China
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The Mask of Western Liberalism Has Slipped
Western Industrial Policy and the Abandonment of Market Orthodoxy Exposes the Class War in the Face of Chinese Competition The ideological edifice upon which Western global dominance was constructed has collapsed with remarkable speed. For decades, the United States and its allies justified their hegemony through a simple formula that presented liberal democracy and free… Continue reading
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Treasury Secretary Bessent Demands Fed Expansion as Yen Crisis Threatens Global Bond Markets
Washington and Tokyo scramble to prevent Japanese fire sale of $1.14 trillion in US debt as currency intervention proves insufficient The United States Treasury has effectively placed the Federal Reserve on notice, demanding the expansion of a little-known emergency lending facility as the deepening yen crisis threatens to trigger a fire sale of American government… Continue reading
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The Yen Crisis and the Unravelling of Dollar Hegemony
The Yen Crisis and the Unravelling of Dollar Hegemony: How America’s Energy War Is Breaking Its Own Financial System Editorial Analysis | August 2026 Japan’s currency has experienced its most dramatic decline in four decades, with the yen plunging to 163.99 per American dollar on 23 July 2026, a level not witnessed since 1986. This… Continue reading
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Iranian Claims of U.S. Insider Trading and Executive Leverage in the 2026 Energy Futures Markets
The concentration of market-moving announcements in a narrow circle of decision-makers makes the observed pattern of large, precisely timed short positions difficult to explain without insider knowledge during the Persian Gulf Standoff The concentration of market-moving announcements in a narrow circle of decision-makers makes the observed pattern of large, precisely timed short positions difficult to… Continue reading
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Timeline: From Saudi Arabia’s Message to Iran to Trump’s Strike Reversal
How a diplomatic call between Riyadh and Tehran exposes the structural tensions created by American military facilities on Arab territory during the 2026 conflict General Article | August 2026 Saudi Arabia conveyed a formal warning to Iranian authorities in early March 2026, insisting that continued attacks on the kingdom and neighbouring Gulf states would compel… Continue reading
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Cloud Capital, Autonomous Weapons and the Fracturing of Dollar Hegemony
How platform rents, battlefield data extraction and payment-system alternatives are reshaping the political economy of conflict in the mid-2020s The concentration of computational power within a handful of privately owned platforms has begun to reshape both commercial exchange and the conduct of organised violence. Algorithms that once merely recommended consumer goods now perform target selection,… Continue reading
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Iraqi Authorities Dismantle Ukrainian-Linked Militant Cells in Baghdad
A senior official confirmed that intelligence investigations established direct operational links between the detained operatives and Kiev Iraqi security agencies have dismantled several covert militant cells that conducted targeted attacks on infrastructure within the country under the direction of Ukrainian authorities, according to public statements delivered by National Security Adviser Qasim al-Aboudi. During a televised… Continue reading
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The Strategic Logic of American Energy Warfare and the Destruction of Global Stability
The Geopolitical Economy of Energy Sabotage and Transnational Class Primacy in the American Campaign Against Multipolarism Editorial Analysis | July 2026 The ongoing diplomatic and military confrontations involving the United States, its regional allies, and the Islamic Republic of Iran do not constitute an isolated regional crisis, nor do they stem from sudden tactical miscalculations… Continue reading
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The Paper Mirage: Financial Engineering, Energy Markets, and the Coming Reckoning
How Wall Street’s Short Positions and Margin Debt Are Masking a Supply Crisis That History Says Will Break Editorial Analysis |July 2026 The Divergence: Paper Price versus Physical Reality The paper price of oil is telling a story that bears little resemblance to conditions in the physical market. Brent crude is currently trading around ninety… Continue reading
