand. (24 Feb 2025)

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US sanctions won’t be effective as Africa rallies behind South Africa

United States President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order to “halt foreign aid or assistance” to South Africa, citing a new land expropriation law that he claims is designed to seize property from the country’s white minority, even offering to resettle “Afrikaner refugees escaping government-sponsored race-based discrimination." He later followed up with an announcement that he would be imposing sanctions on Pretoria, accusing the government of President Cyril Ramaphosa of working with Iran “to develop commercial, military and nuclear arrangements.”

However, observers have repeatedly highlighted that South Africa is actually being punished for dragging "Israel" to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a bold move that has infuriated Washington.

“Trump and the right in the US have been looking for an excuse to attack South Africa ever since we took Israel to the International Court of Justice,” Abahlali baseMjondolo (The Residents of the Shacks), a movement of the poor in South Africa, said in a statement.

“They want South Africa to become a client state of the West, like Kenya or Rwanda. Many white liberals in South Africa make the same demand. AfriForum’s lies about white people being oppressed in South Africa have given Trump the excuse he was looking for to attack South Africa to punish it for standing up for justice for the Palestinian people.”

The outfit says the punishment is not surprising at all as past US administrations, like that of Ronald Reagan, actively supported apartheid in South Africa.

According to Norman Finkelstein, a global authority on "Israel’s" treatment of the Palestinians and one of the most influential political scientists in the world, the US’ "dirty tricks" on South Africa are only starting.

“The essence is to try to undermine the credibility of South Africa as it pursues something really quite unprecedented, namely, this frontal confrontation with ‘Israel’ and the power that stands behind ‘Israel’, the United States,” Finkelstein said.

“So right now, the first step is to dirty South Africa’s reputation by claiming it is carrying on in a discriminatory or racist way against whites. It will get progressively dirtier as the case moves through the ICJ.”

‘We will not be bullied’

Despite the aid cut, sanctions threats, and blackmail, South Africa says it will not drop its genocide case against "Israel" at the ICJ, with President Ramaphosa insisting that South Africa “will not be bullied.”

This has further enraged Washington, prompting four American congressmen to ask President Trump to revoke South Africa’s access to the US market.

“We urge you to revoke South Africa’s preference benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA),’’ the four Republican congressmen said in their February 11 letter. “South Africa is simply not deserving of duty-free access to the American market,” the letter read.

The AGOA (2000) allows duty-free access to selected products from some 40 African countries to US markets, and South Africa is one of them.

However, with the relationship having gone sour, the possibility of the country losing this privileged status looms large, prompting worries in some quarters.

However, some analysts say while trade with the US could be vital for South Africa’s economy for now, in the event that its AGOA status is revoked and or a hostile tariff regime is imposed, South Africa is able to weather the storm by looking for alternative markets.

Dr. Lulu White, the CEO of the Elections Management Consulting Agency of Africa, says the notion that South Africa is dependent on AGOA for economic prosperity is deeply flawed. “While AGOA provides some trade benefits, the reality is that South Africa gains far less from AGOA than the United States does,” White said.

Her views are corroborated by official data that show that the US relies on more South African goods than South Africa relies on US goods. In 2024, South Africa imported $5.8 billion worth of goods from the US while the US imported $14.7 billion worth of goods from South Africa.

“If the US were to remove AGOA privileges or impose sanctions, South Africa would suffer minimal economic impact, while the US would struggle with disruptions in supply chains for critical minerals and industrial components. The real beneficiaries of AGOA are US businesses that gain cheap access to South African raw materials. The auto industry, for instance, relies on duty-free South African exports, and US mining firms benefit from access to platinum, iron, and steel without high tariffs.”

Dr. White added that the era of US economic dominance in Africa is waning, as the continent pivots toward intra-African trade and BRICS partnerships.

“If AGOA were revoked, the biggest impact would be on automobile exports, but alternative markets in Europe, Asia, and Africa could offset this loss,” Dr. White said. “In previous decades, US sanctions could cripple economies. However, the global landscape has changed. Today, countries like Russia, China, and Iran continue to trade despite US sanctions.”

Mafa Kwanisai Mafa, the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Palestine Solidarity Council, said the intra-African trade route offers South Africa a more reliable and rewarding alternative to the US market.

“Intra-African trade can be good alternative for South Africa, especially through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA),” Mafa said. “Trading more with other African countries can help reduce reliance on US and soften the impact of possible sanctions or losing AGOA benefits. This is an opportunity to work together with other African nations to grow their industries, create jobs and build stronger economies that are less affected by outside threats.”

