Articles from ‘Independent News Roundup’ in ‘Geopolitics’

Russia’s loss in this new competition could lead to the removal of its air and naval bases. · Andrew Korybko · Zelensky’s West Asian tour, which saw him clinch security deals with the Gulf Kingdoms that are worth paying attention to for the reasons that were explained here, culminated in a surprise visit to Syria. After meeting with his counterpart Ahmed Sharaa, he announced that “There is strong interest in exchanging military and…

Clandestine · Eyes on 👀 · Hegseth just hosted Indonesian counterpart and announced a “Major Defense Cooperation Partnership”. · The Strait of Hormuz is 2nd highest volume oil chokepoint on Earth. · What’s the 1st? The Strait of Malacca, INDONESIA (80% of China’s oil imports pass through here). · Global oil shipping chokepoints are being secured by the US MIL and their partners. Trump is securing the board! · It’s happening.

The bloc’s unstated goal is to perpetuate the conflict till at least 2029 in the hope that the Democrats will regain control of the White House and resume the US’ Biden-era Ukrainian policy. · Andrew Korybko · Orban’s “democratic ouster” is expected to remove Hungary’s procedural opposition to the EU’s planned €90 billion loan to Ukraine that’ll be financed by members raising common debt. RT published a detailed article about this plan…

Trump exposes the British-run Strait of Hormuz extortion racket, rolls up Iran's financial pipeline from Dubai to London, and forces Britain's military chief to confess the Empire has no war plan. · Susan Kokinda · Susan Kokinda argues that President Trump has “put the empire on notice” by exposing what she calls a decades-long British-run extortion system centered on the Strait of Hormuz. She says Trump moved to break the…

World Affairs In Context · U.S. inflation is surging again—and this time, it’s being driven by geopolitics, not just monetary policy. In March, inflation jumped to 3.3%, the highest in nearly two years, fueled by soaring energy prices. Gasoline is up nearly 19%, with fuel oil spiking over 40%, sending shockwaves through transportation, goods, and everyday costs. · The trigger? Disruptions in global oil supply following the Iran conflict and…

Clandestine · They really think Trump has no clue what’s going on, when in reality, he now controls the flow of 36%+ of the world’s crude oil supply, and just forced the nations of the world to buy oil from us, and Venezuela, which Trump conveniently already secured, along with the Panama Canal. · Now Trump’s focus on Greenland, Canada, and the Arctic shipping routes, makes even more sense. Trump is securing global shipping lanes,…

The Jimmy Dore Show · Jimmy and Colonel Douglas Macgregor discuss JD Vance's claim that Ukraine is "haggling over a few square kilometers," with Macgregor calling this "extreme ignorance" and comparing it to Mexico demanding parts of the U.S. Macgregor states NATO is "already a dead man walking" and that the U.S. should phase out its European troop presence responsibly rather than bullying allies. · He warns that Israel's attempt to "turn most…

Most Hungarians came to take his achievements for granted and won’t appreciate what they had until it’s gone. · Andrew Korybko · The EU- and Ukrainian- backed Hungarian opposition just won a two-thirds supermajority in the latest parliamentary elections that ended Viktor Orban’s 16 years in office. His crushing defeat followed the EU earlier freezing €17 billion in allocated funds on rule of law pretexts, Russiagate conspiracy theories derived…

The same proof that “Non-Russian Pro-Russians” present in support of their claim that Iran dealt a “crushing defeat” to the US could be presented by Ukraine to claim the same about Russia once the special operation ends if its maximalist goals aren’t achieved in full just like the US’ weren’t. · Andrew Korybko · Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova echoed Iranian authorities’ rhetoric by describing the US-Iranian ceasefire as a…

It’s a “Major Non-NATO Ally” located in proximity to the mission area and thus capable of providing logistical support at a minimum with the expectation that its formidable armed forces and nuclear weapons would deter Iranian retaliation if their shared Chinese partner is unable to disabuse it. · Andrew Korybko · Trump announced that the US will immediately begin blockading the Strait of Hormuz together with unnamed countries after the…