We are at a new phase of human history because of the confluence of three interrelated trends. First, and most pivotal, the Western-led world system, in which countries of the North Atlantic region dominate the world militarily, economically, and financially, has ended. Second, the global ecological crisis marked by human-induced climate change, the destruction of biodiversity, and the massive pollution of the environment, will lead to fundamental changes of the world economy and governance.

 

By Jeffrey Sachs / Savage Minds

 

Mainstream American political leaders regularly argue that the United States adheres to, defends and promotes a “rules-based international order.” What’s that? It’s rarely defined.

The best summary I’ve been able to find was articulated by John Ikenberry of Princeton University, introduced by The Financial Times as “an influential scholar whose former pupils populate the American government,” in 2023. “I think the rules-based order has a history that predates the US and even predates 1945 and the great order-building efforts after World War II," Ikenberry said.

 

It's Time to End US' Cynical Policy of International Disruption

 

BY TED RALL

 

The Israel Defense Force (IDF) plans to soon enter southern Lebanon, ABC News reported on Saturday, citing an unnamed senior US official. The US outlet described the supposed operation as “very limited” but provided few details about its nature or when it may begin.

On Wednesday, the IDF chief of staff, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, announced a potential ground operation in the neighboring state as he talked to troops stationed at Israel’s northern border. The airstrikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon over the past week were in particular aimed at preparing the area “for the possibility of your entry,” the general told the troops.

You will comply: This post-Soviet country is too independent for the West. Punishment is at hand
Washington and Brussels are ramping up the pressure on Georgia again, believing others’ sovereignty isn’t the same as theirs...

 

BY Tarik Cyril Amar

 

Say what you will about the EU’s “elites,” they are persistent. They are on the verge of losing the Ukraine proxy war they have been waging under US command against Russia, but they never miss a chance to antagonize. This time it’s Georgia’s turn – the one in the Caucasus, of course: Brussels would never dare raise its voice about anything in the US, no matter how rotten the sorry remnants of “democracy” are over there. 

Richard Marles and his mate, the US Defense Secretary, are beginning to wilt under the weight of sustained comment in Australia critical of the AUKUS arrangement.

Marles, unable to sustain a cogent argument himself, has his US friend propping him up in London to throw a 10,000-mile punch at me – and as usual, failing to materially respond to legitimate and particular criticisms made of the AUKUS arrangement.

 

Marles, with all pretention, flogging a dead seahorse    By Paul Keating

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItFMwaSzM0g

INTEL Roundtable w / Johnson & McGovern : Weekly Wrap Up

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQO1rmWdlHQ

Antony Blinken Lied To Congress About Aid Delivery To Gaza: Report | The West Asia Post

 

This week, Israeli forces returned over 80 unidentified bodies to Gazans. As Gaza's health ministry asked for the identification of these bodies, Palestinians dug mass graves for their burial. Meanwhile, a U.S. News outlet has accused Antony Blinken of lying about Gaza aid. We decode this for you in our report.

 

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Russia Hammers Ukraine With Hypersonic Strikes, Liberates Key Villages in Donetsk

In addition, over the past week, 66 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen surrendered to Russian captivity, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

Russian forces conducted 33 precision strikes over the past week, including with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, targeting Ukraine's military-industrial facilities and armed forces, Russia's Defense Ministry reported on Friday.

"Between September 21 and 27, the Russian Armed Forces carried out 33 group strikes using precision-guided weapons, including Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missiles and strike drones. These strikes hit Ukraine's defense industry facilities, their supporting energy infrastructure, military airfield infrastructure, and a military train carrying Western weapons and equipment," the military statement said.

Tense second conversation, as Professor John Mearsheimer humiliates Piers Morgan's assertions on Ukraine, Russia, Putin, sending arms, the direction of the conflict, the potential use of nuclear weapons, NATO, and more.

Prof. John Mearsheimer Belittles Piers Morgan for second time on Ukraine, Russia, Nuclear, Putin.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnZxZWMkQGU

 

THESE CLEVER PEOPLE ARE CHASTISED, DEMONISED BY THE SYSTEM AND ITS DEPENDENCIES INCLUDING THE ACADEMIES THAT ARE NOW FULLY PART OF THE "ESTABLISHMENT", DO NOT TOLERATE DISSENT AND HATE THE TRUTH....

 

Dr. Pascal Lottaz 

Assistant Professor 

Waseda Institute for Advanced Studies (WIAS) 

Adjunct Professor for European Politics 

Temple University, Japan Campus (TUJ) 

4-23-4-305 Arai, Nakano-ku | Tokyo 165-0026 | +815035765500 | pascal.lottaz@gmail.com 

Research Interests: Neutrality Studies, International Relations, Diplomatic History, Diplomacy 

Studies, Global History of WWII 

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Permanent Neutrality: A Model for Peace, Security, and Justice (Edited Volume) 

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The Full Federal Court has rejected Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus’ argument that government ministers should be allowed to shred documents when they leave office. What’s the scam?

The scam is that Dreyfus shredded $300k+ of taxpayers’ finest on lawyers fighting for the right to shred documents paid for by the public which votes politicians into office.

 

Rex Patrick v Mark Dreyfus court battle a big win for political integrity     BY Kim Wingerei

 

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says China's continued economic growth is in Australia's interest, as the world's second-largest economy struggles with an ongoing real estate crisis and low confidence among everyday Chinese consumers.

Mr Chalmers is in Beijing to co-chair the first Australia-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) in seven years, alongside Zheng Shanjie from China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).

During his two-day visit, the treasurer is seeking to better understand the challenges facing the Chinese economy, and with Beijing being Australia's largest trading partner, how those challenges might in turn affect Australia's economy.

President Vladimir Putin’s warning that Russia plans to update its national nuclear doctrine is “irresponsible,”according to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

On Wednesday, Putin suggested that under a revised version of Russia’s nuclear doctrine, any aggression against the country by a non-nuclear state with the participation or support of a nuclear state could be considered a “joint attack” and cross the nuclear threshold. The proposed change implies that the new rules could apply to a Ukrainian strike deep inside Russia with advanced weapons supplied by the US, Britain or France.

After Thuringia and Saxony voted, Germany has just had another important regional election, this time in the land of Brandenburg. As in the two preceding cases, the Brandenburg election is far more than a local event. Its results reflect and affect German politics as a whole. But Brandenburg is also special, because it was the last of the three. We can now assess their results as a whole.

 

Germany’s ruling coalition has stopped at the edge of the abyss – for now

Yet another regional election, this time in Brandenburg, has not been able to break the country’s political deadlock

 

BY Tarik Cyril Amar

 

Former US President Donald Trump has hammered Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky for refusing to negotiate with Russia, arguing that the country is now “obliterated” while Kiev is reduced to sending “young children and old men” to the front lines amid its conflict with Moscow.

Zelensky is currently visiting the US to attend the UN General Assembly in New York and pitch his so-called ‘victory plan’ to key figures in President Joe Biden’s administration. Republican lawmakers, however, have condemned Zelensky for publicly criticizing Trump and his running mate, J.D. Vance.

He incited further ire among Republicans when he appeared at an event at a munitions plant organized by Pennsylvania Governor Joshua Shapiro, a key ally of Trump’s Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8Y08fI5A0c

The UN Speech that Shocked the World: Russia's Harsh Criticism of Zelensky and Western Intervention

 

LET'S NOT FORGET: memoirs, in collusion...

 

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