19 de diciembre de 1991. Boris Yeltsin toma el Kremlin. Ignora a Gorbachov #efemérides#diciembre #borisyeltsin #kremlin #urss

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Ignoring JFK’s Warning on Russia
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/12/01/ignoring-jfks-warning-on-russia/
A history of U.S. bullying — from a broken promise not to expand NATO to deceit over Minsk — shows that U.S. leaders since the Cold War’s end have ignored J.F.K.’s dire warning not to humiliate a nuclear power. By…
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Ignoring JFK's Warning on Russia

A history of U.S. bullying -- from a broken promise not to expand NATO to deceit over Minsk -- shows that U.S. leaders since the Cold War's end have ignored J.F.K.'s dire warning not to humiliate a nuclear power. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fkKnfk4k40 By Joe Lauria Special to Consortium New

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#NationalizeBigOil
#PolluterPaysPrinciple

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...price shock, the war in #Ukraine and the destruction of the Nordstream pipeline let energy prices peak in the #EU. Another example was the major disruption of global supply lines by the #Covid-19 #pandemic.

And even a planned "#ShockTherapy" does not bode well for many economies, here's a look at the disastrous #Russian 1991 example of #BorisYeltsin:

https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/110486678385992086

Also, (sudden) price hikes usually hit...

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Secret Documents from the 1990s: How Close Was Russia to NATO Membership?

US President Bill Clinton sincerely wanted to bring Russia into the NATO fold.

European countries, though, were strictly opposed, particularly Germany.

Previously classified documents from the 1990s reveal German Chancellor Helmut Kohl's two-pronged strategy.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250827-secret-documents-from-the-1990s-how-close-was-russia-to-nato-membership?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Russia #NATO #ColdWar #Europe #Germany #BillClinton #HelmutKohl #BorisYeltsin #History #Longread

Secret Documents from the 1990s: How Close Was Russia to NATO Membership?

US President Bill Clinton sincerely wanted to bring Russia into the NATO fold. European countries, though, were strictly opposed, particularly Germany. Previously classified documents from the 1990s reveal German Chancellor …

Der Spiegel
NATO: The Most Dangerous Organization
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/07/15/nato-the-most-dangerous-organization/
By the time of its out-of-theater intervention in Afghanistan, it became clear that NATO now had the ability and permission to operate as the policeman of the U.S.-led order. By Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research The North Atlantic Treaty Organization…
#Politics #Afghanistan #Africa #AmericanEmpire #Analysis #China #ColdWar #Colonialism #Commentary #Europe #EuropeanUnion #Germany #History #HumanRights #IncomeInequality #Intelligence #International #Italy #Libya #Militarism #Nato #SovietUnion #UnitedNations #BarackObama #BorisYeltsin #CentralIntelligenceAgency(c.i.a.)) #CentralTreatyOrganizationCento #DonaldTrump #GeorgeKennan #GeorgeW.Bush #HastingsLionelIsmay #JoeBiden #U.n.Charter
NATO: The Most Dangerous Organization

By the time of its out-of-theater intervention in Afghanistan, it became clear that NATO now had the ability and permission to operate as the policeman of the U.S.-led order. By Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) claims that it i

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Vijay Prashad: NATO Is the United States
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/06/19/vijay-prashad-nato-is-the-united-states/
As NATO’s secretary general urges member nations to “shift to a wartime mindset,” now more than ever it is clear that this aggressive alliance poses a threat to peace on a global scale. By Vijay Prashad Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research …
#Politics #Commentary #Germany #Libya #Nato #Yugoslavia #BorisYeltsin #CampaignForNuclearDisarmament(cnd) #GermanInstitutesOfPeaceAndConflictResearch #Maritime #MaritimeAndTransportWorkers #MatthewWhitaker #NationalUnionOfRail #NatoSecretaryGeneralMarkRutte #PresidentDonaldTrump #Serbia #VijayPrashad
Vijay Prashad: NATO Is the United States

As NATO’s secretary general urges member nations to "shift to a wartime mindset," now more than ever it is clear that this aggressive alliance poses a threat to peace on a global scale. By Vijay Prashad Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research  On June 24 and 25, the members of the Nor

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The public breakdown between Trump and Musk highlights a familiar pattern among authoritarian leaders: they elevate allies only to discard them when their loyalty falters or their influence threatens the throne. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/06/12/world/lonely-authoritarians/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #elonmusk #vladimirputin #borisberezovsky #borisyeltsin #josefstalin #nikitakhrushchev #leonidbrezhnev #receptayyiperdogan
No loyalty lasts: Why authoritarians always betray their allies

The very public and acrimonious split between U.S. President Donald Trump and his once-favorite aide, Elon Musk, would be amusing if it were not so terrifying. Their puerile public feud demonstrated just how insecure — even unhinged — the world’s most powerful person and its wealthiest really are....

The Japan Times
JFK AU at 62: ‘Don’t Humiliate a Nuclear Power’
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/06/12/jfk-au-at-62-dont-humiliate-a-nuclear-power/
Sixty-two years ago this week, John F. Kennedy broke with the Cold War in his American University speech and warned against humiliating a nuclear weapons power, words that resonate more than ever, writes Joe Lauria. By Joe Lauria Special to…
#Politics #AmericanEmpire #Analysis #BidenAdministration #Britain #ColdWar #Commentary #Europe #ForeignPolicy #Germany #History #Militarism #Nato #Russia #SovietUnion #Ukraine #BillClinton #BorisYeltsin #GeorgeH.w.Bush #JoeBiden #JoeLauria #JohnF.Kennedy #SergeiLavrov #VladimirPutin #WilliamBurns
JFK AU at 62: 'Don't Humiliate a Nuclear Power'

Sixty-two years ago this week, John F. Kennedy broke with the Cold War in his American University speech and warned against humiliating a nuclear weapons power, words that resonate more than ever, writes Joe Lauria.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fkKnfk4k40 By Joe Lauria Special to Consortium

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WATCH: Joe Lauria -- Trump Defies Rational Analysis

Donald Trump is somebody very hard to define and to describe because we've never seen anything like him, the editor of Consortium News told Turkish journalist Tunç Akkoç’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQm08LoAQAE TRANSCRIPT Tunç Akkoç’: Hello everyone. Today we have a very special guest

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