The AfCFTA agreement of 2018, signed by 54 African Heads of State, seeks to create a single African market of 1.3 billion people with a combined Gross Domestic Product of $3.4 trillion. It hopes to eliminate tariffs on 90 percent of goods traded between member states over ten years.

Despite the threats to its economy, South Africa’s stock markets have remained unfazed, something that analysts find “strange”.

“You would have expected the rand and South African equity and bond markets to take a knock. The opposite happened,” said Dawie Roodt, Chief Economist and Director at Efficient Group.

Afrikaners turn down US refugee offer

Afrikaners, whose purported ill-treatment was the basis of Trump’s attack on South Africa, are turning down Trump’s immigration offer, exposing how the US bases some of its policies on lies and propaganda.

For example, AfriForum, a local lobby group for Afrikaner interests, which is blamed for selling the “white genocide” propaganda to Trump, says less than one per cent of its 300,000 members have shown any interest in becoming refugees in the US.

“The majority of Afrikaners won’t want to go. We are thankful for Trump’s effort to help. But in the longer-term, for the survival of the Afrikaners, we need to find solutions locally,” AfriForum chief executive Kallie Kriel said.

The group suggested that there be targeted sanctions against the African National Congress (ANC) party leaders rather than measures that would harm the broader population.

Time to stand with South Africa

“We stand with South Africa. It is unfortunate that the narrative of extremists like AfriForum is carrying the day,” said Mlungisi Dube, a Zimbabwean political analyst. “The hypocrisy of the world is exposed here again. The Jews are free to go and take away land that they haven’t lived in for the last 1000 plus years. That is their ancestral land (so) anyone who came to settle on that land can be chased away, while land taken from our ancestors using racist policies as recent as 1913 and 1939 must be written off in our minds?”

Nicholas Ngqabutho Mabhena, the general secretary of the Zimbabwe Communist Party, says Africans should stand with the African National Congress (ANC) as it comes under attack for resisting US hegemony.

“The ANC is under attack for taking Israel to the International Court of Justice and for contributing in building BRICS as part of ending US global dominance,” said Mabhena, who is also the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Community in South Africa.

“The threats by the US to impose sanctions and tariffs are meant to weaken the ANC as a liberation movement. Progressive forces in Africa and in the developing world should stand in solidarity with the oldest liberation movement in Africa, the ANC.”

Abahlali baseMjondolo, the movement of the poor in South Africa, said that in the current situation, there is a need for broad united fronts around shared minimum commitments.

“It is necessary for progressive governments, especially in the Global South, to unite around matters of shared principle, such as support for the people of Palestine. This can reduce the risk of individual countries being isolated and punished,” it said.

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BRICS+ Series: Egypt's Economic Transformation and BRICS+ Solutions

Egypt's economy has faced a series of challenges, including soaring inflation rates and currency devaluation, but through strategic partnerships like its BRICS+ membership, the country is positioning itself for long-term stability and growth.

Despite the tough conditions, Egypt’s resilience shines as it navigates these hurdles with a clear focus on economic recovery and diversification.

Rising Inflation and Currency Devaluation

In February 2022, Egypt’s headline inflation rate was 8.81%, a month later it rose to 10.49% and the increasing trajectory continued throughout the year to reach 21.26% in December. The highest the rate of Egyptian inflation was 38% in September 2023, and the current inflation rate is 23.95%. A significant contributing factor to this situation is the Russian-Ukrainian–catalyst for the local economic crisis. Egypt relies heavily on the two countries for 80% of its wheat imports, a staple in the population’s diet.

Further deepening the situation, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) devalued the Egyptian Pound (EGP) in March 2022 by 14% because foreign investors had pulled out significant amounts of funds out of the country when the war began ($20 billion); this has resulted in the EGP losing half of its value to the US Dollar. As the value of a state’s currency declines, it becomes more expensive for goods to be traded and commodities, again become more expensive for consumers.

BRICS+ Membership: A Path to Economic Recovery

Egypt’s BRICS+ membership presents significant long term advantages for its economic recovery by fostering trade diversification, enhancing foreign investment inflows, and strengthening monetary stability through alternative trading partners. By engaging with alternative trading partners such as China’s investments into infrastructure, funding from fellow Arab BRICS countries - the UAE, or Indian companies investing in Egyptian pharmaceutical, chemical and IT industries.

