Selected articles (August 2, 2023)

 

1a)

John Mearsheimer: Ukraine war is a long-term danger

John Mearsheimer in an interview with Aaaron Maté

The scholar who famously warned in 2014 that NATO was provoking Russia in Ukraine on the state of the war and the troubles ahead.

July 30, 2023

https://thegrayzone.com/2023/07/30/john-mearsheimer-ukraine-war-is-a-long-term-danger/

1b)

Glimpses of an endgame in Ukraine

By M. K. Bhadrakumar

July 25, 2023

The fog of war is lifting and the battle lines are becoming visible. At an authoritative level, a candid discussion is beginning as regards the endgame.

https://www.indianpunchline.com/glimpses-of-an-endgame-in-ukraine/

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2)

BRICS problems, BRI solutions

While the five original BRICS states have their geopolitical differences, they are finding enormous common ground on the geoeconomic front as trade volumes surge and trade routes multiply.

By Pepe Escobar

July 24, 2023

https://new.thecradle.co/articles/brics-problems-bri-solutions

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3)

Russia, China have a shared vision for North Korea

By M. K. Bhadrakumar

July 28, 2023

The three-day state visit on July 25-27 by Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu, accompanied by a military delegation, to Pyongyang is the first-ever such high-level visit from Moscow in the post-Soviet era. Shoigu’s meeting with the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday altogether elevates what would have passed as a friendly gesture by the Kremlin on the 70th anniversary of the armistice that led to a cessation of Korean War hostilities to an altogether different universe.

https://www.indianpunchline.com/russia-china-have-a-shared-vision-for-north-korea/

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4)

First We Go for Moscow, Then We Take Beijing

Three interventions in St. Petersburg summarize the pan-African drive to finally get rid of exploitative neocolonialism.

By Pepe Escobar

July 30, 2023

https://strategic-culture.org/news/2023/07/30/first-we-go-for-moscow-then-we-take-beijing/

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