A Win-Win under China's Upper Hand
By Peter Koenig
Global Research
May 15, 2026
President Trump arrived in China on Wednesday, 13 May, and received full red-carpet treatment from start to finish, in line with China's customary hospitality toward visiting leaders-even when they are not especially aligned with China's political and economic principles.
The Trump delegation first visited the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.
By John J. Mearsheimer
John's Substack
May 15, 2026
On 12 May 2026, I was on "Judging Freedom" talking with the Judge about the growing realization in the American body politic that not only is the Iran war lost, but the defeat will have disastrous consequences for the US and countries all over the world. Of course, the Judge and virtually all of his regular guests have been saying that for a long time, but many refused to believe that the war was a lost cause.
By Charles Hugh Smith
OfTwoMinds.com
May 15, 2026
The state has two monopolies it must protect whatever the cost: the monopoly on decreeing what is legal tender and on force.
We're entering an era in which push comes to shove will lead to immovable objects encountering irresistible forces. All sorts of verities and vanities will be bulldozed as kicking the can down the road descends into desperation to stave off collapse, a desperation that unleashes second order effects the desperate did not anticipate.
Moon of Alabama
May 15, 2026
The stalemate in the War of Iran is characterized by bets on each side that the enemy side will soon incur unsustainable economic problems.
After several wars and decades of sanctions Iran is well versed in how to sustain under economic pressure. Its people and government know of the larger picture. Price fluctuations are inconveniences but do not change the will of the people.
By Martin Armstrong
Armstrong Economics
May 15, 2026
Europe is sleepwalking straight into another migration catastrophe, and the politicians responsible for destroying the continent still refuse to admit what they have done. Greek Migration Minister Thanos Plevris has now openly warned that roughly 550,000 migrants are currently waiting in Libya for the opportunity to cross the Mediterranean into Europe.
By Michael Snyder
End Of The American Dream
May 15, 2026
The Russians have developed the most sophisticated nuclear missile in the history of the world by a very wide margin, and it is specifically designed to be used in a future nuclear war with the United States. The RS-28 Sarmat is an intercontinental ballistic missile that has a maximum speed of approximately 15,500 miles per hour. It is 116 feet tall, and that makes it roughly as tall as a ten story building.
Mohamed Lamine KABA,
L'Afrique est le continent le plus riche du monde habité par les peuples les plus pauvres. Ce paradoxe n'est pas une fatalité. C'est un crime organisé à double pilier auquel la zone géographique unique remédie, le premier pilier.
Il y a une ironie cruelle dans la géographie africaine. Le continent le plus vaste du monde habité - 30,4 millions de kilomètres carrés, 54 États souverains, plus de 1,4 milliard d'âmes - est aussi celui où un Africain a le plus de mal à circuler chez lui.
Lorenzo Maria Pacini
Mendel's accusations could represent a form of "test" of public opinion or a first step toward a broader recalibration of the Western position.
Escreva para nós: infostrategic-culture.su
The Goebbels model
In recent months, the conflict in Ukraine has continued to evolve not only on the military front, but also on the political and communications fronts, as evidenced by the significant impact of statements made by figures who previously held positions at the highest levels of Ukraine's institutional apparatus.
Stefano Vernole
Gli USA, così come hanno fatto con il conflitto in Ucraina e la distruzione del Nord Stream, puntano ora a diventare i principali esportatori di petrolio verso Europa e in parte Asia dopo esserlo già di GNL.
Secondo dati ISTAT, l'Italia ha chiuso il 2025 con il +3,3% di export rispetto al 2024 nonostante i dazi statunitensi. Il Governo Meloni ha esultato, sottolineando che nel 2025 l'export verso gli Usa è cresciuto del 7,2%, perciò i dazi di Trump non fanno paura e possiamo dormire sonni tranquilli.
Par la rédaction de The Cradle, le 14 mai 2026
Mme Albanese faisait l'objet de "sanctions de niveau antiterroriste" de la part des États-Unis pour son travail à l'ONU dénonçant les crimes d'Israël contre les Palestiniens.
Un tribunal fédéral américain de Washington, DC, a temporairement suspendu le 13 mai les "sanctions de nature terroriste" imposées à la rapporteuse spéciale de l'ONU Francesca Albanese, après que sa famille a contesté ces mesures punitives devant la justice.
Par Mattia Acerbo pour The Ecosocialist, le 21 avril 2026
Comment la droite israélienne transforme la guerre en un projet de rédemption.
"Par la justice de Dieu, quiconque tue un seul homme détruit le monde". - Mishnah, chapitre IV, paragraphe V
Israël est devenu une entité sans fin. Certaines puissances, à un moment donné, cessent de paraître contingentes et se présentent comme des horizons inexorables, comme des réalités qui ne peuvent prendre fin sans que le monde que nous connaissons ne disparaisse avec elles.