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Dmitri Trenin is an analyst worth listening to. Short.Global TimesUS hybrid war arrives to replace Cold War Dmitri Trenin The Global Times is a subsidiary of the People's Daily, the official media organ of the CCP. While the Global Times is not an official party organ, it is reflective of it.See alsoSputnik InternationalUS No Longer Has Resources to Start Full-Scale War Against Iran - Prof Radio Sputnik interviews Hamed Mousavi, professor of political science at the University of...

This just in. Read.Putin talks about a big new fiscal expansion, which will be "paid for" with spending cuts and new taxes even though he has unlimited spending power in ruble.And we now find out Russia's been stupidly buying gold for years. Why??This is a total waste of financial and real resources and an even stupider subsidy to the mining industry.Then there's this...Russia's empty threats about retaliation against U.S. strikes on Syria. "We'll shoot down the missiles and target launch...

Commentary and links.Russian ObserverRussian Federation Sitrep 19 April 2018 Patrick ArmstrongDon't miss the link Armstrong cites:NewsweekISIS Used Chemical Weapons at Least 52 Times in Iraq and Syria, Analysis Shows Jack Moore

The latest, and by far the most serious, round of US sanctions against Russia has shown two things very clearly—neither of which has received much publicity in the comments so far. The first is the extraordinary power of the modern state. The second is that when powerful states impose sanctions that limit one’s access to markets, technology and capital, the only remaining option turns out to be autarky.... The goal US policy in advancing global hegemony (American Empire) is to isolate...

3:49 minute video.Russia InsiderWhat Really Happened With the Gas Attack in Syria - SYRIANGIRL Is Back! Also Russians ready for war. The Russian view is simple: the West is ruled by a gang of thugs supported by an infinitely lying and hypocritical media while the general public in the West has been hopelessly zombified. The authority of the so-called “western values” (democracy, rule of law, human rights, etc.) in Russia is now roadkill.... The Vineyard of the SakerListening to...

The gift from the US that keeps on giving.Russia FeedRussian food production BOOMING thanks to import substitutions, Western sanctions Paul

Important backgrounder. Asia Times From Ankara to Moscow, Eurasia integration is on the move Pepe Escobar

Good backgrounder. Short and to the point. Emphasizes how geopolitics and geostrategy are historically influenced and path-dependent.Asia TimesThe geopolitics beyond the Skripal case Nicos Panayiotides See also Surprisingly good for Newsweek and the US media in general. No scaremongering. Short. NewsweekChina Military Tells Russia 'We've Come to Support You' Against U.S. Tom O'Connor

“At the moment, it’s a game of chicken with no off-ramp,” Tom Pickering, another former US Ambassador to Russia, has said. “And we need to be looking at the off-ramp.” While this piece is mostly about Russia and Putin, this observation about about China is also noteworthy: Regime change may not be being spoken of in terms of China, but the latter fully understands that it is at the top of the Bolton-Pompeo-Trump ‘hit list’, and that its standing as ‘revisionist threat, number one’ enjoys...

Arms race. Others have noted to Asia Unhedged that the US defense establishment’s goal when speaking to lawmakers is to drum up support for more funding. Exaggerating threats, or short comings, instills a sense of urgency for additional investment in arms development. Asia TimesRussia, China eclipse US in hypersonic missiles: Pentagon Asia Unhedged See also Russia Insider Winner of Putin's Name Contest for 'Miracle Weapons' - a 14th c. Christian Monk!Charles Bausman also...