(2025-10-30). The Stage Is Set For A US-Instigated Security Dilemma Between The Eurasian Rimland Heartland. thealtworld.com US-backed NATO, Pakistan, and the "Asian/Containment Crescent" of Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines are poised to respectively face off against Russia, India, and China across this century. | The US is sending mixed signals about the
(2025-10-30). The Future of US-Russian Arms Control After New Start. thealtworld.com The last remaining arms control treaty between Russia and the US, New Start, is set to expire in February 2026. Without a new agreement to take its place, the US and Russia are likely to engage in a new nuclear arms race, raising risk of a nuclear conflict. | The New Start treaty, signed and ratified by the US and Russia in 2010, is scheduled to expire on Feb. 5, 2026. It was extended once in 2021 for five years — the only extension permitted — and cannot be extended again. It is the last remaining vestige of a US-Russian arms control infrastructure crafted during the Cold War-era designed to reduce t…
(2025-10-29). Russian Encirclement of Ukrainian Troops 'THE BEGINNING OF THE END' for Kiev. thealtworld.com Russian troops have encircled more than 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers in Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk) in the Donetsk region, and in Kupyansk in the Kharkov Region, and media in the West are starting to admit that it's a dire situation for Kiev. | Not only does Kiev stand to lose a key logistics hub in the Donbass, but access to Pokrovsk will also give Russia access to Konstantinovka in the northeast, and will further help their drive towards the last two major remaining Ukrainian-controlled cities in Donetsk: Kramatorsk and Slaviansk. | Scott Ritter, former UN Weapons Inspector and US Marine Corps Intelligence Officer, n…
(2025-10-29). Putin's Offer To Extend The New START Is A Goodwill Gesture To Trump. thealtworld.com 
Goodwill gestures are meant to make the recipient trust whoever does them with the expectation that they'll then be reciprocated for improving their relations. | Putin