Geopolitics & Empire

"For the first time we can perceive something of the real proportion of features and events on the stage of the whole world, and may seek a formula which shall express certain aspects, at any rate, of geographical causation in universal history." Sir Halford Mackinder

Weekly Headlines

War, Empire, & Global Governance

Secretive Bilderberg meeting to address Russia, cyber threats and Brexit

Bilderberg 2019 and the High-Tech Future of Transatlantic Power

Pompeo to speak at secretive Bilderberg meeting in Switzerland

Secretive Bilderberg Meeting Draws Pompeo and Kushner

There Are no Nation-States, Only Corporate Global Governors

Pence Tells West Point Graduates They Will Be In Combat: ‘It Will Happen’

The Making of the Military-Intellectual Complex

Punishment of Assange reminds journalists to uncover what state hides

Assange suffering psychological torture, would face "show trial" in U.S.

Libya: Flight data places mysterious planes in Haftar territory

Team Obama Tells Iran: Don’t Escalate, Don’t Take Trump’s Bait

Threatening Europe Over INSTEX Is Insane

Trump Is Driving Iran into Russia’s Arms

Friction growing between Russia and Iran

The Growing Menace of the Moscow-Beijing-Tehran Axis

Putin submits bill on suspension of INF Treaty

End of Nuclear Warfighting: Alternative NPR

On Contact: War with Russia? With Stephen F. Cohen

Pentagon to ban US companies from using Russian space launches & satellites

Deglobalisation 2.0: Trump and Brexit are symptoms

North America

The America That Was — The Good and the Bad

Professor who predicted 9 elections says Trump will win in 2020

'American Soil' Is Increasingly Foreign Owned

Michael Winship: The best foreign policy: Do no harm

How the War Party Broke Trump

75% of Congress calls to boost intervention in Syria, pressure Iran & Russia

Trump to impose a 5% Tariff on goods coming into our Country from Mexico

Trump weighs plan to choke off asylum for Central Americans

California Assembly OKs health care for immigrants in US illegally

Mexico president's Pemex sting threatens to engulf former government

Mexico to go after all narco judges: official

Philippines ships 69 containers of dumped rubbish back to Canada

Latin America & Venezuela

Sanctioned TV tycoon was US point man in failed Venezuela coup

New Evidence Links Colombian Army Chief to Civilian Killings

Argentina: US Docs Record Human Rights Crimes of 1976-83

Imminent Threat to Guatemala’s Historical Archive of the National Police

Why Latin America’s economies are stagnating

Latin America accounts for 1/3 of world's homicides, life expectancy dropping

Asia & Pacific

DOD Indo-Pacific Strategy Report

U.S. will be Key Beneficiary of Belt and Road Initiative

Modi's Victory Is America’s Opportunity

Indian Government Has Used Torture to Crush Opposition in Kashmir

Singapore, China deepen ties, plan military exercises including joint drill

China seeks security guarantees for Pakistan BRI projects after attacks

Will Balochistan Blow Up China’s Belt and Road?

What does South Korea think of China’s belt and road? It’s complicated

Mongolia hopes for Belt and Road bonanza without heavy debt

Thousands rally in Mongolia to call for government to step down

North Korea executes envoy to failed U.S. summit - media; U.S. monitoring

Russia & Eurasia

Russia‘s goal: to become independent & dominant pole in new world order

SWARM: RAND STRATEGY OF DESPERATE US MEASURES AGAINST RUSSIA

Ukraine ex-president accused of taking key servers with him

Is Cooperation between Russia, China, and the EU in Central Asia Possible?

