07/26 End of the Empire: Iran’s Strait Shooting and ‘Special Considerations’ for China
End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world of…
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Greenland Rejects China-Backed Australian Firm’s Application to Mine Kvanefjeld Rare Earths Project
On the final Friday in June, Greenland’s Ministry of Mineral Resources rejected an application from Australian mining company Energy…
Why the Japanese Yen Is Approaching a 40-Year Low Against the Dollar
Story at a glance… The Japanese yen is trading within a few basis points of a recent-record low against…
What Do a Firm Fed and a Yippie Yen Mean for Gold?
A sell-on-the-trumpets rally in gold following a firmer agreement of peace between Iran and the US and an opening…
“Mood Inside Iran Is Not Triumphant. It Is Watchful”—The Peace Deal’s Shaky First Day
On June 19th, WaL sat down with Tehran-based Geopolitical Analyst Peiman Salehi to get a sense of the feelings inside the…
Iran Defeats the Americans: Text of MoU Confirms Tehran’s Total Victory
There could have been fewer clearer signs that the Trump Administration had accepted major concessions in advance of Thursday’s…
What Does Iran Think of the Deal with the US?
The American, Arab, Israeli, and Iranian airways are drunk on speculation over what this Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed…
Quest to Sustain Divestment from Israel Continues Worldwide-Italy, Norway, North Carolina, Michigan
Under pressure from activists and those of conscience, millions of dollars are flowing out of the US-based Development Corporation…
Iran Strike Injures 5 Americans, Showing the Cost of Trump’s Failure to Negotiate Seriously
On May 28th, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. (IRGC) struck an American air base in Kuwait, destroying 1, potential…
As US Doubles Down on Militarism in the Pacific, What Can its Defeat to Iran Teach an Observant China?
Springtime saw Beijing security officials presented with two valuable datasets that would inform potentialities in a conflict between China…
Tulsi Gabbard Resigns After Her Office Contradicted Trump, Pentagon’s Claims on Iran Missile Capabilities
Tulsi Gabbard announced on Friday, May 22nd, her resignation from the position as Director of National Intelligence (DNI),…
Intelligence Agencies Claims Iran Retains Substantial Missile Capabilities: Will Trump Ignore Them Again
One week before President Trump launched Operation Epic Fury, US intelligence officials found no evidence to suggest that Iran…
Iran War Reaches Critical Juncture in May
Nearly two months after the outbreak of war between the United States and Iran, the conflict is entering a…
Options for Tin Mining in North America Are Scarce, Even in Canada
Canada is blessed with huge deposits of virtually every so-called critical mineral needed for mass production of 21st century…
US–Iran Talks Edge Toward Fragile Breakthrough
The possibility of a peace deal has emerged in the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran, with…
US Lowers Fee to Renounce Citizenship by 80%, Advocates Continuing Fighting for 100%
On Friday, the US State Department published a final rule in which it outlined a reduction in the fee…
Surge in What Appears to Be Blowback Terrorism Against the US Since Attacking Iran
At just day 12 of the US-Israeli war against the Islamic Republic of Iran, there have been 4 violent…
03/26 End of the Empire: Trump Couldn’t Resist the Big One
End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world of…
Israel Approaching Tehran Operations Like Gaza, Focusing on Civilian Infrastructure
It’s day 6 of a regime change war that Israel has been seeking for more than 30 years, and…
Gulf War Direction Rests on Missiles and Defense Systems, Who Has More and Who’s Running Out
Four days into the missile-heavy hostilities that have engulfed the Gulf and reporters in the Arab world are hot…