Eurasia: The Revenge of the Heartland

Eurasia: The Revenge of the Heartland

The 20th anniversary summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, enshrined no less than a new geopolitical paradigm. Iran, now a full SCO member, was restored to its traditionally prominent Eurasian role, following the recent \$400 billion-worth trade and development deal struck with China. Afghanistan was the main topic – with all…

Eurasia Takes Shape: How the SCO just Flipped the World Order

Eurasia Takes Shape: How the SCO just Flipped the World Order

The two defining moments of the historic 20th anniversary Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan had to come from the keynote speeches of – who else – the leaders of the Russia-China strategic partnership. Xi Jinping: “Today we will launch procedures to admit Iran as a full member of the SCO.” Vladimir Putin:…

The Eastern Economic Forum Accelerates a Grand Strategy of Win-Win Cooperation

The Eastern Economic Forum Accelerates a Grand Strategy of Win-Win Cooperation

One can only hope that wiser forces among the nations of the west (and those among the global south trying to foolishly operate within two opposing worlds) will recognize which future is worth living in, Matt Ehret writes. The battle lines for the future of humanity were made explicitly clear during this week’s Eastern Economic…

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Back with a Bang

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Back with a Bang

Wait until the war is overAnd we’re both a little olderThe unknown soldierBreakfast where the news is readTelevision children fedUnborn living, living, deadBullet strikes the helmet’s headAnd it’s all overFor the unknown soldier The Doors, “The Unknown Soldier” In the end, the Saigon moment happened faster than any Western intel “expert” expected. This is one…