OPEC With Russian Cooperation Has Kept the Alliance Together

OPEC With Russian Cooperation Has Kept the Alliance Together

Russia, along with OPEC and its allies, has cooperated closely on oil production policy in the face of Western-imposed sanctions on Russia following the ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine which began in February. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is headed by Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais, who said on August 18 that the…

Here’s the Real Reason That the US Wants to Sanction China

Here’s the Real Reason That the US Wants to Sanction China

Washington’s modus operandi is ‘create problem, blame target country, impose sanctions, expand influence’ The US is considering sanctioning China as a deterrent from attacking Taiwan, according to media reports. Washington always justifies economic sanctions by evoking a military or security threat against either the US or any one of its allies. Then it actively works to…

Is Russia “Weaponizing” Natural Gas Against the EU?

Is Russia “Weaponizing” Natural Gas Against the EU?

Russia’s hope was to establish long-standing ties with the EU and make sure the strategic security on its western borders would be ensured through economic cooperation, not military might. However, Washington DC had other plans and the compliant elites in Brussels followed suit. For years, the political West has been accusing Russia of so-called “weaponization”…

Existential Disquiets: Financial War Against the West Begins to Bite

Existential Disquiets: Financial War Against the West Begins to Bite

Europe sinks into being a distant backward province to a falling ‘Imperial Rome’, Alastair Crooke writes. The Club of Rome, founded in 1968 as a collective of leading thinkers pondering global issues, took as its leitmotiv the doctrine that to view the problems of humankind individually, in isolation or as “problems capable of being solved…

Counterproductive Policies, Not “Russian Propaganda”, Were Responsible for Prague’s Protests

Counterproductive Policies, Not “Russian Propaganda”, Were Responsible for Prague’s Protests

The self-sustaining cycle of socio-economic and political unrest triggered by European leaders complying with the US’ demands to promulgate counterproductive policies is expected to continue for the indefinite future. A large-scale protest took place in the Czech capital of Prague on Saturday involving an estimated 70,000-100,000 people who came out en masse to peacefully raise…