14/12 Biden Aims to Go Out With a Bellicose Bang

Having failed thus far to ignite Nuclear Armageddon, what’s up next for the U.S. military industrial complex? I’ll tell you: New bases in Europe, 47 of them, to be exact, in Scandinavia in coming years. That’s Joe Biden’s legacy, a blood transfusion to NATO’s moribund carcass by adding Finland and Sweden and thereby ballooning the Empire’s global military … Läs mer “14/12 Biden Aims to Go Out With a Bellicose Bang”

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2/12 US OKs New Arms Sales for Taiwan

The US approved new arms sales for Taiwan on Friday, a day before Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te arrived in Hawaii for a two-day visit as part of a tour of the region.

The Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the Biden administration approved two potential arms deals for Taiwan. One is for spare parts and support for … Läs mer “2/12 US OKs New Arms Sales for Taiwan”

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16/6 – Peace for Ukraine Courtesy of China?

  • Peace for Ukraine Courtesy of China? by y Alfred W. McCoy – counterpunch.org, 15 june 2023

All wars do end, usually thanks to a negotiated peace agreement. Consider that a fundamental historical fact, even if it seems to have been forgotten in Brussels, Moscow, and above all, Washington D.C.

In recent months, among Russian President Vladimir Putin’s … Läs mer “16/6 – Peace for Ukraine Courtesy of China?”

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6/5 – The Rise of China (and the Fall of the U.S.?)

From the ashes of a world war that killed 80 million people and reduced great cities to smoking rubble, America rose like a Titan of Greek legend, unharmed and armed with extraordinary military and economic power, to govern the globe. During four years of combat against the Axis leaders in Berlin and Tokyo that raged across the planet, … Läs mer “6/5 – The Rise of China (and the Fall of the U.S.?)”

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20/4 – Obsolete Cold War Attitudes Are Holding Europe Back

Instead, an independent foreign policy is desperately needed—and gaining support

Recently, the United States has been followed by a number of European countries in supporting a cold war policy toward Russia and China. This has created increasing problems in Europe—bringing a major war to the continent, creating serious economic difficulties, and intensifying a decline in living standards.

In … Läs mer “20/4 – Obsolete Cold War Attitudes Are Holding Europe Back”

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27/4 – Walden Bello: China Could Be the Big Winner of the War in Ukraine

Walden Bello är en av världens ledande kritiker av företagens globalisering. I en intervju som Benjamin Wray gjort i  den radikala US-amerikanska tidningen Jacobin förklarar Walden Bello varför Rysslands krig är en chock för det internationella systemet – och varför det sannolikt kommer att påskynda Kinas uppgång.

Benjamin Wray for Jacobin:

The Ukraine war is a geopolitical crisis … Läs mer “27/4 – Walden Bello: China Could Be the Big Winner of the War in Ukraine”

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9/3 – Kinas 14. femårsplan vil modstå pres fra USA

I lyset af økonomisk krig

Kinas Kommunistiske Partis 14. femårsplan vil forbedre økonomisk og teknologisk selvforsyning, lighed og klima. Femårsplanen skal på den måde gøre Kina bedre i stand til at modstå USA’s økonomiske krig mod landet, forklarer dansk-kinesisk professor.

På Den Nationale Folkekongres senere i marts vil Kinas Kommunistiske Parti (KKP) formelt vedtage sin 14. femårsplan for … Läs mer “9/3 – Kinas 14. femårsplan vil modstå pres fra USA”

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