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The US is replacing its industrial decline with monopolistic control of oil, AI, and maritime straits. It doesn’t compete: it strangles. It attempts to create scarcity to foster dependency.
History sometimes repeats: China has changed course ahead of time and entered the race for Artificial Intelligence. the US now has a serious competitor - open or closed AI systems?
What will determine the basic structure of the future world order is not the third world war that some people still imagine, but the three major economic wars between China and the United States.
Explore how China's Social Credit System operates in 2026, including corporate accountability, blacklists, AI surveillance, privacy risks, and the latest policy reforms shaping its future.
Imperialism relies on monopolies in markets with a single or cartel-dominant industry in particular products. Monopolies limit competition, reduce consumer choice and offer poor quality.
When you’re living through one of the most euphoric investing environments in modern history, ordinary scepticism suddenly reads like blistering, outright nihilism.
Last week I wrote: "The capture of the American state is far removed from the simplistic image of a small circle conspiring in secret. It is a far more sophisticated web."
An Empire Without Administrators: The Suez Moment of the American Elite.
Closer to peace or another crisis? Unresolved issues haunting the US-Iran deal; the toughest issues remain far from settled.
Lebanon is on fire again. Why Israel derailed US-Iran diplomacy. Has Netanyahu’s new offensive undermined talks?
Why the Iran war started in February 2026. Financial and economic crisis due Q4 2026, perhaps with a Covid-style lockdown? This will allow the banksters to flood markets with liquidity. Again.
The UAE is creeping closer to direct war with Iran. Abu Dhabi presents itself as neutral, but it’s taking step after step towards becoming a party in the conflict
US-Iran negotiations are framed as a path to peace, yet the terms on the table look more like a setup for a renewed attack than a durable deal unless China influences US actions.
China has already set the stage, but behind all the media confusion lies a background reflecting the true nature of US global supremacy versus China's patient diplomacy.
The Middle East conflict makes clear that great‑power politics now matter as much as OPEC quotas and output. A new phase in energy security is emerging.
The Middle East is on fire. Ongoing constricted global oil supply lines might elevate the Gulf of Guinea to a new strategic importance.
The defeat in the first battle of the US-Israeli hegemon at the hands of Iran has triggered consequences that extend far beyond the geographic boundaries of the Persian Gulf and the Middle East.
One blockade upon another with a fragile ceasefire due to end next week. Interested parties are rattling their sabres with a sharp immediate warning from China.
CEASEFIRE - Extended truce, renewed war, or endless strikes? In any event it reshapes the region in Iran’s favour.
Houthis claim part of a "religious, moral, and humanitarian duty" toward allied forces in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, and Palestine; specifically saying there was coordination with Iran.
