the unbalanced evolution of homo sapiens

του system failure   Ένα άρθρο που δημοσιεύτηκε στο Foreign Affairs  (ένα από τα σημαντικότερα Αμερικανικά think tank) στις 30 Οκτωβρίου, είναι ιδιαίτερα αποκαλυπτικό όσον αφορά το μέλλον της ΝΑΤΟικής συμμαχίας και ειδικότερα, το μέλλον των Ευρωπαίων συμμάχων των ΗΠΑ. Το άρθρο έχει τίτλο «Μπορεί το Σκανδιναβικό μοντέλο να σώσει το ΝΑΤΟ;» και υπότιτλο «Ένας νέος τρόπος αποτροπής της Ρωσίας» και περιγράφει ένα νέο σχεδιασμό για την συμμαχία υπό την ταμπέλα ΝΑΤΟ 3.0. Ο κεντρικός πυρήνας του άρθρου εκθειάζει ουσιαστικά το Σκανδιναβικό ΝΑΤΟικό παρακλάδι, το οποίο παρουσιάζεται ενισχυμένο μετά την πρόσφατη ένταξη της Φινλανδίας και της Σουηδίας, υποστηρίζοντας λίγο-πολύ, ότι η επιχειρησιακή του ικανότητα έχει βελτιωθεί σε τέτοιο βαθμό, που θα μπορούσε στο άμεσο μέλλον να λειτουργήσει χωρίς την Αμερικανική συνεισφορά, εποπτεία και καθοδήγηση. Άρα, σύμφωνα πάντα με το συγκεκριμένο άρθρο, το Σκανδιναβικό παρακλάδι θα μπορούσε να χρησιμοποιηθεί ως πρότυπο και για άλλα ΝΑΤΟικά παρακλάδι...

The U.S. is now flooding Israel with aerial refueling tankers and military transport aircraft to support potential strikes against Iran, with at least 80 refueling tankers and 10 heavy transport aircraft reportedly arriving over the past 48 hours as Washington prepares for renewed military operations, per Israel’s Channel 14. Visuals from Ramon Airport show a heavy concentration of American KC-135 and KC-46 tankers. Separate reporting by Israel’s public broadcaster Kan confirmed that 10 U.S. transport aircraft landed at Ovda and Nevatim air bases, with some arriving from Fort Bliss, Texas, possibly carrying air-defense equipment. The massive tanker presence signals preparations for sustained, long-range aerial strikes as U.S. and Israeli forces brace for potential operations against Iran. BREAKING: The U.S. is now flooding Israel with aerial refueling tankers and military transport aircraft to support potential strikes against Iran, with at least 80 refueling tankers and 10 heavy tran...

The Jimmy Dore Show Citing comments from Professor Richard Wolff, Jimmy Dore and his guest, Norwegian political scientist Glenn Diesen, discuss whether Europe’s increasingly confrontational policy toward Russia is driven by domestic economic decline and interest in gaining access to Russia’s vast natural resources. Diesen points to remarks he attributes to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and a former Polish president about breaking Russia into smaller states, interpreting them as evidence that some European leaders have considered the country’s fragmentation a strategic objective. He argues that Europe is struggling with deindustrialization, declining competitiveness, and the breakdown of its traditional economic partnership with the United States, while increasingly shifting resources toward military production and support for Ukraine.  The conversation also raises concerns about Russian sovereign assets, loans to Ukraine, and Western resource interests, with Diesen suggesting...

The Grayzone After the failure of its regime change war on Iran and the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Tehran, the Trump administration imposed a naval blockade on Iran known as Operation Economic Outcast. By preventing the export of Iranian oil, the siege has driven up inflation rates while weakening the purchasing power of average Iranian consumers. But the blockade has so far failed to produce the kind of social unrest which the US regime clearly seeks to instigate inside Iran. To offset the impact of the siege, the city of Tehran has implemented an innovative new campaign called the Zero Inflation Initiative.  This October 29, The Grayzone 's Max Blumenthal spoke to someone who’s helping oversee the emergency measures and who has special insight into Iranian policy and planning, Dr. Hamid Gholam Zadeh. Dr. Gholam Zadeh is head of the Communication and International Affairs Center at the Tehran municipality, and a top advisor to Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani, who Th...

