Geopolitics

`Biden had intended to be part of the photo, but it occurred earlier than scheduled.´

at 47 seconds in this video, an American (possibly a Biden aide) is heard shouting. Xi looks toward the camera and seems to wink

What do u think? Why can't we all get along? :(

But Lasting Victory Against Hamas Will Require Installing New Leadership in Gaza

Saudi Arabia just changed the entire future of the US dollar when it decided to end it's 50 year agreement with the US and the Petrodollar. Saudi Arabia is now looking to BRICS and China for their future in this new multipolar world. What happens next for the US dollar and BRICS? Let's break it down!

Very insightful video about the continuous history of French colonialism in Africa.

cross-posted from: https://lemy.lol/post/22317595

Not sure where to put it - here or for book promotions

Some key takeaways:

The Kremlin struggled to cohere an effective rapid response to Wagner’s advances, highlighting internal security weaknesses likely due to surprise and the impact of heavy losses in Ukraine.

Putin unsurprisingly elected to back the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) and its ongoing efforts to centralize control of Russian irregular forces (including Wagner) over Prigozhin.

The Lukashenko-brokered agreement will very likely eliminate Wagner Group as a Prigozhin-led independent actor in its current form, although elements of the organization may endure under existing and new capacities.

Prigozhin likely gambled that his only avenue to retain Wagner Group as an independent force was to march against the Russian MoD, likely intending to secure defections in the Russian military but overestimating his own prospects.

The optics of Belarusian President Lukashenko playing a direct role in halting a military advance on Moscow are humiliating to Putin and may have secured Lukashenko other benefits.

The Kremlin now faces a deeply unstable equilibrium. The Lukashenko-negotiated deal is a short-term fix, not a long-term solution, and Prigozhin’s rebellion exposed severe weaknesses in the Kremlin and Russian MoD.

Based on a book "Chip War" by Chris Miller