Through BRICS, Egypt has an opportunity to reduce its dependence on Western economic systems, the instability that the US Dollar causes to the EGP and ensuring stable access to crucial commodities to citizens and aids in mitigating supply chain volatility. The accessibility to BRICS-entities such as the NDB, encourage foreign direct investment (FDI) to provide essential capital for infrastructure, industry and innovation, all key drivers for sustainable economic growth.

Over time, this promotes agency and sovereignty for the Egyptian Treasury to be less reliant on the Western-centric SWIFT system and opens an opportunity for Cairo to align their fiscal system with nations that have had similar experiences with the US Dollar; but seek long term monetary stability.

Monetary Policy and Inflation Stabilisation

As of October 2024, the Egyptian inflation rate sat at 26.5% and there were expectations for the inflation rate to stabilise through to the end of 2024, and continue the decline into the first quarter of 2025. The CBE has demonstrated significant success over the last four months and today’s inflation rate reflects this progress. Despite the regional conflicts, the monetary tightening policy decisions, and a potential return to protectionist policies may be the best route to manage the interest rates and associated risks.

According to the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics, Egypt's inflation rate has decreased due to lower prices for vegetables, fish, and seafood, providing some relief to consumers. However, key sectors such as food and beverage, construction, and agriculture continue to face challenges. The rising costs of essential goods, particularly food and clothing, are putting a strain on households, especially those living below the poverty line- consisting of about 30% of the population and rising unemployment, making it increasingly difficult to afford basic necessities.

Tourism and Consumer Adaptation

Despite regional conflicts affecting tourism numbers, Egypt remains a top global destination, especially for cultural and historical travel. The government is actively working on revitalising the sector by promoting domestic tourism and offering competitive travel packages. As inflation shifts spending habits, there’s also a rise in demand for budget-friendly local experiences, which could reshape Egypt’s tourism industry in the long run.

The shopping experience after combining these economic elements makes for a vastly different shopping experience to times of less economic distress. This results in a transformation of Egyptian consumer spending habits and preferences. While inflation has made everyday expenses more burdensome from both the customer and merchant perspective, it has also driven adaptation and resilience. Many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are turning to local suppliers, digital platforms, and strategic pricing to retain customers. This period of economic hardship is reshaping Egypt’s business landscape, pushing for greater self-sufficiency and efficiency in various sectors.

Outlook for 2025: A Brighter Future?

While Egypt faces significant economic hurdles, its response to inflation is gradually yielding results. Policy measures have shown early success in curbing inflation, and Egypt’s BRICS+ membership presents new opportunities for trade and investment. With economic diversification efforts and a resilient private sector, the country is positioning itself for a more stable and sustainable future. With Q1 of 2025 expected to look brighter, shopkeepers and customers alike must be looking forward to less bruised pockets.

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Guinea-Bissau

From Wikipedia,(https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea-Bissau)

“ Guinea-Bissau,[a] officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers 36,125 square kilometres (13,948 sq mi) with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It borders Senegal to its north and Guinea to its southeast.[10]”

“ Guinea-Bissau is a member of the United Nations, African Union, Economic Community of West African States, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Community of Portuguese Language Countries, Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, and the South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone. It was also a member of the now-defunct Latin Union.”

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[B]Guinea-Bissau leader calls Russia reliable partner

Umaro Sissoco Embalo also expressed appreciation to Vladimir Putin for the invitation to the Russian capital

MOSCOW, February 26. /TASS/. Russia and Guinea-Bissau are reliable partners and can further strengthen bilateral relations, President Umaro Sissoco Embalo stated to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

"We thank you for increasing the quota for our military, police officers, and students. Some [Russian] companies are also interested in expanding relations with Guinea-Bissau. We (Russia and Guinea-Bissau - TASS) are reliable partners," he said.

The leader of the African Republic also expressed appreciation to the Russian president for the invitation to the Russian capital. "Thank you, dear Putin," Embalo said in Russian.

According to Embalo, Guinea-Bissau and Russia have long-standing friendly relations; they are brotherly peoples.

"Since the days of the Soviet Union, Russia has contributed to the formation of our country <...> and the Guinea-Bissau people, they remember this," the head of state said.

Diplomatic relations between the USSR and Guinea-Bissau were established in 1973. The relations between the two countries have significant potential in many areas, including geological exploration, mineral resources, infrastructure, energy, agriculture, and fishing.

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🗓️ On March 4, 2025, Jakarta hosted a round of Russia-Indonesia inter-ministerial consultations on foreign policy planning.

