How the New Silk Roads are merging into Greater Eurasia
Russia is keen to push economic integration with parts of Asia and this fits in with China's Belt and Road Initiative By PEPE ESCOBAR The concept of Greater Eurasia has been…
China will not fall into the ‘Thucydides Trap’ with India
President Xi Jinping projects China as a 'benevolent power' but at the Raisina Dialogue in Delhi the 'Quad' nations lined up against him By Pepe Escobar The West’s notions of history…
Polar Silk Road: Why Russia’s Northern Sea Route is the Best Option for China
Russia's Northern Sea Route emerges as the best option for Beijing's "Polar Silk Road" project, RIA Novosti contributor Dmitry Lekukh underscores. Besides developing the secure transit routes along the Russian…
Turkey switches to full defiance of US, continues Putin courtship
By M.K. Bhadrakumar On Monday, US National Security Advisor HR McMaster added to tensions in the Middle East when he condemned Turkey and Qatar as prime sponsors of extremist…
Russia squeezing US out as agricultural superpower
The US is being pushed out of the grain market as Russia's bumper wheat harvest has dragged down prices to record lows. Russian agricultural exports are booming thanks to a…
It’s not a gas – time for Europe to stand up to US hawks on Russia
Neil Clark is a journalist, writer, broadcaster and blogger. He has written for many newspapers and magazines in the UK and other countries including The Guardian, Morning Star, Daily and…
Kissinger – “Triangular Diplomacy” Mk 2?
US political scientist and former diplomat Henry Kissinger has endorsed Trump's pragmatic approach toward Russia. However, there are questions as to what really lies behind Kissinger's turn toward Moscow and…