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Watch the video - https://www.jchristoff.com/wal... · Introduction · Jason Christoff reflects on insights from a past visit to the Romanian Parliament (March 10th), expanding into a broader discussion about global systems, energy infrastructure, and geopolitical narratives. · Romanian Parliament Experience · Christoff recounts a visit to the Romanian Palace of Parliament, where he and a small group — including Dr. Merrill Nash, Dr. Chris…

The emerging reality is much more threatening to Russia so hopefully Lavrov will pay more attention to that. · Andrew Korybko · Trump’s former Special Envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg told Fox News in early April that the US should “Redraw the defense alignments we have, maybe create one with Japan and Australia and some of those European nations that are willing to go into the fight, like the new, reengaged Germany or Poland, as well.…

Susan Kokinda on Kevin Warsh's "regime change" testimony at the Fed, Trump's Defense Production Act assault on the British free-trade system, and the empire's panic as Chatham House holds its inquest into the Not-So-Special Relationship. · Susan Kokinda · Susan Kokinda argues that Kevin Warsh's Senate Banking Committee testimony—calling for "regime change" at the Federal Reserve and blaming inflation on excessive money…

Alex Krainer · In yesterday’s report we discussed the way another escalation of war in the Middle East might impact global oil markets. In the worst case scenario, the entire region’s energy infrastructure could be impaired, reducing global oil supply by as much as 32%. Unfortunately, the standoff between the U.S. and Iran is not the only factor that is now causing large scale disruption to the world energy production. · Over the…

More European countries are quietly stepping back from the anti-Russian front By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club. https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/fyodor-lukyanov/Russia in Global AffairsRGA on Telegram · ©  Hristo Vladev / Anadolu via Getty Images · The …

Airlines have started raising costs and cutting routes, increasing the risk of last-minute cancellations and disruption before the summer holiday season · FILE PHOTO. ©  Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images · Europe’s summer getaway is under threat as airlines slash thousands of flights amid a deepening jet fuel crunch, raising alarm among holidaymakers. Lufthansa alone is scrapping 20,000 services through October to conserve fuel, the…

A Moldovan court sentenced business tycoon Vladimir Plahotniuc in a $1 billion bank fraud case · FILE PHOTO. Vladimir Plahotniuc. ©  Sputnik / Miroslav Rotar · A Moldovan court has sentenced businessman and opposition politician Vladimir Plahotniuc to 19 years in prison in a high-profile bank fraud case. · The charges are related to a 2014 bank scandal in which $1 billion was siphoned from three of the largest financial…

Kiev had suspended deliveries of Russian crude since January, causing a rift with EU members Hungary and Slovakia · FILE PHOTO: Oil storage tanks at an oil refinery in Szazhalombatta, Hungary. © Getty Images / Janos Kummer/ · Ukraine has restarted the flow of Russian oil to the EU via the Druzhba pipeline after a pause of almost three months, Hungarian energy giant MOL has said. · The company said in a statement that…

The deal was held up by Hungary for months due to Kiev’s suspension of Russian oil supplies · Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky, Rome, Italy, April 15, 2026. ©  Massimo Valicchia / NurPhoto via Getty Images · A €90 billion ($106 billion) EU loan to Ukraine that was the focus of a months-long stand-off with Hungary is set to be disbursed on Thursday, according to media reports. · EU ambassadors approved the move on Wednesday,…

With a ceasefire extension between the US and Iran in place, the fallout from the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz grows by the day, with some calling it the 'biggest crisis in history'. 500 million dollars on ice. The US reportedly blocks a cargo plane of cold, hard cash headed to Iraq, accusing Baghdad of hosting pro-Iranian forces on its territory. American military veterans are arrested after protesting the war on Iran in…