U.S. Dominated World Order is Over, Warns Top Hungarian Geopolitical Analyst. Alex Newman - June 27th, 2024 Alex Newman - The New American - The so-called unipolar world order dominated by the United States has "ended" and the world is entering a new period of potentially great conflict, warned leading Budapest-based geopolitical analyst Zoltán Koskovics at Hungary's Center for Fundamental Rights in this interview with The New American magazine's Alex Newman. - "The era of American dominance is over," he said, suggesting U.S. foreign policy was to blame for the development. This will lead to great and small conflicts. With the U.S. severely weakened and in decline as the leader of the Western world, Koskovics said Hungary and other nations were being forced to examine a new type of "more open" foreign policy that is defensive in nature. - In the interview, Koskovics also details the Hungarian government's thinking on a range of issues including immigration, the role of government, and more as Prime Minister Viktor Orban prepares to take the rotating presidency of the European Council. The main agenda will be to "Make Europe Great Again" by reining in bureaucratic stifling of economic competitiveness. - With the backdrop of the recent elections to the so-called European "Parliament," the Hungarian geopolitical expert ridiculed U.S. media misinformation about the "far right." However, he also explains the fact that conservative parties—especially in nations such as France—performed very well. Their goal is not Nazism, but the preservation of the nation state and Western heritage. ​ - FAIR USE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES - MIrrored From: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/thenewamerican/

Politics always has backstories. Often, they are more interesting, and even more important, than the headlines. The backstories of today’s “debate” are somewhat different than those of previous ones. If any new policies are enunciated, they probably will be because of misstatements by the incumbent. They will be unspun in the subsequent Spin Room — another feature of the contemporary version of debating. What are the backstories? Who pulls Biden’s strings? Nobody with a pulse across the entire continent believes that Biden has formulated, or can with clarity describe, the fine points of the administration’s positions on the border, the economy, foreign policy. Three-minute statements are the luckiest things to happen to Joe since he was allowed a Mulligan in law school after being suspended for plagiarism. In a broader scenario, viewers will look for virtual “strings” when he makes claims, cites facts, and recalls dates — who has prepped and propped him? Will he be State of the Union blustery again — a wind-up toy wound too tightly? Who will come to his rescue in the aftermath?  Who will succeed Biden, and when? This is a backstory, or back-of-the-mind question, that will eclipse virtually every other reaction to Joe’s performance. Will a poor performance accelerate his “retirement”? Will he quell the brooding mutiny? How many Democrats will be rushing to polish their announcements and measure the White House drapes? Oklahoma Land Rush redux. Who will be Trump’s running mate? In the context of “pulling strings,” it is astonishing, really, how Donald Trump has transformed the Republican Party and the national discourse. One is reminded of how Theodore Roosevelt roughly described his acquisition of the Canal Zone — “I took Panama; and while debates about me go on, so does work on the Canal.”  Trump’s virtual string-pulling has resulted in the unprecedented demolition of a primary field he did not even enter. He has moved issues where even many conservative “leaders” have feared to tread to center stage. His “strings” have figuratively strangled rivals who once were perceived as mortal enemies — hardly footnotes, anymore, are Liz Cheney; the Bush Brood, Nicky Haley; Chris Christie; Adam Kinzinger … not to mention the tsunami of impeachments and lawfare.  As a master of what plainly is his own domain, the timing of this “debate” is serendipitous between two candidates who are not yet formal nominees. The major backstory is who Trump will chose as his running mate. If he happens to triumph against Biden, an announcement of his choice will be icing on his cake. If he happens to stumble or overreach, or if Biden’s new IV cocktail makes the incumbent an Energizer Bunny for 90 minutes, then an announcement of Trump’s choice will suck all the air out of that topic. A backstory to that backstory regards one of the few swing factors in the faceoff. Factions within the GOP jockey for whatever influence they can grasp; crumbs from the Don’s table. Legatees of the e-GOP, whatever remnants remain of the establishment, the country-club set, the corporatists, and Globalists still cling, almost in rigor mortis, to every war into which America might intervene. On Trump’s putative “short list” are politicians who want to commit their country’s next generation, and treasure, to such adventures. The governor of Florida might top that list; and the many arms of the Murdoch family promote him. At the other end of the tug-of-war’s rope are those who passionately feel otherwise; and they are people who often were weaned on Trumpian foreign policy. They would be followers, also, of Tucker Carlson and Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk. Their representative on the VP “short list” would include J D Vance. This is a futile battle — at least in the sense that Trump has always been his own chief adviser; and there is the feeling that he bristles at the presumption of outside influence. So the tug-of-war, whether behind the scenes or in public blather by talking heads — can be counterproductive.  