Like China before it—which faced intense sanctions aimed at dismantling its advanced industries and destabilizing its economy—Russia was hit by Western economic sanctions so severe […]
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Never Again? The New Authoritarianism in Europe is Targeting its Own Citizens and Threatens to Annihilate their Existence.
From just €560 a month to frozen accounts and prison threats over baby food — how the EU and Germany are imposing total civil death […]
The Total EU Ban on Russian Gas Imports – and Why Europe’s Industrial Competitors in Asia Know How to Use It to Their Advantage
A Decision of Historic Absurdity The European Union’s latest decision on gas imports from Russia is almost absurdly bizarre. Over the past five years—since before […]
Arbitrary, Brutal Suppression of Freedom of Expression: The Case of Nathalie Yamb
From La Chaux-de-Fonds to Pan-African Fame Nathalie Yamb (born July 22, 1969, in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland) is a prominent Swiss-Cameroonian political activist, businesswoman, communications specialist, […]
The Architecture of a Crisis Manufactured by Hostile Foreign Powers
Weakening the rial, throwing the streets into turmoil: the campaign against Iran led by foreign forces Suffocating foreign sanctions have severely damaged Iran’s economy and […]
Lies, Insinuations and Distortions with No Empathy for the Suffering North Koreans
I wrote this response to a review of my second North Korea book in 2022 on chollima.org, but since the site no longer exists, I’m […]
The Big Happening – Weeks where Decades Happen
There is an oft-quoted remark from Vladimir Lenin, which in its English formulation usually reads something like: “There are decades where nothing happens; and there […]
Hilarious! The Western Media’s Russia Narrative Is Shifting From Economic Collapse To Overheating.
During my recent trip to Russia, I was pleasantly surprised to see that the country’s economy is flourishing. Nothing is missing: groceries and other everyday […]
Why Doesn’t China Respond in Kind to the Aggressive Coercion, Bans & Sanctions by U.S. Leaders Towards China?
The Lewis Culture Model Reveals The Answer… READ IN APP Why doesn’t China ever respond in kind to the aggressive coercion, bans & sanctions by […]
The West’s own goal: although the sanctions severely harm countries such as Cuba and Venezuela, they are a great gift for Russia. The American economist Galbraith provides a well-founded explanation
The people of smaller, more vulnerable nations suffer from sanctions. America’s go-to hunger weapon of choice when it comes to nations that defy its will […]