🇷🇺🇮🇩 The Russian delegation was led by Director of the Foreign Policy Planning Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexey Drobinin, the Indonesian Side was represented by Yayan G.H. Mulyana Head of Foreign Policy Agency Strategy Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia.

🤝 As part of the visit, Alexey Drobinin met with experts and representatives of Indonesia’s leading think tanks to exchange views on key global and regional developments.

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Not sure if I missed this subject being posted elsewhere on the forum - this is from March 5.

https://x.com/citizencyborg/status/1897331620983750928

'Please make a United States of Europe, and a European Army! I have thought this should be the natural and good outcome of the European integration process for four decades.
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BREAKING: Volt Europa proposes first steps to merge all 27 Foreign Ministries into one powerful State Department under Kaja Kallas'

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GlR3NjZWkAAepnZ?format=jpg&name=large

A comment from a poster:

'Major Happening: All EU Governments will dissolve to form one EU State Department
It has begun
The European Union has drawn up its first plans to dissolve all 27 governments and foreign ministries of its constituting countries to form one European Union Government. Soon there will be no Germany or Sweden etc. there will simply be states in the new country.'

http://boards.4chan.org/pol/thread

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How Putin's GREATER EURASIA proposal could save the continent from West's hegemony? 🌍💥

Russia’s vision for a new Eurasian order aims to reshape trade, security & geopolitics. Here’s what you need to know about the plan 👇(1/7)

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2/7) The Greater Eurasian Partnership (GEP), proposed by Putin in 2015, would replace the outdated "Greater Europe" (from Lisbon to Vladivostok) plan. What could it provide to the continent? 🔄🌏 ⬇️

(3/7) GEP aims to:

✅ Create a network of free trade zones 🏛
💰 Expand settlements in national currencies & independent payment systems
🚆 Develop Eurasian transport corridors
🛡 Ensure territorial integrity & economic sovereignty
🤝 Establish a platform to resolve disputes & prevent conflicts

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(4/7) How did GEP evolve? 🔄📅

📌 2015: Putin introduced GEP as a step toward a just, multipolar world order.
📌 2016: He named the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) as a key hub, stating it’s open to all, including the EU. "Moscow holds no grudges, but won’t play a one-sided game," he warned.

(5/7) Further developments: 🚀

📌 2017: Putin called GEP a "civilizational project" that would transform Eurasia’s political & economic landscape. "We must set an example for a joint, innovative, and constructive future," he said.
📌 2022: Amid sanctions, he pushed for a comprehensive GEP economic strategy.

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(6/7) Recent updates: 🔥

📌 June 2024: Putin urged expanded settlements in national currencies, independent payment systems & transport corridors under GEP.
📌 The same month, he called GEP the foundation of a "new system of indivisible security" & instructed the Foreign Ministry to push international agreements.

(7/7) March 2025: 🗣 Russia is not imposing anything but rather initiating a discussion on a vision for Eurasia’s continental structure, which could serve as the foundation for a future security architecture, stated Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

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🇷🇺🇮🇳Russia resumed oil supplies to India this month, Reuters reports.

Imports fell sharply after Biden imposed sanctions on January 10, but shipments have now resumed via tankers that were not subject to the restrictions, and some shipments have been diverted from Turkey.

Deliveries to India have returned to normal levels, while those to Turkey have fallen by more than half.

Some traders have told Indian refiners they will use Western ships to deliver cargo to avoid the risk of sanctions, the sources said.

In recent weeks, the price of Urals crude has fallen below the G7 price ceiling of $60 a barrel, opening up access to Western shipping services.

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🇮🇳 India Cracks Down on George Soros Funds Amid U.S. Republican Leadership

Indian financial intelligence agents have raided the offices of the Soros Fund in Bengaluru, officially to investigate alleged financial wrongdoing. In reality, the move targets the operations of "open society" initiatives that funded local NGOs in violation of Indian laws. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has also demanded a detailed report from the U.S. on all USAID projects over the past decade. Washington, however, claims it cannot disclose such information as it would "threaten U.S. national interests."

This crackdown coincides with the shift in power in the U.S., highlighting India's growing assertiveness against foreign influence operations.

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Sana’a.

With Mohammed Ali al-Huthi

He's a top member of the High Political Council of Yemen.

And former head of the High Revolutionary Committee.

I asked him if the government in Sana’a has special communication channels with Russia and China.

Please wait for my column probably mid-week to find out the answer.

