Friday, 27 February 2025 — Strategic Culture Foundation
Strategic waters: Sweden and Finland’s accession to NATO positioned Russia as the only non-member bordering the Baltic Sea.
No one ever lost money betting on the batshit crazy “policies” of the ferociously yapping Baltic chihuahuas. Their latest power play of sorts is a drive to turn the Baltic Sea into a NATO lake.
Monday, 3 March 2025 — New Eastern Outlook
The conversation in the Oval Office turned out to be a deal-breaker for Ukraine, an embarrassment and the expulsion of the Kiev politician from the White House.
Monday, 3 March 2025 — New Eastern Outlook
In a botched February 28th meeting, Trump and Zelensky engaged in what can be described as spoilt brat diplomacy, as each hoped to get the best of the other, with no room for concessions or compromises.
A shouting match in the Oval Office
Monday, 3 March 2025 — Glenn Diesen’ Substack
I had the great pleasure of speaking with Karin Kneissl and Alexander Mercouris about Europe’s decline and tendency to double down on failed policies. Kneissl is the former Foreign Minister of Austria. We discussed why NATO’s defeat in the Ukraine proxy war will fragment the alliance, why the Europeans are no longer capable of engaging in diplomacy with Russia, how strategic thinking was replaced with ideological slogans, why unity and democracy within the EU is weakening, and why the economic decline will be difficult to reverse. Removingthe dividing lines in Europe and restoring peace with Russia, as the largest state in Europe, would be an important part of reversing Europe’s growing irrelevance. However, the Europeans appear to be preparing for a showdown against Russia instead.
26 February 2025 — Declassified UK
Starmer signed a 100 year deal with Ukraine last month. (Photo: Capital Pictures / Alamy)
Monday, 3 March 2025 — Glenn Diesen’s Substack
I spoke with Pascal Lottaz about the clash in the Oval Office. The US demands that Zelensky agree to ending the war on the terms being negotiated between the US and Russia: No NATO membership, accepting territorial concessions, and no US security guarantees. This is a terrible deal for Ukraine, yet it is the best possible deal as more men and territory will be lost at an accelerating rate. The Europeans have no realistic alternatives, and it is also feared that they will seek to disrupt the peace process. The US is therefore putting immense pressure on Ukraine and will likely have Zelensky replaced if he does not fall in line.
Monday, 3 March 2025 — HART
Was taking the Covid vaccine Worth a Shot? A new book by Caroline Pover, written on behalf of Brianne Dressen who lives in the USA, chronicles the horrific story of how she was severely injured by the Covid vaccine after enrolling on the AstraZeneca trial in November 2020. (more…)
Sunday, 2 March 2025 — The Next Recession
Michael Roberts
Trump sees the United States as just a big capitalist corporation of which he is chief executive. Just as he did when he was the boss in the TV show, the Apprentice, he thinks he is running a business and so can employ and fire people at his whim. He has a board of directors who advise and/or do his bidding (the American oligarchs and former TV presenters). But the institutions of the state are a hindrance. So Congress, courts, state governments etc are to be ignored and/or told to carry out the instructions of the CEO.
Sunday, 2 March 2025 — The New Atlas
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Sunday, 2 March 2025 — Geopolitical Economy
The fight that broke out in the White House between US President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, on February 28 was a stark symbol of the colonial relationship between the two countries.
Sunday, 2 March 2025 — Glenn Diesen’s Substack
I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Gilbert Doctorow about America’s efforts to end the Ukraine War and reduce its presence in Europe. The British and French are the main countries that can disrupt America’s plans, and Trump thus hosted both Macron and Starmer in Washington. While the Europeans want US security guarantees to get the US entangled and prolong the war, Trump has aimed to soften the position of the UK with an offer of a possible trade agreement. An agreement has to be reached with Russia soon as the Ukrainian army is collapsing, and then Russia will be in a much more favourable position. Trump offers an end to NATO expansion, territorial concessions, and no security guarantees for Ukraine because the war has been lost. Russia seemingly prefers a political agreement with the US that addresses the cause of the war, which was the failure to reach a mutually acceptable post-Cold War settlement to replace aggressive bloc politics.
Saturday, 1 March 2025 — Geopolitics And Climate Change
The leaders of the European vassals, including the British Starmer, have been utterly blindsided by the change in the balance of power among the US oligarchy. The latter have decided to move on from Ukraine to focus on the main “enemy” China, while the Euro vassal leaders have dug themselves in deep supporting the previous US oligarch position. Many of them, like so many of the US courtier administrative, political and think tank class, are now surplus to US oligarch requirements. So just as the US courtier class is being replaced with those that align with the new US oligarch position (dump Ukraine and move on to China, while extracting more from the vassals), the vassal leaders will be replaced unless they get in line. The whole Euro elite class is shocked because they have become utterly Atlanticist in the past decades and simply cannot believe that their boss is turning on them, even though they have been so dutiful and obedient. They are finding, just like mafia underlings, that when the boss changes his strategy anyone can be expendable. Best to get in line quickly before getting whacked.
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.
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Saturday, 1 March 2025 — The Postil Magazine
Volodymyr Zelensky showed up at the White House, in his best attire, which even President Trump had to note and admire, and decided that it would be the height of diplomacy to get into a verbal fight with both the President and Vice-President of the United States—for those who might not now remember, the US has been the primary funder and sponsor for everything that Zelensky has been doing to his country for the past three years.
Saturday, 1 March 2025 — Indian Punchline
A meeting between US President Donald Trump (C) and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) veered sharply off track in front of TV cameras and ended abruptly, White House, Washington, DC, Feb. 28, 2025The dramatic scene in the Oval Office on Friday evening signals that President Donald Trump is decoupling the US from the ‘forever war’ in Ukraine that his predecessor Joe Biden left behind. The war is poised to end with a whimper, but its ‘butterfly effect’ on our incredibly complex, deeply interconnected world will define European and international security for decades to come.
Saturday, 1 March 2025 — Strategic Culture Foundation
The Europeans are covering their desire for continuing the proxy war with a belated apparent concern for making peace and backing Trump’s diplomacy.
Saturday, 1 March 2025 — The Busker
Prophetic Brazilian cartoonist Latuff – 2024
(This summary is about 4 minutes long whereas the Press conference lasted 49 mins.)
Well – just when you thought that things could not get any more dramatic, on Friday 28th February the White House was transformed into a Stage as Donald J used the occasion of Zelensky’s visit to strip the Emperor of his clothes in front of the whole world. I am not sure how much of this was orchestrated but the discussion took on a life of its own, ending in a disagreeable exchange which was not planned in my view.
Friday, 28 February 2025 — CGTN
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed that his country and the U.S. have reached consensus on a deal to co-set up an “investment fund” for Ukraine’s reconstruction. Ukraine would contribute 50 percent of future proceeds from state-owned mineral resources, oil and gas to the fund, and the fund would then invest in projects in Ukraine itself. However, the deal leaves out crucial security guarantees for Ukraine. Zelensky is set to meet President Donald Trump in Washington this Friday to sign the agreement, which Trump claims could be worth around $1 trillion. So how do all key players regard the deal, including the EU and Russia? And finally, could the deal be one step closer to finally ending the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict? Guests in this edition of Dialogue are Benjamin Norton, founder and editor-in-chief of Geopolitical Economy Report; and Professor Glenn Diesen from the University of South-Eastern Norway.
The New Dark Age 