The Future of the Belt & Road Initiative in the Dual Circulation Era

December 15, 2020

China's new development paradigm of dual circulation is not a repudiation of its prior BRI-driven model of globalization, but is actually complementary to it. Observers shouldn't forget that many of t…

How to Talk to Deep State Deniers

November 20, 2020

Opinion

Anti-Trump activists attempt to delegitimize any analysis of factionalism in the permanent military, intelligence, and diplomatic bureaucracies (“deep state”), which they outright deny has ever existe…

Analytical Reflections: Learning from the Nagorno-Karabakh Fiasco

November 18, 2020

Opinion

The sudden conclusion of the Nagorno-Karabakh War is the perfect time to reflect on why the analytical community got it so wrong about that conflict, both in terms of its dynamic developments and ulti…

The End of the Nagorno-Karabakh War: Retrospection, Clarification, and Forecast

November 14, 2020

Opinion

The end of the Nagorno-Karabakh War that was brought about by Armenia's sudden Russian-facilitated surrender following its total defeat on the battlefield is the perfect time for reviewing why so many…

How the Dictators in ‘Democracies’ Stay in Power

November 14, 2020

Opinion

Censorship is how they stay in power — censorship of the truth (not of the lies). Most ‘democratic’ countries are democratic only in form but not in substance. They have a constitution, but there are …

Hold Alt-Media to Account for Getting It Wrong About Armenia & Azerbaijan!

November 12, 2020

Opinion

How many remember reading that Azerbaijan was supposedly retreating, the world will recognize “Artsakh” soon, etc.? What about all that fake news about a supposedly “imminent” Russian military interve…

Don’t Fall for the Psyop! Biden’s Not Officially the President-Elect, At Least Not Yet…

November 8, 2020

Opinion

A massive psyop was launched across the world after the Mainstream Media's “projection” that Biden will become the President-Elect deceived average folks and foreign governments alike into thinking th…

My ‘Fake News’ Odyssey: How I Learned the Media Prefer Narratives Over Facts and Never Tell the Whole Story

November 1, 2020

Opinion

With just days left to go before a US election everyone deservingly regards as pivotal, a battle is raging over ‘fake news’ and even the meaning of words. It’s a battle I’ve already watched being foug…