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🇷🇺 Russia Foreign Minister Lavrov: "Russia and Venezuela reject Western diktat and hegemonic actions. We are working closely together against the modern practices of colonialism, and are in the vanguard of fighting against any manifestations of racism, xenophobia and neo-Nazism.

We preserve our historical memory and protect our nations’ heritage from the attempts to falsify history undertaken by those who would benefit from forgetting or distorting the facts of aggression and genocide.

We are grateful to our Bolivarian friends for their understanding of the causes and goals of the special military operation. We highly appreciate the fact that the largest Immortal Regiment march in Latin America is held in Caracas and that many Venezuelans take part in it.

Russia and Venezuela stand together in defense of the principles and norms of international law on multilateral platforms. They are acting together to derail the attempts of a narrow group of Western states to impose their rules-based order on the international community."

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"Arrangements are underway for President Putin’s visit to India this year for the Annual Bilateral Summit to be co-chaired by PM Modi in New Delhi": Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, said in a video address to a conference titled "Russia and India: Toward a New Bilateral Agenda" being hosted by the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) #Putin

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🇷🇺🇲🇱🇳🇪🇧🇫Diplomatic Conference to strengthen partnership between Russia and AES to take place on 3-April in Moscow :

As part of an initiative to deepen relations between the Alliance of Sahel States (ESA) and the Russian Federation, the ESA Foreign Ministers will pay an official visit to Moscow on 3 and 4 April 2025. This meeting, organized at the invitation of Russian Minister Sergei Lavrov, marks the beginning of a new chapter in strategic cooperation between the two parties.

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Most interestingly, Alexander Mercouris argues persuasively that the swathe of tariffs now enforced by Trump means the end of globalization.

Liberation Day: The End of Globalization


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLvY6xpKoIs

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The Western World Has Abandoned Democracy

Paul Craig Roberts

Once upon a time political establishments would focus on defeating their opponent/challenger in elections. Now they imprison them or stop them from running, as the Democrats tried to do to trump with four criminal indictments. In Brazil Jair Bolsonaro faces alleged coup charges. In Romania, a host country for a US missile base on Russia’s border, Calin Georgecu has been falsely charged with “incitement to actions against the institutional order,” which in translation means running for president against Washington’s puppet government, which he is now barred from doing. In France Marine Le Pen has been sentenced to two years in a jail cell and a five year ban on running for president of France.

Le Pen’s party holds the largest number of seats in the French legislature or National Assembly. Recent polls show her with a 10 point lead over the establishment candidate, so the establishment protected itself by putting her in prison. Understand what this means, the French people are being denied by the French government the political representation that they want.

In Ukraine the “democracy” the West is so concerned to protect has been ruled for some time by a dictator whose term of office has expired. I am beginning to have some concern that Trump himself could become part of the dissolution of Western democracy. Why has Trump jumped all over Russian President Putin, who has kept Trump’s agreement, while protecting Zelensky, who has not kept the agreement, from Putin’s criticism? Is it because Trump is studying Zelensky’s ability to rule beyond his term in office? Other developments indicate weakening American democracy. Trump’s kowtowing to Israel has destroyed the First Amendment, which is the foundation of American democracy, and Democrat judges are destroying confidence in judicial rulings by their interference with President Trump’s powers. These are not healthy developments. A judiciary that has discredited itself cannot rein in an ambitious leader.

Throughout the Western World the main focus of the educational system is to undermine the belief system that maintains accountable government, which means a government accountable to the people and not to an establishment of vested interests. The erosion of the belief system is far advanced. President Trump is certainly not helping when he sacrifices the Constitution of the United States to protecting Israel from criticism.

Ideas have consequences, and the consequence of the destruction of our ideas that uphold liberty is tyranny, which has raised its ugly head in France, Romania, and Brazil, and perhaps in Amerika.


https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2025/04/03/the-western-world-has-abandoned-democracy/

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THE 3 STAGES OF A FALLING EMPIRE!!! EVERY EMPIRE DIES THE SAME WAY EVERY TIME!!

https://halturnerradioshow.com/images/2025/04/03/Fall-of-US-Empire_large.jpg

From ancient Rome, to the present day United States, the fall of an Empire ALWAYS happens the exact same way .

Same way, every single time in that order. That's what you're seeing with your own eyes right now!

1. MORAL COLLAPSE – THE ROT WITHIN

What happens:

Society abandons virtue. What was once shameful becomes celebrated. Traditional values are mocked. Families fall apart. Hedonism and rebellion rule. Truth is silenced.

