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Recent political developments inside Pakistan very strongly suggest the existence of two distinct schools of thought within The Establishment: pro-American and multipolar. Should this model of analysis be accurate, which can’t be known for sure since it’s speculation (despite being based upon educated observations and associated arguments), then it can be concluded that they probably…
How Russia’s President Putin Explains the End of the ‘Liberal’ Order
On 27 July, the Financial Times published a long and wide ranging interview with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. A full transcript is currently available through this link. The talk is making some waves: Putin: Russian president says liberalism ‘obsolete’ – BBC Vladimir Putin says liberalism has ‘outlived its purpose’ – Irish…
Trials and Tribulations of Central Asia integration
Crossing Tajikistan from west to northeast – Dushanbe to the Tajik-Kyrgyz border – and then Kyrgyzstan from south to north all the way to Bishkek via Osh, is one of the most extraordinary road trips on earth. Not only this is prime Ancient Silk Road territory but now is being propelled as a significant stretch…
The Washington Post Is Wrong: BRICS Isn’t “A Bloc Against The West”
The US-led West continues to manipulate their targeted audience’s perceptions about this bloc as epitomized by WaPo’s latest piece. The reason for this is simple and it’s that they want folks to fear the game-changing global systemic consequences of this bloc successfully accomplishing its goal of reforming the world order back to its initially envisioned…
You’re Either with Us or You’re a ‘Systemic Challenge’
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The US’ Anti-Syrian Sanctions Contributed to Killing Sailors in the Black Sea
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