All of this explains why the original Cold War’s end was a mirage. The events of 1989–91 were consequential, just not as consequential as most observers—myself included—took them to be.

"This domination is built on gross violations of international law," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, according to RT.

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As hopes for a diplomatic off-ramp fade, the war in Ukraine is poised to roil the European continent—and further destabilize the international system—with no end in sight.

The risk of nuclear escalation following Russia's invasion of Ukraine is now as high as it was during the Cuban missile crisis.

In a nationalistic editorial, Hu Xijin suggests the Chinese government should begin preparing its citizens for conflict with the United States over Taiwan.

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China insists that its growing military and diplomatic clout pose no threat. The rest of the world, and particularly America, is not so sure, says Edward Carr archived 27 Jan 2021 20:40:44 UTC

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"The demographic system has tipped already, and so we're never going back to the consumption and production balance that we had in 2019 that got muddled by COVID. We were all worried about other things for two years and in that time we shifted. The Chinese are arguably the biggest beneficiary of the globalized system and it hasn't really sunk in just how terminal this is going to be for them in every way that you measure it: demographically, economically, culturally, nationally. The Chinese aren't even going to exist as a country I would say by the end of the decade, ..."

Hoover Institution scholar and Princeton University professor Stephen Kotkin uses his review essay in Foreign Affairs of Richard Overy’s new book on the Second World War, Blood and Ruins: The La

Chasing scientific renown, grant dollars, and approval from Dr. Anthony Fauci, Peter Daszak transformed the environmental nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance into a government-funded sponsor of risky, cutting-edge virus research in both the U.S. and Wuhan, China. Drawing on more than 100,000 leaked documents, a V.F. investigation shows how an organization dedicated to preventing the next pandemic found itself suspected of helping start one.

Dating to imperial times, the notion has been invoked to incorporate Belarus and Ukraine

The question is not what the new world order would be, but rather if the U.S. and its allies can reverse the erosion of the past century's gains.

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Another Peter Zeihan clip from the Times Now Summit. He says #india need not be worried about the collapse of #china but wonders how a weak China might behav...

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A country grows or shrinks in three ways.

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The most compelling reason why the international community is opposed to any border change is the capacity of changes in one border to spark consideration of changes in others, creating or at least exacerbating problems in the relations between existing countries. Until Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea in 2014 and his moves to absorb parts of Donbas …

#PeterZeihan maintains his position that #china will no longer exist as a unified nation 10 years from now. He discusses China's One Child Policy, the population bomb, demographics and the Chinese Economy. He says that there is 1 in 3 chance that China will invade Taiwan. Follow Peter on Twitter: @PeterZeihan Full Interview here… https://youtu.be/nBLL3gg6RHk

The prospect is growing all too real that Russia could resort to its deadliest weapons or trigger an accidental nuclear war.

Globalization has been under attack for two decades now. Can economic liberalism survive?

Writing in the current Washington Examiner, Anne Pierce suggests that the United States is today confronted by a new “Avis of Evil” composed of Russia, China, and Iran, which poses an exis

This brew of attitudes — complaints about Western aggression, exaltation of traditional values over the decadence of individual rights, assertions of Russia’s duty to unite Eurasia and subordinate Ukraine — developed in the cauldron of post-imperial resentment. Now they infuse Mr. Putin’s worldview and inspire his brutal war. The goal, plainly, is empire. And the line will not be drawn at Ukraine.

Kim Iversen reviews Russia and China's friendship pact made February 4, and how it might currently affect Russia's invasion of Ukraine.About Rising: Rising i...

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Plenty of observers believe Putin would not risk even a low-grade nuclear attack. But the risk is higher than the West might think, some experts say.

Out of the righteous rage of this moment, perhaps a new world can be born.