by Peter Zeihan on May 17, 2023 The third question of the Q&A series is…what the hell is going on in the city of Bakhmut? Bakhmut is the city in eastern Ukraine that the Russians, specifically the Wagner Group, have been hammering for months. The city is in […]
Top News Stories Kishida, Biden and Yoon to showcase unity on North Korea — and China — at G7 For Kishida, the meeting will be a chance to highlight Japan’s commitment to its alliance with the U.S. as well as mending ties with South … Japan visitors surge […]
What has NATO become? Tim Sayle on old foundations, new members, and the looming question of China. Ivy Gould / The Signal Neutral since the end of World War II, Finland joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization last month. Sweden, likewise neutral since the war, has also applied for […]
by Peter Zeihan on May 16, 2023 Russia launched a volley of missiles into Ukraine overnight, of which six were Kinzhals, aka Russia’s top-shelf hypersonic ballistic missiles. Reports coming out of Kyiv state that Ukraine was able to shoot down all the Kinzhals in the strike. This is […]
Top News Stories At G7, Kishida eyes ‘realistic’ approach to nukes, with bold steps unlikely With bigger moves unlikely, a key aim of the summit will be to pursue new initiatives to foster disarmament and reinvigorate the stalled process of … Outside forces ultimately put Johnny’s abuse into […]
by Peter Zeihan on May 16, 2023 The second question of the Q&A series is…if Russia is such a massive producer of oil and oil products, why are we wasting time discussing supply issues? The Russian oil problems are best understood when compared to the American system. If […]
Megyn Kelly is joined by Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to react to former President Donald Trump’s recent comments on the war in Ukraine, what RFK would do about the war in Ukraine and with Russia, and more.
This comes as part a major Saudi policy shift, which has seen the kingdom restore ties with Iran and open up to both Hamas and the Damascus government By News Desk – May 01 2023 (Photo credit: Shutterstock) Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar released a report on 29 April claiming […]
by Peter Zeihan on May 15, 2023 Question number one of the series is…what happened to the half million Russian soldiers I predicted would hit the battlefield by June? This goes without saying, but the data we’re working with is shaky. The video could stop there…but it’s also […]
Caitlin Johnstone May 14, 2023 Former Pentagon official Elbridge Colby was interviewed on The National Review’s Charles CW Cooke Podcast, where he provided some very high-level analysis on the tensions around China, Taiwan, and the United States. I will here attempt to explain some of Colby’s comments for […]
Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Top News Stories Possible snap election after G7 summit unclear despite Kishida’s popularity rebound A recent rise in approval ratings for his Cabinet has strengthened speculation that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may dissolve the House of Representatives after the […]
The Corbett Report May 14, 2023 by James Corbett corbettreport.com May 14, 2023 Were you aware that nearly one-third of the planet is under economic sanctions of one sort or another? No? Why not? Even those who don’t pay much attention to the nexus between geopolitics and economics […]
I will be joined by Keith Preston, Swithun Dobson and Terminal Philosophy to discuss the peace deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia as facilitated by China.
