As Germany turns east, France turns neuralgic 😱 bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…

A rare protest in Tibet. First one since 2008.

We know who wears the trousers—the Russia China no limits relationship. Podcast w/ Peter Roberts of TMW and yours truly. Links:
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Built in 1732, this place never gets old. Trevi Fountain, Rome

The question remains—why did it take so many centuries to invent an ‘il colosseo’ popsicle? 🧐😉

Perhaps not the best name for a place to eat?

As Germany turns east, France turns neuralgic 😱 bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…

A Moscow court rejected an appeal by opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza & left him in custody until 12.12

He's been charged with treason for public speeches including vs the Ukraine war

They supposedly 'formed the image of Russia as an aggressor' thereby threatening its security

“If the Belarusian army supports Russian aggression, we will respond… with our entire arsenal of weapons”

Will Belarusian soldiers be dragged into Russia’s war on Ukraine, or will wily Lukashenko manage to resist such a politically dangerous move? 👇🏼 bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…

Over past month DPRK has fired a missile over Japan,forcing residents to seek shelter; a hostile & provocative act. It has launched several other ballistic missiles,flown warplanes close to its border w/ S.Korea & fired 100s of shells of artillery into sea bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…

Vladimir Putin has overseen annual nuclear exercises by Russia's strategic nuclear forces at a time of heightened tensions with the West over his eight-month-long war in Ukraine. bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…

My take on Russia China / PRC relations, Central Asia,Ukraine,‘16+1’ wedges, rifts,& elite capture. Your feedback welcome. Podcast w/ Peter Roberts. Link:
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“Russia conducted its first major nuclear drills since the start of its war on Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin made unfounded claims that Kyiv was seeking to develop a “dirty bomb”, as Moscow continued to ramp up the rhetoric over possible nuclear use in the conflict.”

BASF said it will have to downsize “permanently” in Europe.Statement from world’s largest chemicals group by revenue came after it opened the first part of its new €10bn plastics engineering facility in China a month ago, which it said would support growing demand in the country

Pantheon, Rome

My take on Russia China / PRC relations, Central Asia,Ukraine,‘16+1’ wedges, rifts,& elite capture. Your feedback welcome. Podcast w/ Peter Roberts. Link:
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Does anyone out there know which fake Chinese think tank they were referring to in the recent press conference w/ Head of FBI & Dept of Justice on arrest of PRC intelligence agents? Was it based in D.C.? m.youtube.com/watch?v=VIapcf…

“Russia conducted its first major nuclear drills since the start of its war on Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin made unfounded claims that Kyiv was seeking to develop a “dirty bomb”, as Moscow continued to ramp up the rhetoric over possible nuclear use in the conflict.”