As Gerald Celente has frequently noted, “When all else fails, they take you to war.”
Tag: geopolitics
NO PEACE, MORE WAR: ONCE PEACEFUL SWEDEN RAMPING UP FOR WAR
Stockholm announced last week that it will abandon its debt-conscious approach to military funding and ramp up its yearly spending from 2.4 percent of its GDP to 3.5 percent within five years…
ERDOGAN’S TOP RIVAL IS ARRESTED, SPARKING MASSIVE PROTESTS ACROSS TURKEY
Violent protests have broken out across Turkey over the arrest of Istanbul’s Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu—a political threat to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
FRANCE USING PUBLIC FUNDS TO BUILD WAR MACHINE
France will tap into state-owned financial institutions to bolster its military spending amid the so-called threat from Russia and new concerns about the stability of U.S. defense support.
ASIAN DEFENSE COMPANIES SEE WINDFALL FROM EUROPE’S MILITARIZATION
Defense contractors in Asia stand to benefit from new contracts from European countries who look to bolster their militaries and turn away from relying on the U.S. to produce their weapons.
RECESSIONARY GERMANY TO BREAK OPEN THE PIGGY BANK TO PREPARE FOR WAR WITH RUSSIA, TRY TO BOOST FLAGGING ECONOMY
Germany is putting its (borrowed) money where its mouth is.
EU PLANS MAJOR WEAPONS SHOPPING SPREE AMID SO-CALLED THREAT FROM RUSSIA
European countries see the potential of revitalizing their economies as they plan to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on military advancements amid what they see as a direct threat from a resurgent Russia.
PUTIN AGREES TO CEASEFIRE ON ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE AFTER CALL WITH TRUMP, BUT STRIKES CONTINUE
Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to stop targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure for 30 days after another two-and-a-half-hour phone call with President Donald Trump last week—which fell short of the unconditional ceasefire that Trump sought.
TOP GERMAN WEAPONS MANUFACTURER PREPARES FOR WINDFALL AS EU TAKES OUT CREDIT CARD FOR WAR
Rheinmetall, Europe’s top weapons manufacturer, announced last week that it expects to see sales jump up to 30 percent this year on the back of the EU and Berlin’s plan to pour money into their military budgets to prepare for what they see as a resurgent Russia and a slinking U.S.
PUTIN REFUSES TO ACCEPT UNFAVORABLE U.S. CEASEFIRE PROPOSAL
Russian President Vladimir Putin last week refused to agree to a 30-day ceasefire proposal to pause the fighting in Ukraine because he said the deal is unfavorable to Russia—which is gaining new ground by the day—and would only give Kyiv the opportunity to regroup, rearm, and catch its breath.