I like this “Red” (socialist), “Brown” (nationalist), and “Yellow” (libertarian) alliance deal. Can I have an application, please? Seriously speaking, whenever I take one of those “political compass” tests, I always test out as “left-anarchist” or “post-left.” I never test out as right-wing or conventionally socialist. Theoretically, I […]
Top News Stories G7 finance chiefs set stage for Hiroshima summit with Ukraine and supply chains Group of Seven finance chiefs and central bankers wrapped up three days of meetings on Saturday that focused largely on global economic and financial stability. Five women taken to hospital after car […]
SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2023 A central tenet of the liberal tradition is the idea that government power must be bounded by law. — Timothy Lynch, The Puzzle of Police Accountability (2023) HORNBERGER’S BLOG May 12, 2023 Involuntary Servitude in Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S. One of the interesting […]
June 16, 1948, was the beginning of the twelve-year conflict that would come to be called “the Malayan Emergency” by British colonial troops and “the Anti-British National Liberation War” by the predominantly ethnically Chinese Communist fighters seeking to overthrow them. Five thousand civilians died, and as much as […]
Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent and bureau chief in the Middle East and the Balkans for fifteen years for The New York Times. He previously worked overseas for The Dallas Morning News, The Christian Science Monitor, and NPR. He also was […]
by Peter Zeihan on May 12, 2023 Turkey’s presidential elections are upon us. President Erdogan has run the country for nearly 20 years, but his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, hopes to shake things up. This could very well be a turning point for Turkish politics. Once upon a time, […]
Lee Slusher: Post-WWII Order Collapsing, World Moving Toward Multipolarity, Elites Seek Control Security Expert Lee Slusher discusses the state of Pax Americana and how the post-WWII status quo is failing. The West’s foray into Ukraine is a fool’s errand and it’s likely we’ve reached peak NATO and EU. […]
Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Top News Stories LDP moves toward giving LGBTQ bill OK after concessions to conservatives The LDP’s current proposal — a watered-down version of an initial cross-party bill — will now be presented to Komeito, the junior partner of the […]
Despite the White House’s rhetoric about supporting global democracy, the U.S. sold weapons in 2022 to 57 percent of the world’s authoritarian regimes. Stephen Semler May 11 2023, 6:00 a.m. SINCE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN came into office in 2021, he has described a “battle between democracies and autocracies” in which the U.S. and […]
Ukraine War Updates Part 3: What’s Next for Russia by Peter Zeihan on May 11, 2023 When a country views a conflict as existential, putting a timeline on it is nearly impossible. So no matter how well (or bad) this Ukrainian counter-offensive plays out, we are only at […]
View it in your browser. Top News Stories Counting the cost of Japan’s COVID-19 fight The ¥76.5 trillion spent for pandemic measures in the past three years amounts to about ¥637,000 per person. As G7 finance summit kicks off, warnings of ‘catastrophe’ in the U.S. Talks were to […]
“Mandatory E-Verify is yet another tool for the federal government to control you, being sold to you as a security measure. E-Verify is laying the foundation for national biometric databases, CBDCs, and a social credit system, giving the state almost absolute power over your life.” Justin Amash Dear […]
Why are autocratic authorities, from China to Russia to Iran, imprisoning more and more foreign citizens? Jason Rezaian on an emerging global hostage crisis. Sean Nangle / The Signal No American had been arrested on charges of espionage in Russia since the Cold War—until The Wall Street Journal’s […]
Nick Cave and the Bad Scenes – #NewWorldNextWeek The Corbett Report May 11, 2023 SHOW NOTES AND MP3: https://www.corbettreport.com/nwnw518/ This week on the New World Next Week: all hell breaks loose in Pakistan as Imran Khan is arrested; Ehud Barak joins Noam Chomsky, Woody Allen and others on […]
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2023 The more numerous public instrumentalities become, the more is there generated in citizens the notion that everything is to be done for them, and nothing by them. Every generation is made less familiar with the attainment of desired ends by individual actions or private […]
by Peter Zeihan on May 10, 2023 Ukraine has done all the prep work to launch its counter-offensive against the Russians. Now they just need Mother Nature to do her part and let the ground firm up. So, I would expect the tanks to roll out at the […]
Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Top News Stories Teens held after Ginza heist claim not to know each other Police will analyze smartphones used by the suspects and probe their relationship and how they came together before the Monday robbery. Banking crisis concerns loom […]
May 10, 2023 Hello, Insiders! Spriha Srivastava, UK bureau chief, here. Today we take a deeper dive into Vladimir Putin’s version of the NATO military alliance, also known as the Collective Security Treaty Organization, or CSTO, and how it’s crumbling since Russia invaded Ukraine. Seen the group […]
