April 2022 archive

China And Russia's "Space War": Where Is The US? China And Russia’s “Space War”: Where Is The US? Authored by Judith Bergman via The Gatestone Institute, “Evidence of both nations’ intent to undercut the United States and allied leadership in the space domain can be seen in the growth of combined in-orbit assets of China …

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After Secretly Pillaging Billions In Turkish Assets To Prop Up Lira, Erdogan Is Going After Foreigners' Dollars After Secretly Pillaging Billions In Turkish Assets To Prop Up Lira, Erdogan Is Going After Foreigners’ Dollars Back in December, when the crashing Turkish lira mysteriously soared higher on a government and central bank mandated short squeeze, which …

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Germany Supports 'Gradual' EU Ban On Russian Oil As Moscow Rejects Gas Payment From Seized Trading Unit Germany Supports ‘Gradual’ EU Ban On Russian Oil As Moscow Rejects Gas Payment From Seized Trading Unit Update(1130ET): As the EU attempts to impose unity amid the still fast escalating gas for rubles standoff and potential full-blown energy …

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Can Africa Offer An Alternative To Russian Gas? Can Africa Offer An Alternative To Russian Gas? Europe is turning to Africa for help with weaning them off their dependence on Russia’s natural gas supply, as the war in Ukraine continues to escalate. It’s a move supported by Akinwumi Adesina, the head of the African Development Bank, who said in …

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Russia Expels 40 German Diplomats In Retaliation For "Unfriendly Decision" Russia Expels 40 German Diplomats In Retaliation For “Unfriendly Decision” Russia announced Monday it is expelling 40 German diplomats in a stunning tit-for-tat move given the huge size of the group of officials being booted from Russian soil. The Kremlin said it’s a response to …

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Global 'Fake Goods' Market Now Bigger Than Ireland's Economy Global ‘Fake Goods’ Market Now Bigger Than Ireland’s Economy Shoes, clothing, handbags, electronics: While trading items infringing on international intellectual property laws is illegal, the corresponding market has been bustling over the last couple of years. As Statista’s Florian Zandt details below, according to data from the Global Trade …

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How Much Are We Prepared To Sacrifice To Help The US Win A Propaganda War Against Putin? How Much Are We Prepared To Sacrifice To Help The US Win A Propaganda War Against Putin? Authored by Caitlin Johnstone via Substack, There’s a very important question that we all need to be asking ourselves at this …

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Communist China Has Thrown Out The Old Rules of War Communist China Has Thrown Out The Old Rules of War Authored by Robert Spalding via RealClear Books & Culture, When I first read the Chinese war manual “Unrestricted Warfare” in 1999, I thought it was wacky. I was flying B-2 Stealth bombers out of Whiteman …

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Are Soaring Food Inflation And Rolling Blackouts The Start Of Next Emerging Market Meltdown? Are Soaring Food Inflation And Rolling Blackouts The Start Of Next Emerging Market Meltdown? A combination of shocks is rippling through emerging market economies and has sparked soaring food and energy inflation, power blackouts, and social unrest. Countries with the weakest …

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China Doubles Russian Coking Coal Imports As Rest Of World Shuns Moscow  China Doubles Russian Coking Coal Imports As Rest Of World Shuns Moscow  It has been nearly two months since Russia invaded Ukraine, with no end in sight as Moscow gears up for ‘phase two’ of the conflict. In response to Russia’s invasion, Western …

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