(2021-10-30). Russia Changes the Rules of Global Logistics while Bypassing the Suez. journal-neo.org 
After the container ship Ever Given got stuck in the waters of the Suez Canal in 2020, global trade faced the consequences of a crisis factor that was previously considered unlikely. This incident highlighted the need, at least, to improve infrastructure capable of meeting the requirements of the ongoing growth of the global supply chain …
(2021-10-30). Finns being conditioned for war with Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg Says Door Remains Open For Finland To Join Military Alliance Finns increasingly critical of Russia, survey finds Finnish residents are increasingly critical of Russia, according to a values and attitudes survey commissioned by the think tank Eva, the Finnish Business and Policy Forum. Slightly more than one-third of respondents had a …
(2021-10-29). Latvian MEP: Europe living in cold war conditions with EU, NATO on one side, Belarus and Russia on the other. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com We are living in cold war conditions, with the EU on one side and Russia and Belarus on the other — MEP Kalniete RIGA — We are currently living in cold war-like conditions, where the European Union (EU) is on one side and Belarus and Russia on the other, Sandra Kalniete (New Unity), Member of …
(2021-10-29). 'Fascist' Doesn't Mean What It Used To. independentmediainstitute.org The question of whether or not Russia is fascist rarely if ever gets asked nowadays because it seems so obvious: Why waste the time it takes to even ask the question? International relations scholars; major media organizations; non-scholarly yet high-profile shapers of the prevailing wisdom; and politicians on both sides of the aisle seem almost …
(2021-10-29). EUCOM/NATO commander hosts top brass for Russia Strategic Roundtable, China Strategic Roundtable. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The commander of U.S. European Command is also the top military commander of NATO: Supreme Allied Commander Europe. ==== USEUCOM Commander Hosts Russia Strategic Roundtable Commander of U.S. European Command (USEUCOM), Air Force General Tod D. Wolters, hosted a senior U.S. military leader forum focused on global campaigning and integrated deterrence at the Pentagon today. …
(2021-10-29). 38 Russian Airstrikes Hit ISIS Hideouts In Central Syria: Monitoring Group. southfront.org 
Russian Su-25 attack aircraft take off from the Khmeimim airbase in Syria © Dmitriy Vinogradov / Sputnik | Late on October 28, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out 38 airstrikes on ISIS cells in Syria's central region, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). | The Russian airstrikes targeted hideouts of the terrorist group in the Amour mount in the eastern countryside of Homs as well as in the al-Bishri mount which lays along the administrative border between…
(2021-10-29). FM: NATO should use Turkey-Ukraine bloc to confront Russia in Black Sea. Turkish drones "game changer" in Donbass war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkey, Ukraine cooperation vital for Black Sea security: Minister The introduction of the drone is a potential game-changer in the yearslong conflict, considering that Turkish drones were used by Azerbaijan last year to overpower Armenia's army in Nagorno-Karabakh — another frozen post-Soviet conflict. Cooperation between Turkey in Ukraine is vital for security in the Black …
(2021-10-29). Pentagon pressures NATO allies to send more weapons to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Pentagon urges US allies to lift restrictions on defensive arms supplies for Ukraine The US Department of Defense called on their allies to lift the restrictions on supplies of defensive firearms for Ukraine. Laura Cooper, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia said so at an online event, organized by the Centre …
(2021-10-29). German Defence Minister Kramp-Karrenbauer threatens Russia with nuclear weapons. wsws.org The fact that Kramp-Karrenbauer speaks of the use of nuclear weapons against Russia without blinking an eye gives harrowing insight into the state of mind at the highest levels of the German state.
(2021-10-29). Communists face rare crackdown in Russia, upending old balance. mronline.org 
Boris Kagarlitsky, a veteran left-wing dissident, holds the distinction of having been a political prisoner under the regimes of Leonid Brezhnev and Boris Yeltsin. Now he can add President Vladimir Putin to that list.
(2021-10-29). Peace in Afghanistan is No Longer 'Made in the US'. journal-neo.org 
Even though the US fought the war in Afghanistan for twenty years and it decided to withdraw after signing a deal with the Taliban (banned in Russia), the end of the war and the US withdrawal has not automatically transitioned into 'peace.' The US' utterly chaotic and irresponsible withdrawal from Afghanistan and the consequent resurgence …
(2021-10-29). It's World War III Already — And Humanity Is Losing. journal-neo.org 
We are at war here on Earth. World War III has been going on under our noses. Or, perhaps World War 2 never even ended? I wonder, has anyone else ever considered these ideas? Looking at the narratives of modern detente, one can easily conclude we will never have peace. It's time the people of …
(2021-10-29). Pressure To Dissolve The UN Security Council: Putin Warns Of League Of Nations Revival. What Are The Implications? southfront.org 
Written by Matthew Ehret-Kump. originally published on Global Research Faced with increasing pressure to dissolve the five member UN Security…