Lukashenko in Belarus seems to me as horrid and his position as untenable as any. Ultimately his survival has hinged on Putin's fraying power to protect Russia's client states and subordinate satraps. As fell Assad, so will go Lukashenko.
In its swift execution, without evidence or due process, the trial of Ceausescu has a hallmark of the Trial of Socrates. His popular replacement was also charged with crimes against humanity, which are still outstanding.
Dan mentioned loans and Xi Jinping, neither of which are going away and may be perpetual. Documented by Russian Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar in his 2007 Collapse of an Empire, it was the loan repayments and their calling-in that caused the austerity in Romania and the collapse of the entire Soviet system. Today, the world owes China perhaps $5trillion, of which $1tr is owed by the USA. China's overseas lending has shifted from government-to-government loans to state-owned companies and banks, joint ventures, private institutions, and special purpose vehicles, as were Western loans to Soviet bloc countries ...
Netanyahu should take note.
Shhhhh… don’t tell anyone but I think I hinted at that
Lukashenko in Belarus seems to me as horrid and his position as untenable as any. Ultimately his survival has hinged on Putin's fraying power to protect Russia's client states and subordinate satraps. As fell Assad, so will go Lukashenko.
A scorching piece of writing. Chillingly told.
In its swift execution, without evidence or due process, the trial of Ceausescu has a hallmark of the Trial of Socrates. His popular replacement was also charged with crimes against humanity, which are still outstanding.
Dan mentioned loans and Xi Jinping, neither of which are going away and may be perpetual. Documented by Russian Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar in his 2007 Collapse of an Empire, it was the loan repayments and their calling-in that caused the austerity in Romania and the collapse of the entire Soviet system. Today, the world owes China perhaps $5trillion, of which $1tr is owed by the USA. China's overseas lending has shifted from government-to-government loans to state-owned companies and banks, joint ventures, private institutions, and special purpose vehicles, as were Western loans to Soviet bloc countries ...