By Alan Bickley I am not old enough to remember the Queen’s Coronation in 1953. But I know people who do remember it, and I have read enough about it. That coronation was attended by much hot air in the media about national renewal and the beginning of […]
Conspiracies of Hope Democracy, human rights, & The Signal Ivy Gould / The Signal Despite increasing political polarization around the democratic world—where it can now seem as though we’re living in starkly divided realities, formed by competing ideological views and media ecosystems—there’s a remarkably broad and resilient moral […]
TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2023 The only freedom which deserves the name, is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it. – John Stuart Mill HORNBERGER’S BLOG May […]
by Peter Zeihan on May 9, 2023 The headlines of the week are all looking at the “Imminent Ukrainian Counterattack,” and while there are many reasons to expect action from both sides….let’s focus on the inevitables for today. We’ve seen the Russians struggling to hit their targets thanks […]
Top News Stories Bill to curb long-term detention of asylum-seekers passes Lower House The legislation would ease deportation rules, giving officials more power to remove asylum-seekers, while adding quasi-refugees status for people fleeing conflict-hit countries like Ukraine. Alert for ‘long-period ground motion’ issued for Ishikawa quake. But what […]
May 9 2023 Good morning from Washington. Over in New York, questions abound after the unintended death on a New York subway car of a disturbed man with a long criminal record, Jarrett Stepman writes. On the podcast, veteran commentator Cal Thomas surveys his 50 years covering Washington. […]
by Peter Zeihan on May 8, 2023 With the demand for lithium growing, Chile is making moves to nationalize its lithium industry. This isn’t just another money grab; it’s an effort to move up the value-add chain. The Indonesians have seen noteworthy success with the reclamation of their nickel industry, and the […]
Top News Stories Long road ahead: Tokyo and Seoul look to take ties to the next level While Fumio Kishida and Yoon Suk-yeol will look to bask in the success of a fruitful summit in Seoul, the Japan-South Korea relationship remains fragile. COVID-19 downgrade tipped to boost Japan […]
Ron DeSantis might not be the answer to the US’s foreign policy problems. Jose Alberto Nino Mar 27, 2023 Share Ron DeSantis for a shining moment took a stand for a realist, sensible foreign policy approach to the crisis in Ukraine, showing everyone that he could potentially take […]
Jose Nino’s Digest Here are my most recent articles for you United States is in Discussions to Establish Military Bases in Finland The United States and Finland are currently in the process of negotiating a deal that would let the US set up a military presence in the […]
Caitlin Johnstone May 5, 2023 Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): Your rulers do not care what race you are. They do not care if you are gay, transgendered or nonbinary. They do not care how many bullets you are allowed to have […]
I am personally looking forward to the reign of King Charles III. I can’t get enough of his barely suppressed rage (exhibited, for example, when his expensive fountain pens don’t work) and his barely suppressed contempt (when he tut-tuts at yet another incompetent Tory prime minister begging for […]
Jose Alberto Nino May 5, 2023 Share During a press conference with National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communication, John Kirby, the spokesperson was asked by a member of the press as to the level of concern the NCS had over the rise in the number of nations […]
The 46 Best Shows on Netflix Right Now Matt Kamen and WIRED Staff From “The Diplomat” to “The Dragon Prince” these are our picks for the best streaming titles to binge this week. READ These ChatGPT Rivals Are Designed to Play With Your Emotions Will Knight Startups building […]
SB 264, a new bill restricting Chinese from buying Florida land passed the House this week. It would limit land purchases near military bases and critical infrastructure from residents of Russia, Iran, North Korea and Venezuela, and it would ban Chinese citizens from owning land. The Morning Joe […]
Turn your videos into live streams with Restream https://restre.am/ANIm Watch the first “Peace Talks” event, a new debate & discussion series organized by participants in the Feb. 2023 “Rage Against the War Machine” national peace rallies. Hear libertarians, LaRouche movement members, communists, and members of the People’s Party […]
Top News Stories Magnitude 6.3 earthquake jolts Ishikawa Prefecture A magnitude 6.3 earthquake, which measured a strong 6 on the shindo (intensity) scale, was detected at a depth of 10 kilometers in Ishikawa Prefecture … Kishida seeks to ‘add momentum’ to Seoul ties as regular diplomacy resumes The […]
by Peter Zeihan on May 4, 2023 The Soviets once boasted the most intricate and prolific human intelligence network in the world, but things have taken a turn since the end of the Cold War. So why can’t Putin’s Russia keep pace with its predecessors? If someone were […]
Top News Stories LDP resistance imperils passage of LGBT law before G7 summit Even if the envisioned legislation is put into force, Japan would still lag behind other G7 nations that have already instituted laws prohibiting discrimination against … Almost half of young people in Japan have had […]
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