(2023-05-25). Yet another success of Russia's Middle East diplomacy. journal-neo.org 
On May 10, an earlier announced meeting of the foreign ministers of the Astana format participants — Russia, Iran, Turkey and Syria — took place in Moscow. It should be noted that this summit of representatives of the Quartet took the baton from the heads of defense departments. The latter shows that Russia, as the […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-05-24). Railway Of Resistance: A Grand Project To Connect Iran, Iraq, Syria. popularresistance.org Sir Halford John Mackinder, one of Britain's most prominent theorists in the field of geopolitics, discusses the significance of land connectivity between nations in his 1904 essay called The Geographical Pivot of History. | Besides introducing his notable Heartland Theory, Mackinder argued that advancements in transportation technology, such as the development of railways, have altered the balance of power in international politics by enabling a powerful state or group of states to expand its influence along transport routes. | The establishment of blocs, like the EU or BRICS, for instance, aims to enhance commu…
(2023-05-24). China 'not in US ballgame' in Middle East, top official says. middleeasteye.net 
China 'not in US ballgame' in Middle East, top official says | US downplays Beijing's efforts to expand geopolitical clout | Wed, 05/24/2023 – 18: 02 | Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang during meeting in Beijing, on 6 April 2023 (Reuters) | The US is in "a different ball game" in the Mid…
(2023-05-24). With all the debt limit talk, few eye Pentagon cuts. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—In all the talk about cutting spending in return for raising the U.S. debt limit, there seems to be a sacred cow: The Pentagon. A survey of websites of groups normally expected to advocate for cutting military spending—including US Labor Against War and Racism, the United Electrical Workers, and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union—discloses …