That the presidential debates this year are reduced to Trump’s “strings” — his views, his prerogatives, his agenda — is an illustration of a maxim in politics and all human interaction: the center. Leaders change public opinion, not so much by convincing the fringes of one’s views; but rather by “moving the center” of policy discussions. Most people are, rightly, concerned primarily with the business of life. Making a living. Managing a household. Jobs. Families. Next month’s bills. Not every citizen is a sheep … but human beings by nature often consider the extremes and then settle somewhere in vague center.  Donald Trump has moved the center. The “Center holds,” as W. B. Yeats illustrated in “The Second Coming.” It has shifted, but people still seek their comforts there. And that — even more than Biden’s gaffes and Trump’s vice presidential pick — is the backstory of the upcoming debate and campaign. Voters, finding their center of gravity, will hold. Rick Marschall is a former political cartoonist and frequent commentator. His 75th book, The Most Interesting American, about Theodore Roosevelt, recently was published by Post Hill Press. His weekly blog is MondayMinistry.com/blog  The post The Backstories of Tonight’s Debate appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

If you had the opportunity to grab natural resources that are worth tens of trillions of dollars and you believed that you could get away with it, would you do it?  A lot of people in western nations are not able to identify Ukraine on a blank map of the world, but the truth is that it isn’t just another country.  It turns out that Ukraine is sitting on natural resources that are worth tens of trillions of dollars.  Most of those natural resources are located in eastern Ukraine, and of course that is where all of the fighting is happening.  Whoever is victorious in this conflict is going to get their hands on all of that wealth.  I think that this helps to explain why the Russians and the western elite are so obsessed with winning this war. This week, I came across an extraordinary article that the Washington Post published on August 10th, 2022.  In that article, the Post openly admitted that the natural resources that Ukraine is sitting on “are worth tens of trillions of dollars”… Ukraine harbors some of the world’s largest reserves of titanium and iron ore, fields of untapped lithium and massive deposits of coal. Collectively, they are worth tens of trillions of dollars. The lion’s share of those coal deposits, which for decades have powered Ukraine’s critical steel industry, are concentrated in the east, where Moscow has made the most inroads. That’s put them in Russian hands, along with significant amounts of other valuable energy and mineral deposits used for everything from aircraft parts to smartphones, according to an analysis for The Washington Post by the Canadian geopolitical risk firm SecDev. During a recent appearance on “Face the Nation”, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham made a similar claim. He said that this is a war that “we can’t afford to lose” because “$10 to $12 trillion of critical mineral assets could be used by Ukraine and the West”… “If we help Ukraine now, they can become the best business partner we ever dreamed of”, Graham continued. “That $10 to $12 trillion of critical mineral assets could be used by Ukraine and the West, not given to Putin and China”. The US senator then argued that the West “can’t afford to lose” the war in Ukraine. “This is a very big deal, how Ukraine ends. Let’s help them win a war we can’t afford to lose. Let’s find a solution to this war. But they’re sitting on a gold mine. To give Putin $10 or $12 trillion of critical minerals that he will share with China is ridiculous”, he repeated. Wait a moment. For years, politicians like Lindsey Graham have been telling us that this war is all about “democracy” and “freedom” and stuff like that. But now we are learning the truth. If Ukraine was a worthless hunk of rock, we wouldn’t be spending so much money on this war. So far, the total bill for American taxpayers is up to about 175 billion dollars… With the recent passage of the national security supplementals, Congress has now approved nearly $175 billion of aid and military assistance to support the Ukrainian government and allied nations two years after Russia launched its invasion. The most recent national security-related supplemental includes $61.7 billion for