A lot of people in the West still talk about Russia and China as if they are building a new Soviet bloc. Two giants. Two civilizations. Two anti-Western powers standing shoulder to shoulder against America and Europe. That is the image Moscow wants you to see. Xi welcomes Putin with red carpets and warm smiles….
For years, the West has talked about China as if it were something almost superhuman. A civilization that thinks in centuries. A state that always plans ahead. A disciplined machine buying the future while democracies bicker, panic, and waste time. But I’ve heard this music before. I was born in the Soviet Union. And the…
The signs feel chilling.Military parades roll through Beijing. Red carpets unroll for Putin. Smiles, handshakes, promises of friendship — and behind them, a shared enemy: the West. But this isn’t the Cold War reborn. Something different is forming. Today I’ll take you past the parades and the propaganda, into the machinery of autocracy itself. Here’s…
Vladimir Putin has never been much of a domestic politician. He doesn’t like mingling with the people, doesn’t care about fixing potholes, or hospitals, or schools. His eyes have always been turned outward. What excites him is war. What excites him is sitting at a polished table with world leaders, dividing spheres of influence, making…
