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WHO Pandemic Agreement ⏤
On 15 April 2025, as we approached Easter, the not so joyous news broke that member states have now reached an agreement on the WHO Pandemic Agreement or Treaty, with negotiations expected to be formalized in May (17-26) when each member state can then decide whether or not to sign the agreement. Notably, this Treaty… Continue reading
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Pepe Escobar: Trump Admits MASSIVE Defeat to Putin & China, BRICS War Begins NOW
Geopolitical analyst and journalist Pepe Escobar returns from a bombshell trip to China and reveals the deep trouble that Trump finds himself in as he admits a shocking string of defeats to the rising multipolar world leaders of China and Russia. This must-watch stream exposes what comes next as the empire of chaos seeks total… Continue reading
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Trump’s tariffs – some facts and consequences (from various sources)
The overall impact of Trump’s tariff hikes is to raise the average tariff rate on US goods imports to 26%, the highest level in 130 years. Continue reading
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The Postil Magazine – April 2025
Tuesday, 1 April 2025 — The Postil Magazine Welcome to our April edition, in which we bring you an array of topics and perhaps even analyses that you may not find elsewhere. (To access the new articles, please click on the highlighted text in the descriptions that follows). Continue reading
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Tariff Mania: Let the Tariff Games Begin …
US corporations and US investors have based their business strategies on the fundamental belief that the US state will always use its power to force open other nations to free trade, while at the same time generally practising free trade itself. A belief that has proven correct since WW2, and has been the basis upon… Continue reading
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The Postil Newsletter – March, 2025
Saturday, 1 March 2025 — The Postil Magazine A hearty welcome to all. Thank you for your kind support. The past month has proven to be a deluge of noteworthy events that are flipping the narrative, changing power dynamics and redefining alliances. So, let’s have a closer look. (To access the new articles, please click Continue reading
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This month: Exploring Global Resistance and the Impact of Trump’s Second Term
Friday, 28 February 2025 — Transnational Institute In this month, we explore pressing global struggles, from border imperialism in the Maghreb to community resistance against extractivism in Ecuador. Additionally, we highlight crucial discussions on Palestine and the effectiveness of the BDS movement, featuring Francesca Albanese’s insights on historical injustices and Omar Barghouti’s analysis of Continue reading
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Lavrov at G-20 in Johannesburg
Friday, 21 February 2025 — karlof1’s Geopolitical Gymnasium Includes Russia’s Greater Eurasian Partnership Initiative document Karl Sanchez Sergey Lavrov at least got to spend a night in one place as the G-20 Foreign Ministers Meeting is a several-days affair. Lavrov went from Moscow to Riyadh back to Moscow then on to Johannesburg and is always Continue reading
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Dmitry Trenin: Russia’s long-term play Is much bigger than Ukraine
The reopening of US-Russia dialogue has triggered alarm, especially in Western Europe, where many see it as a potential repeat of Yalta — a grand power settlement taking place over their heads. Much of the commentary has been exaggerated. Yet, the pace of global change has clearly accelerated. The words and actions of US President… Continue reading
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Geopolitics of Capitalism – State of Power 2025
Wednesday, 12 February 2025 — The Transnational Institute Geopolitical rivalry is reshaping our world, as reactionary nationalists rise to power and global tensions mount. Our 13th State of Power report explores the shifting global order—questioning whether we are witnessing the decline of US imperialism and the rise of a Chinese empire, how nationalism is reshaping neoliberal Continue reading
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The Postil Newsletter February 2025
Greetings to all our dear readers. A lot has been happening in this world and we have some interesting points of view for you to consider, and even ideas to ponder. How quickly we find ourselves in the second month of the new year! Continue reading
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Falling off the escalation ladder
So what can we expect in the new year? Pepe Escobar says: Be prepared – for anything. An extremely complex world situation can be summed, as it is one war, with more wars threatening. Continue reading
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2025: A second Renaissance, or chaos?
Let’s start with the positives. 2024 was the Year of the BRICS – with the merit for all the accomplishments going for the tireless work of the Russian presidency. Continue reading
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West is paranoid about BRICS Summit
Reuters carried a speculative report last week that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi might not attend the BRICS summit in Johannesburg in person and, furthermore, that India disfavoured an expansion of the grouping. Reuters’ long history of cold war skulduggery notwithstanding, the gullible Indian media fell for the rumour mongering. Continue reading
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Multipolarity shows up in Kazakh steppes
The President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev made a tantalising remark to reporters on Sunday that his country will pursue a multi-vector policy. As he put it, “I believe that given our geopolitical situation, given the fact that we have over $500 billion involved in our economy, given that there are global companies operating in our… Continue reading
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The G20 is dead. Long live the G20
The seventeenth G20 Heads of State and Government Summit held in Bali, Indonesia, on 15–16 November stands out as a consequential event from many angles. The international politics is at an inflection point and the transition will not leave unaffected any of the institutions inherited from the past that is drifting away forever. Continue reading
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Goodbye G20, Hello BRICS+
The increasingly irrelevant G20 Summit concluded with sure signs that BRICS+ will be the way forward for Global South cooperation. Continue reading
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The West’s Duplicity in the Food Crisis Caused by the Shortage of Grain
Governments of many countries have recently been talking more and more about a possible food crisis in the near future, actively involving representatives from the UN and other international organizations, and numerous media platforms in this information campaign. Continue reading
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1,000 Lawyers and 10,000 Doctors Have Filed a Lawsuit for Violations of the Nuremberg Code
9 May 2021 — Soren Dreier by Soren Dreier Note: Auto translated from Swedish. –Soren Dreier Background to the new Nuremberg Trials 2021 : A large team of more than 1,000 lawyers and over 10,000 medical experts, led by Dr. Reiner Fuellmich, has initiated legal proceedings against the CDC, WHO and the Davos Group for crimes Continue reading
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Again, NATO’s Polling Shows Far Higher Percentages of Chinese Than of Americans Think They Live in a Democracy
A NATO front organization recently released their polling report “Democracy Perception Index 2021”, and its poll-findings in the 53 surveyed countries contradict more than confirm what NATO’s own propaganda routinely asserts; so, though these findings are major news, they are suppressed, instead of publicized, by NATO, and are practically a secret NATO poll. These rankings are… Continue reading