Thursday, 20 August 2026 — Glenn Diesen
The most important question of social systems is what creates order by managing competing interests? In international security, we must therefore ask the question: How do we manage the competing security interests of states?
Wednesday, 19 August 2026 — Chronicles of Haiphong
Geopolitical analyst and independent journalist Pepe Escobar discusses the new phase of war ignited by the expiration of the MoU. Has Iran really struck the UAE, and what’s behind the extreme confidence expressed by both sides of the conflict amid renewed escalation? We answer these questions and so much more.
Thursday, 20 August 2026 — Transition Protocol
Trump’s White House tried to buy off Iran’s Revolutionary Guard with a multi-billion-dollar offer modeled on the Venezuela playbook — and got refused twice, first by IRGC commander Vahidi, who called it treason, and then by Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir, who told Trump directly that Islamabad would not help destabilize Tehran’s leadership. In this episode, Zulfiqar Ali, Pepe Escobar, and Larry Johnson break down the failed bribery attempt, China’s directive to Pakistan to prioritize its Iran relationship, and why the collapse of the US–Iran memorandum of understanding is now pushing Washington toward open discussion of a nuclear strike on Iran.
Wednesday, 19 August 2026 — Strategic Culture Foundation
The U.S. may blockade Iran on the seas. But it cannot blockade Iran’s geography
Thursday, 20 August 2026 — The Tricontinental
Behind the polished story of Western progress lies another history: steam power, modern banking, and industrial capitalism were not born of peaceful innovation but paid for with the blood of enslaved people.
Naudline Pierre (Haiti), This, I Know to Be True, 2023.
Thursday, 20 August 2026 — Tracking Power Update
Published in The Column, No. 2. Summer 2026.
“We cherish our heritage of covert action, which we keep alive today in helping Ukraine resist the Russian invasion”. Speech by Sir Richard Moore, Chief of SIS, 29 November 2024.
Wednesday, 19 August 2026 — Black Agenda Report
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
The democrats’ backtracking on what they dismissively refer to as “wokeness” is the newest iteration of their political trickery as once again they give the appearance of supporting what they actually oppose. They serve the interests of the oligarchs, and not those of the people.
In 2022, negotiations on a police agreement between the European Union and the Israeli government reportedly came to a halt over concerns related to Israel’s occupation of Palestine.1 Yet, an investigation by Statewatch shows discussions have continued—and involve a standoff between the European Commission and the Council of the European Union.
Saturday, 15 August 2026 — Transition Protocol
Iran has reportedly given Washington a matter of days — not weeks — to change course on the Strait of Hormuz, according to Pakistani and Iranian mediation sources detailed in this Transition Protocol special. In this breaking-news episode, Zulfiqar Ali and Pepe Escobar break down MBS’s second phone call blocking a revamped US strike on Iran, the UAE’s stunning gold-and-cash outreach to Tehran, Pakistan and China’s central role as mediators, and Iran’s readiness — including a reported 2,000-boat swarm fleet — to defend the Strait of Hormuz if diplomacy fails.
Pepe Escobar is a veteran geopolitical analyst and journalist covering Eurasia, BRICS, and multipolar world affairs for over two decades; Zulfiqar Ali hosts Transition Protocol, a source-driven geopolitical and economic analysis show reaching audiences in fourteen languages. This is analysis and source-based reporting — claims marked DEVELOPING or UNVERIFIED are clearly flagged throughout.
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Saturday, 15 August 2026 — The Grayzone
Saturday, 15 August 2026 —Dot Commie
Now what, exactly, do the ruling class expect will eventually happen as each summer the temperature creeps up a couple more degrees, the rainfall decreases even further and wild fires spread? This year Europe is expecting 100,000 deaths due to the heat, mostly the old, the sick and the very young and of course, living and working in buildings not designed for searing heat and of course, with no air conditioning (as if we have the energy available to power them).
Thursday, 13 August 2026 — Chronicles of Haiphong
Former UN Weapons Inspector & US Marine Intel Officer Scott Ritter discusses the shocking developments in an alleged Iranian attempt on Trump’s life plus new details emerging on the crisis aboard the USS Lincoln as 5,000 US Sailors face the brink of catastrophe
Thursday, 13 August 2026 — The Tricontinental
The revolutionary legacy of Fidel Castro, who would have turned 100 this week, reminds us that breaking free from neocolonial plunder demands the rigorous construction of productive capacity and an unyielding commitment to human dignity.
Thursday, 13 August 2026 — New Eastern Outlook
Arms manufacturer “startup” Anduril, headed by billionaire Palmer Luckey, has quickly morphed into a smaller, more efficient version of legacy American arms manufacturers like Raytheon, Lockheed, and Boeing — a new model for efficiently transferring billions of taxpayer dollars into private industry based on fabricated threats and manipulative promises — all ultimately falling far short of misguided public expectations.
Wednesday, 12 August 2026 — Black Agenda Report
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
The Democratic Party will recalibrate its messaging after its well-funded senate candidate in a Michigan primary lost to Abdul El-Sayed, who by his own admission is a capitalist, not a socialist, and a supporter of U.S. wars. El-Sayed is following in the footsteps of another charismatic neo-liberal imperialist.
Wednesday, 12 August 2026 — The Grayzone
As the deadly Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon continues, the fabulously wealthy banker-turned-”philanthropist” Antoun Sehnaoui has assembled a network of business and media operatives – and a fascist Christian goon squad – in Beirut and Washington dedicated to doing Israel’s dirty work.
Tuesday, 11 August 2026 — Jeremy Kuzmarov
[This is one of two articles I have written for CovertAction Magazine on the 81st anniversary of the dropping of the two atomic bombs. The other article addresses Hiroshima pilot Claude Eatherly who expressed remorse about the dropping of the bomb and was subjected to a defamation campaign by a CIA-linked journalist-JK]
Tuesday, 11 August 2026 — New Eastern Outlook
