Trump’s Venezuela Blockade Isn’t About Venezuela — It’s a Warning to the World

Rules for Some, Power for Others: The Blockade That Redefines World Politics

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November 2025

AI Boom Is Ending - The Truth Behind the Hype No One Wants to Admit

AI Bubble & Nvidia; Big Tech, GDP, and the Fragile US Economy

Nov 26 • Lena Petrova

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Divide and Rule: Washington’s New Playbook Against BRICS

The U.S. once ignored the BRICS. Now, it fears them.

Nov 1 • Lena Petrova

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October 2025

Ukrainian Support for War Effort Collapses, as EU Prepares to Fight "Till The Last Ukrainian"

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Oct 27 • Lena Petrova

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Critical Minerals and the Trade War for National Security

America’s Military Capacity Depends on China

Oct 17 • Lena Petrova

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The Great Financial Illusion - Why the Stock Market Is So High While the Economy Is Collapsing

The Stock Market Isn’t the Economy — It’s a Mirror That’s Cracked

Oct 5 • Lena Petrova

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The Polycentric World: Instructions for Use

Commentary by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Valdai Discussion Forum

Oct 3 • Lena Petrova

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Silent Killers: 38 Million Dead, and the West Still Calls Sanctions a “Peaceful" Policy

The Human Cost of Economic Warfare

Oct 2 • Lena Petrova

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September 2025

A New Axis of Deterrence: The Saudi-Pakistani Defense Pact and the Rise of Multipolarity

When petrodollars meet plutonium, the balance of power shifts

Sep 21 • Lena Petrova

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The Recognition Trap: Israel, Regional Power, and the Waning American Umbrella

The Difficult Choice of America's Regional Allies

Sep 16 • Lena Petrova

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BRICS Holds Extraordinary Meeting: Brazil Challenges US Imperialism as PM Modi Cancels UN Speech

Global South Awakens: Lula’s BRICS Speech Sparks Diplomatic Shift

Sep 9 • Lena Petrova

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The Fed Is Now Cornered — Weak Jobs Report Forces Powell to Accelerate Rate Cuts

The August jobs report just changed the game — and the Fed now finds itself backed into a corner.

Sep 6 • Lena Petrova

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