Articles in ‘Analysis’

By Clandestine · I think we are witnessing the dawn of a new world. · Xi speaks highly of Trump and his vision to Make America Great Again, and says that the modernization and rejuvenation of China can be done “hand in hand” with the US, and we can work together to make the world a better place. · What if Trump and Xi agreed it was time to end the hostilities and treat each other as partners instead of adversaries on a collision course for war?…

US President Donald Trump’s meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, was heavy on pomp, praise, and promises. But what did both leaders walk away with after the superpower summit in Beijing? Trump left Beijing on Friday, two days after becoming the first US president to visit the Chinese capital in almost a decade. The trip took place amid two paused conflicts — Trump’s trade war with Beijing and his real war against Iran — which…

The US and Israeli attack on Iran in February and their subsequent failure to achieve their objectives has already changed the strategic calculations of every major power. In some respects, it has also opened new opportunities for political dialogue. Seizing those opportunities would benefit international politics as a whole. By Timofey Bordachev, Program Director of the Valdai Club · The Middle East has always been one of the most unstable…

US President Donald Trump’s arrival in China this week is being treated as far more than another diplomatic photo opportunity. · Relations between Washington and Beijing remain tense, competition between the two powers stretches across almost every domain, and yet both sides appear increasingly aware that uncontrolled confrontation would carry enormous costs. Against that backdrop, the prospect of a broader geopolitical bargain is once again…

The indictment of Vladimir Zelensky’s closest political and personal associate, Andrey Yermak, for alleged money laundering involving a luxury housing complex is broadly viewed as a final warning from the West before potential charges against the Ukrainian leader himself. Monday’s bombshell announcement by the Western-backed Ukrainian National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) is part of the agency’s ongoing investigation into businessman Timur…

On May 13, 2026, CIA veteran James Erdmann III testified under oath before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in a hearing titled “Whistleblower Testimony on the COVID Coverup.” By John Leake · Summoned as a whistleblower, Erdmann detailed what he described as systemic suppression of evidence pointing to a laboratory origin of SARS-CoV-2. · He explained to the committee — chaired by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) — that CIA…

Chinese MIL agree with Russian MIL assessment, that the US were developing bioweapons at CIA/USAID black site biolabs in Ukraine, including bat coronaviruses. analysis by Clandestine · If you think Trump, Putin, and Xi, have not discussed this topic, you are mistaken. · Any peace deal to end the war in Ukraine, or any economic deals with Russia or China, are going to include some sort of discussion regarding these biolabs and the origins of…

By Alex Krainer · Last week, a British farmer reported that he received a letter from the government informing him that: · “… by 2030, there is to be a 50% reduction in farmed animals. And by 2050, 100% - zero farm animals systems in place. And guess who’s signed up to that? Yes, the two biggest arseholes in the world: Starmer and Bill Gates. What more proof do I want, and I’ve got it in writing. So it looks like their little takeover is coming…

Donald Trump is set to touch down in Beijing, China, on Wednesday for a two-day state visit – the first by a US president in eight years – as relations between the world’s two largest economies teeter at a crossroads defined by the Iran war, trade friction, and technological rivalry. The visit is expected to feature a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping on Thursday morning, to be followed by a visit to the Temple of Heaven and a state…

A growing group of engineers, physicists, and energy specialists are warning that New Zealand’s Net Zero 2050 agenda may not only be economically damaging, but technically impossible to achieve. Report By elocal · In a newly published paper titled “Why New Zealand Must Drop Net Zero 2050,” Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering John Raine, Cambridge technology professor Michael Kelly, and power systems engineer Bryan Leyland argue that…