Putin Drops Hints about Upcoming National AI Strategy

Russian Central Bank Explains What's Behind Recent De-Dollarisation Trend

Major Russian Cities Need 100 Years to Reach Moscow's Development Level

Victoria Nuland, US midwife to Maidan-2014, denied visa to Russia

Prospects for the Emergence of a Real Opposition in Russia

Control Over Russian Political Agenda Slipping From Putin’s Hands

Middle East & Africa

Al-Jaafari: It Is Syria's Duty and Right to Protect Its Citizens from Terrorism

Iran seeks to edge out Russian bases in Syria

Intel: Why Russia dispatched top diplomat to Tehran

Moscow ready to facilitate non-aggression pact between Iran & Gulf states

Declassified: Israel Made Sure Arabs Couldn't Return to Their Villages

Abdullah: Palestinian State With 1967 Demarcation is Only Solution

Netanyahu’s Wife Agrees to Plead Guilty in Catering Case

US State Dept confirms it updated maps to show Golan Heights as Israeli

Saudi Arabia gathers Arab leaders over attacks on oil assets

98.3 Percent of Ghana’s Gold Remains in the Hands of MNCs

European Union & NATO

German Ex-Spy Chief: Mossad Behind Leak Leading to Austria Gov't Collapse

French police to face charges over yellow vest injuries

Italy to activate its 'parallel currency' in defiant riposte to EU ultimatum

Hungary scraps parallel justice system plans after EU failure

Trump and Duda close to deal on boosting US forces in Poland

EU sees progress in Albania and N Macedonia membership bids

Turkey's Erdogan reveals new judicial reforms amid bid to join EU

How NATO Destabilizes Europe

Moscow Blames EU and NATO for Latest Balkan Tensions

Ukraine might be designated as major non-NATO US ally

Global Economy

Traders Brace for New Cold War That Will ‘Last Our Careers’

Globalists Need One More Major Event To Finish Sabotaging The Economy

U.S. Banks Are Terrified of Chinese Payment Apps

Surefire Recession Signal in Pictures

Risks For the Second Half of 2019 Are Mounting by the Day: Part 1

Energy, Environment, & Health

The U.S. Is Losing The Nuclear Race To Russia And China

Putin’s Arctic Plans Are a Climate Change Bet

Only 10% Of U.S. Shale Drillers Have A Positive Cash Flow

German Failure on the Road to a Renewable Future

Ohio House approves nuclear, coal subsidies, ditches renewables mandate

Renewables Are Set To Outprice Oil & Gas By 2020

Hey, let’s fight global pandemics by maybe starting one… Say WHAT?

Cybersecurity, Surveillance, & Technology

US preparing antitrust probe of Google: report

Google to restrict ad blocking Chrome extensions to enterprise users

Army’s ‘Google Earth on Steroids’ to Include Inside of Buildings

The Weaponization of Social Media: What You're Not Being Told

It’s the middle of the night. Do you know who your iPhone is talking to?

CU students photographed for government facial-recognition research

America Under Watch: Face Surveillance in the United States

Big tech threats: Making sense of the backlash against online platforms

Police To Use TSA-Style Scanners To Spy On People In Public Places

Edward Snowden: Live from Moscow, Russia

Technotyranny: The Iron-Fisted Authoritarianism of the Surveillance State

Russia Clarifies Threats That Would Lead To Decouple RuNet From Internet

China’s AI Package for Africa Includes Mass Surveillance Technology

Alexa, please explain the dark side of artificial intelligence

WEF wants to develop global rules for AI

Deep Politics, Media, & Censorship

MLK tapes: Secret FBI recordings accuse MLK of watching and laughing as a pastor raped a woman, having 40 extramarital affairs - they are under lock in a U.S. archive

Trump campaign 'checking out' alternative social network

Twitter Bans Analyst Who Revealed AntiFa Connections With Journalists.

Soros, Wallace Help Bankroll Dark Money Fund Aimed at Midwestern Voters

Trump vs Deep State in Historic Battle – Kevin Shipp

The intelligence community needs a house-cleaning

Trump: Declassification Of Russia Probe Intel About Transparency

Was Brennan’s ‘Intelligence Bombshell’ the Steele Dossier?

How Did Russiagate Begin?

British ex-spy will not talk to U.S. prosecutor examining Trump probe origins

Kushner Cos. gets $800M federally backed apartment loan