Ukraine, 64 percent of the total budget authority included within the law, with the remainder dedicated to Israel and the Indo-Pacific region. This is on top of the $113.1 billion of emergency spending previously approved throughout 2022. We have been pouring gigantic mountains of money into this conflict, but the Russians are still gaining ground. So what is the solution? Well, Joe Biden is now considering a plan that would “allow US military contractors to deploy to Ukraine”… President Joe Biden’s administration is moving toward a plan that would allow US military contractors to deploy to Ukraine for the first time in a limited capacity, CNN reported. Four US officials familiar with the matter told the outlet that a policy is being worked on to allow the Pentagon to issue private contracts to send troops for the maintenance and repair of US-supplied systems in Ukraine. If you will recall, the U.S. relied very heavily on military contractors in Iraq. And that didn’t exactly work out too well. But they are telling us that this time will be different. We shall see. Of course both sides are escalating matters.  This week, we learned that North Korea has decided to send “a unit of military engineers” to help Russian forces in eastern Ukraine… The Russian leader and his host Kim Jong Un signed a defence pact on June 19 in Pyongyang, promising military assistance to one another. Within days of signing the agreement, North Korea has announced it will be sending a unit of military engineers to join Russia’s army on the ground in the Donetsk region. The North Korean unit is expected to arrive in Ukraine as soon as next month, raising fears that Pyongyang is becoming an active combatant in the war. If both sides just keep upping the ante, where will this end? Will it end in nuclear war? Right now, the Russians are “updating” their nuclear doctrine to make it even easier for them to use nuclear weapons… Russia, the world’s biggest nuclear power, has started updating its nuclear doctrine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday, citing an earlier statement by President Vladimir Putin. “President Putin has said that work is under way to bring the doctrine into line with current realities,” Peskov told a briefing, without elaborating. A senior member of the Russian parliament said on Sunday that Moscow could reduce the decision-making time stipulated in official policy for the use of nuclear weapons if it believes that threats are increasing. The Russians keep making very serious threats, but our leaders are not taking them seriously. Following the recent attack on civilians in Crimea, Dmitry Medvedev boldly declared that both the United States and Ukraine “will burn” for what they have done… “Both will burn in h***. I hope, not only in sacred fire, but even earlier — in earthly fire,” Medvedev added. “Everything that happened was not military action, but a vile and vile terrorist attack against our people, committed on an Orthodox holiday.” At this point, leaders on both sides are willing to do just about anything to win. And as I discussed earlier, natural resources that are worth tens of trillions of dollars are at stake. But if a full-blown war between the United States and Russia erupts, it could have apocalyptic consequences for the entire globe. I would highly recommend that leaders on both sides sit down and find a peaceful way out of this mess while they still can. But that isn’t going to happen. There is way too much money at stake. Both sides are obsessed with getting their hands on the natural resources in eastern Ukraine, and vast numbers of people could end up dead as a result. Michael’s new book entitled “Chaos” is available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com, and you can subscribe to his Substack newsletter at michaeltsnyder.substack.com. About the Author: Michael Snyder’s new book entitled “Chaos” is available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com. He has also written seven other books that are available on Amazon.com including “End Times”, “7 Year Apocalypse”, “Lost Prophecies Of The Future Of America”, “The Beginning Of The End”, and “Living A Life That Really Matters”.  When you purchase any of Michael’s  books you help to support the work that he is doing.  You can also get his articles by email as soon as he publishes them by subscribing to his Substack newsletter.  Michael has published thousands of articles on The Economic Collapse Blog, End Of The American Dream and The Most Important News, and he always freely and happily allows others to republish those articles on their own websites.  These are such troubled times, and people need hope.  John 3:16 tells us about the hope that God has given us through Jesus Christ: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”  If you have not already done so, we strongly urge you to invite Jesus Christ to be your Lord and Savior today. The post It’s All About The Money: There Are Tens Of Trillions Of Reasons Why Both Sides Are So Determined To Win In Ukraine appeared first on End Of The American Dream.

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