The India-Middle East-Europe transportation corridor may be the talk of the town, but it will likely go the way of the last three Asia-to-Europe connectivity projects touted by the west-to the dustbin. Here’s why.

The U.S. invasion of Iraq paved the way for the systematic looting and destruction of countless ancient artifacts and manuscripts–with the UAE and Israel playing a significant part in the ongoing theft and global smuggling of these items.

While the wholesale theft of Syria’s natural resources continues under the watch of illegal U.S. troops, the Russian project of resurrecting ISIS-destroyed Palmyra stands as a stark reminder that ruins can rise again-if Syria’s friends help pave the way.

While the five original BRICS states have their geopolitical differences, they are finding enormous common ground on the geoeconomic front as trade volumes surge and trade routes multiply.

The U.S. dollar is essential to U.S. global power projection. But in 2022, the dollar share of reserve currencies slid 10 times faster than the average in the past two decades.

In Moscow this week, the Chinese and Russian leaders revealed their joint commitment to redesign the global order, an undertaking that has ‘not been seen in 100 years.’

In an exclusive interview with The Cradle, Russia’s top macroeconomics strategist criticizes Moscow’s slow pace of financial reform and warns there will be no new global currency without Beijing.

The failed coup in Brazil is the latest CIA stunt, just as the country is forging stronger ties with the east.

Challenging the western monetary system, the Eurasia Economic Union is leading the Global South toward a new common payment system to bypass the U.S. Dollar.

An investigation into British and American collusion with the terror groups that kidnapped and murdered western hostages in Syria.

Secret talks between Russia and Germany to resolve their Nord Stream 1 and 2 issues had to be averted at any cost.

Forget development. Washington’s primary interest in Africa today is keeping the Chinese and Russians out.

The Syrian regime-change war and Lebanon’s economic collapse happened under Saad Hariri’s watch, but the Future Movement leader is seldom mentioned for the pivotal role he played in Lebanon’s unravelling.

The Putin-Erdogan meeting in Sochi has rapidly accelerated Russian-Turkish economic initiatives and financial ties. These include bypassing western sanctions, integrating money transfers, and trading outside the dollar.

The Jewish Agency is Israel’s life source and the Kremlin shut it down this month. The fallout may be a measurable schism between Moscow and Tel Aviv, in which the latter has a lot to lose.

Against the odds and powerful rivals pitted against him, former PM Khan’s win in Punjab elections is a victory for democracy and Pakistan’s sovereignty

Biden’s letter to Congress reaffirms continued U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition.

In Davos and beyond, NATO’s upbeat narrative plays like a broken record, while on the ground, Russia is stacking up wins that could sink the Atlantic order.

Under pressure to side with the west on Ukraine, Israel and Turkey risk falling out with Russia–which will benefit Iran in the long-term.

The world’s new monetary system, underpinned by a digital currency, will be backed by a basket of new foreign currencies and natural resources. And it will liberate the Global South from both western debt and IMF-induced austerity.