Historical Examples:

• Babylon: Idolatry, sorcery, and sexual perversion

• Rome: Gladiator games, orgies, infanticide, fall of Roman virtue

• Amerika: Gender confusion, abortion glorified, censorship of truth, degeneracy promoted

Result:

The spiritual foundation crumbles. The nation loses its identity and moral clarity.


2. ECONOMIC COLLAPSE – THE CURSE OF CORRUPTION

What happens:

Debt explodes. Currency loses value. Governments overspend. Elites enrich themselves while the people suffer. Middle class disappears. Inflation rises. Systems break down.

Historical Examples:

• Babylon: Lavish wealth built on tribute and slavery

• Rome: Currency debasement, bread and circus economy, heavy taxation, economic collapse

• Amerika: $34+ trillion debt, inflation, manipulated markets, CBDCs coming

Result:

Scarcity increases. Trust disappears. Tyranny offers “solutions.”

3. WAR – THE ENGINE OF RESET

What happens:

War is used to unite, distract, or reset. Internal civil war or external world war. It breaks the old system to make way for something new.

Historical Examples:

• Babylon: Conquered overnight by the Medo-Persians

• Rome: Invaded by Germanic tribes, collapsed from within

• Amerika: Ukraine conflict, Israel, China, border collapse, civil unrest — the drums are beating

Result:

Collapse is complete. Power shifts. The new system rises — often darker, more controlled, and anti-freedom.

FINAL PATTERN:

Morality collapses, Economy collapses, War collapses the nation

This is the cycle of fallen empires.

This is the script being followed today — leading to the final kingdom of "the Beast."


https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news-selections/world-news/the-3-stages-of-a-falling-empire-every-empire-dies-the-same-way-every-time

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🔥 Russian Partners Building SWIFT-FREE payment platforms

Most of Russia's partners now use national currencies — with 🇮🇳India & 🇨🇳China catching up fast, says 🇷🇺FM Lavrov

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Gold just broke records — and it's no accident.

Sanctions, tariffs, & Trump-era chaos are cracking the dollar’s hold.

Is gold to become the world's new reserve currency? 🧵👇

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🌎SHIFT TO MULTIPOLARITY

In the 1990s, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the world rallied around the US-led order, says Swiss-based economic expert Claudio Grass.

The dollar benefited immensely, expanding into new global markets.

Today we see the opposite. 👇

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💵END OF DOLLAR ERA?

It’s becoming increasingly clear that the US dollar is entering its final stage.

As economic and geopolitical confidence in the West fades, many are turning to more stable stores of value.

Gold is leading that shift.

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🤔WHY GOLD?

Before any reform, we are likely to go through a difficult transition.

Inflation, lost savings, growing instability.

Ask yourself: hold a dying currency from a collapsing system — or gold, the world’s oldest and hardest currency for thousands of years?

4/11

GREAT RESET

Nobody knows what comes after the “Great Reset.”

That’s why one should become their own central bank, Grass says.

"Become your own central bank: hold physical gold & silver outside the system."

5/11

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WHY GOLD IS BACK IN FOCUS

In times of deep uncertainty, people seek certainty, says financial analyst Tom Luongo.

For 5,000 years, gold has been just that — a timeless store of value.

6/11

🏦 CENTRAL BANKS BUYING GOLD

It’s not just individuals—central banks are buying gold too.

Until they find a better hedge for FX risk, gold remains the go-to reserve.

This is a major signal to anyone watching the global financial shift.

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↔️THE SYSTEM IS IN TRANSITION

Trump’s tariff wars disrupted the old financial order built on leverage, rehypothecation, and asset recycling.

We’ve entered a chaotic “transition state” — and gold is reflecting that uncertainty.

8/11

📛CHAOS BEFORE REORDERING

Like a chemical reaction, there’s always disarray before a new structure forms.

We’re in that moment now — unstable, unpredictable, in flux.

That’s why gold is rising: not as a dollar rejection, but as a hedge against systemic chaos.

9/11
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THE FINANCIAL WAR BEGINS

Trump’s push to lower long-term interest rates and regain monetary sovereignty via SOFR is triggering resistance.

EU elites and globalists want to preserve financialization.
So they’re attacking US bonds, the dollar, and long-end yield curves.

10/11
⚔️FINANCIAL WARFARE

We’re not just seeing a trade war with China — we’re seeing a currency war with Europe.

China is caught in the middle, reacting with tariffs but uncertain of its long-term path.

Gold, meanwhile, is quietly returning to center stage.

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