A Triumph of Materialistic Interest: The Mongolian Prime Minister Visits the United States

A Triumph of Materialistic Interest: The Mongolian Prime Minister Visits the United States

Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun- Erdene visited the United States on the invitation of US Vice President Kamala Harris from August 2–6, 2023. The Mongolian Prime Minister met with numerous members of the American political establishment during his tour, in addition to the leaders of numerous significant businesses and technology giants. In particular, aside from…

France’s Colonial Legacy, US’ Security Concerns Intersect in Niger; Russians at the Gates Look for New Hunting Grounds

France’s Colonial Legacy, US’ Security Concerns Intersect in Niger; Russians at the Gates Look for New Hunting Grounds

The military coup in Niger is already three weeks old. The putschists are cementing their rule, having gained the upper hand in the shadow play with the Economic Community of West African States [ECOWAS] backed by ex-colonial powers ravaging that  desperately poor West African state rich in mineral wealth.  The prospects of Niger’s pro-Western President…

Keeping Up Appearances: Merkel’s Hair and Scholz’s Pate

Keeping Up Appearances: Merkel’s Hair and Scholz’s Pate

It was a shallow affair. Reputed to have exceptionally poor hairdo, the figure who became one of Europe’s, and indeed one of the globe’s most lasting and influential politicians, inspired memes aplenty for what she sported on her bonce. The teases, the parodying, the satire, began to bite. Stylists were sought in an attempt to…

Is the U.S. a Failed State? “Why Did the U.S. Decide to Deindustrialize?”

Is the U.S. a Failed State? “Why Did the U.S. Decide to Deindustrialize?”

Michael Hudson [Intro/Music]: America cannot re-industrialize without reversing this whole philosophy of post-industrial society as a class war against labor. You can’t have both. You can’t have a class war against labor and reindustrialization with the labor unionization that goes with it. Countries who let an oligarchy develop end up pushing their own economies into…

Wars of the Near Future

Wars of the Near Future

The keys to future victories, both military and civilian, are already in the hands of engineers and programmers. There is no doubt that the experiences of the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine and Novorossiya will dramatically and permanently change the classic military doctrines and that military science will have to be written from scratch. All…

A Vicious Blame Game Is Breaking Out After the Counteroffensive Predictably Failed

A Vicious Blame Game Is Breaking Out After the Counteroffensive Predictably Failed

These latest observations about how counterproductive the counteroffensive has been for Ukrainian-Western unity, solidarity within their respective ranks, and Ukraine’s human and military resources mean that Russia’s prior interest in a ceasefire can no longer be taken for granted. Two back-to-back pieces published by Newsweek and Politico confirm that a vicious blame is breaking out…