Geopolitical Economy Report The Donald Trump administration has refused to accept the victory of Brazil's left-wing President Lula da Silva in the election. The US government helped far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro flee to Miami, Florida, where he claimed to be the "true leader" in exile. Ben Norton explains Washington's plan to try to destabilize Brazil and control Latin America.

globinfo freexchange It seems that Trump’s idea for ‘less NATO’ is maturing inside Washington’s corridors and becomes mainstream. A yesterday’s article in Foreign Affairs , one of the top US think tanks, proves that this is an undeniable fact. The main idea, involves a more “flexible” - and independent from US military presence - structure, meaning a NATO that will depend less and less on US military power. Meaning, in simple words, that the US imperialists are thinking to abandon their European allies in the long term! Key excerpts are particularly revealing: [emphasis added]                               The Nordic countries have expanded regional collaboration significantly in the past four years. Between them, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden now boast a new long-term defense strategy, a cross-border transit area, frequent joint exercises, and unprecedented levels of command integration. In effe...

Saudi Aramco has shut down the main oil distillation unit at its 550,000 barrel-a-day Ras Tanura oil refinery, the largest in Saudi Arabia, following Houthi attacks 3 days ago, per Bloomberg . The main crude oil train took major damage and the unit is expected offline for at least a month. It is the first attack-related shut down at Ras Tanura, which also houses the world's largest oil export terminal. BREAKING: Saudi Aramco has shut down the main oil distillation unit at its 550,000 barrel-a-day Ras Tanura oil refinery, the largest in Saudi Arabia, following Houthi attacks 3 days ago, per Bloomberg. The main crude oil train took major damage and the unit is expected offline for at least a month. It is the first attack-related shut down at Ras Tanura, which also houses the world's largest oil export terminal. — The Hormuz Letter (@HormuzLetter) October 30, 2026  

by Tomas Castanheira Part 1 On Sunday, October 25, millions of Brazilian workers and young people voted against the rise of fascism. The turnaround that re-elected Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers Party (PT) was driven by a massive rejection of a new government of the Bolsonaros, which in the preceding weeks brought crowds into the streets and drew to the polls millions of workers and youth who had abstained en masse in the first round. They also voted in the expectation that the re-elected PT government would turn to the left and address their most pressing social needs. Lula held out the prospect of ending the 6x1 work schedule—six days of work for one day off—and of tax exemptions for the lowest income brackets. In the last debate, when Flávio called him “nine fingers,” an insult that exudes the far right’s hatred of the working class, Lula reacted forcefully, recalling that he had lost the finger at 17, on the night shift at a metalworking factory. According to some analyst...

Times Of India China is sending a special envoy across the Middle East as Beijing warns that prolonged conflict is threatening to spill from the Gulf into the Red Sea and Horn of Africa. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said Beijing was “deeply concerned” and called for dialogue, negotiations and a sustainable ceasefire. The envoy will visit countries in the region to communicate with the parties, promote talks and prevent further deterioration. The initiative comes amid renewed Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, warnings of possible fresh US military action against Iran and Iranian threats of a powerful response.  Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye also met Iranian leaders in Tehran this week in a separate effort focused on de-escalation. For China, the stakes extend beyond diplomacy. Instability increasingly threatens strategic waterways linking the Gulf, Bab al-Mandeb, Red Sea and Suez Canal — while Beijing also maintains major economic interests ...

  by  Alan MacLeod Through its myriad of agencies, the United States government has recruited and groomed rappers from around the world to further its political interests. Washington has spent tens of millions of dollars funding, training, and promoting artists who foment public discontent, organize protests, and lead color revolutions in nations in its crosshairs.  In Bangladesh and Senegal, U.S.-funded rappers led political movements that toppled governments. Washington-backed musicians were the face of a failed counter-revolution in Cuba, and will likely be called upon again by the Trump administration. And artists in dozens of countries worldwide (including the U.S. itself) are paid to promote American government interests. This is the story of how the U.S. government uses hip hop, a medium of struggle pioneered by Black artists in New York, as a tool for regime change. Part 3 -  West Africa: rage on behalf of the machine Both Thiat and Kilifeu from the Keur Gui ...