October, 2022

• 5 October

  Nord Stream Leaks A Shock Therapy, Claims Economist And A Former Pentagon Advisor

  

  Jeffrey Sachs and a former Pentagon Advisor expressed their opinions on the Nord Stream leaks. Economist Jeffrey Sachs speculated on Monday that the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines was the work of the U.S. and maybe Poland, to the chagrin of Bloomberg TV hosts who quickly tried to change …

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• 5 October

  Europe Faces Unprecedented Risk Of Gas Shortage This Winter, Warns IEA

  

  Europe faces “unprecedented risks” to its natural gas supplies this winter after Russia cut off most pipeline shipments and could wind up competing with Asia for already scarce and expensive liquid gas that comes by ship, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said. Media reports including an AP report said: The …

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• 5 October

  US will destroy Russian army if Putin uses nukes, says former CIA director

  

  The warning comes after Putin and several others in his inner circle have expressed support for the use of nuclear weapons. Former CIA director and retired four-star army general David Petraeus warned Sunday that the US army would destroy the Russian army if they were to use nuclear weapons on …

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• 5 October

  What is Russia’s Poseidon nuclear torpedo drone, and can it cause a nuclear tsunami?

  

  Reports alleged that Russia is moving to test the Poseidon nuclear torpedo drone, but the Pentagon has no information. The Pentagon currently has no information on the testing of Russia’s Poseidon nuclear torpedo-drone that would change the United States’ strategic posture, a senior US military official said in a US …

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• 5 October

  Why is Ukraine’s ‘breakthrough’ in Kherson strategically important?

  

  Ukrainian forces reached all the way to Dudchany, 40 km from established front lines and into territories freshly annexed by Russia just last week. Making their biggest breakthrough in the South since the war began, Ukrainian forces recaptured several villages in a tank-led advance along the west bank of the …

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• 5 October

  Thinking About the Unthinkable in Ukraine

  

  What Happens If Putin Goes Nuclear? As the war in Ukraine rages on, Russian President Vladimir Putin has engaged in nuclear saber rattling. “Whoever tries to impede us, let alone create threats for our country and its people, must know that the Russian response will be immediate and lead to …

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• 5 October

  China Has Lost India

  

  How Beijing’s Aggression Pushed New Delhi to the West In June 2020, the Chinese and Indian militaries clashed in the Galwan Valley, a rugged and remote area along the disputed border between the two countries. Twenty Indian and at least four Chinese soldiers were killed, and debate flared about the …

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• 5 October

  The Downside of Imperial Collapse   

  

  When Empires or Great Powers Fall, Chaos and War Rise Wars are historical hinges. And misbegotten wars, when serving as culmination points of more general national decline, can be fatal. This is particularly true for empires. The Habsburg empire, which ruled over central Europe for hundreds of years, might have …

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• 4 October

  Needed: A New Monroe Doctrine to Confront China’s Aggression

  

  The Chinese have proved in word and deed their intent to dominate the rest of the 21st Century. Unlike like the gruesome tactics of Vladimir Putin, the Chinese apparently seek to the acquire that global position without the need to fire a shot. Nuclear weapons in their arsenal? No question. …

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• 4 October

  France – Maghreb : Macron, Mohammed VI, Tebboune et Saïed… l’équation impossible

  

  Consciente du recul de son influence, la France a réactivé sa politique maghrébine, notamment via la visite d’Emmanuel Macron à Alger fin août. Mais, dans un contexte de grandes tensions régionales, Paris navigue en eaux troubles. FRANCE – MAGHREB : L’ÉQUATION IMPOSSIBLE (1/4) – « Malentendu : divergence d’interprétation entre …

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