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On January 14, the world’s second largest gold miner, Barrick Gold of Canada, suspended operations at its Loulo-Gounkoto mine in Mali, after some $245 million of its gold stocks had been seized by the government, which accuses the mining giant of owing $5.5 billion in royalties. The stocks are being held in a state-owned bank in the capital, Bamako. As […]

As of this writing, we are still a few days away from Donald Trump’s inauguration, but the effect of his presidency is already making itself felt throughout the world, in terms of the disintegration of the “rules based order”. This goes from the rapid evolution of conflict areas towards a possible solution, such as in Ukraine and South-West Asia, to […]

In the days before being forced to exit the White House, those controlling the Biden Administration are still exerting presidential powers to implement policies aimed at preventing Donald Trump from carrying out his own agenda, leaving behind what some call “scorched earth”, and not only in Los Angeles. To that end, a new round of sanctions was imposed on Russian […]

In anticipation of the shakeups the Trump Administration is expected to make in virtually all areas of policy, both national and international, major players in social media and the banking sector have been adjusting their own policies. Take the issues of energy and climate change, for example, where Donald Trump has vowed to reverse the Biden Administration’s “green scams”. JP […]

The images of Los Angeles, with its ludicrously expensive mansions adjoining the slums of the poor and homeless, being consumed by flames, illustrate many of the root problems of American society. The obscene fascination of the media and public opinion with the plight of the “stars” is only a minor aspect of them. As we write, 1,354 fire engines, 84 […]

As Germany gears up for the early elections on Feb. 23, none of the parties seem to be aware of the tectonic change in world politics now ongoing. At least, their campaign platforms do not address the new realities, beginning with the rise of the enlarged BRICS and the decline of Western global dominance. Attempts by the leaders of the […]

Donald Trump has repeatedly warned over the past days that there would be “severe consequences” if a hostage deal between Israel and the Hamas is not reached before his inauguration. This set off feverish diplomatic consultations, which may end up in some kind of agreement before Jan. 20, although it will likely be only on paper. While Trump did not […]

Joseph Aoun, Chief of Staff of the Lebanese army, was indirectly elected President of the Republic of Lebanon on Jan. 9, in the second round of a vote in parliament. General Aoun’s candidacy was supported by the United States, Israel, France and Saudi Arabia. The Hezbollah group in the national assembly could have blocked his election, but the head of […]

The Brazilian government, which has the chairmanship of the BRICS in 2025, announced on Jan. 6 the entry of Indonesia as the tenth full member of the BRICS group, just days after it had been admitted as one of nine new partner countries on Jan. 1 (cf. SAS 2/25). The membership of Indonesia had already been approved by the five founding […]

What the mainstream media never reports, is that the Russian development and deployment of a whole range of hypersonic weapons (including the recently deployed Oreshnik medium-range missile), reflects a breakthrough in applied physics which the West would need years, if not a decade, to catch up to. At present, there is no defense against a weapon that flies at a […]