Alastair Crooke
Director of Conflicts Forum; Former Senior British Diplomat; Author.
China: Will it now Toss Caution to the Wind?
This is key: In the dawning light of the US deceit over Taiwan, will China now toss caution aside, and recognise that it needs both Russian and Iranian military and strategic depth?
Winds of regional war are blowing
This dilemma for "Israel" precisely sat at the crux of discussion during the Biden visit to "Israel". "Israel" insisted that Biden must draw a ‘red line’ for Iran: Either agree to a diplomatic solution with Tehran within a fixed deadline or face war with America. Biden demurred.
The EU Begins the Start to Retreat
Does the ECB drill for oil? Does the ECB run a farm? Does the ECB drive a truck? Does the ECB pilot a cargo vessel across the Pacific or load freight at the Port of Los Angeles?
Reality Matters: Beyond the mental fog of ideology
Once the mental fog of ideology is lifted, the return of particularity -- rootedness, locality, community, and civilization -- will be permitted.
Two architectural rivals slug it out
The post-24 February world truly is different. The inexorable geopolitical logic today is that of America’s attention turning elsewhere, and the world sees a weaker US.
The Deeper Meaning of Ukraine
The wider Ukraine meaning lies in this insight: Other leaders are no longer naïve when the West offers glass beads (or paper dollars) in exchange for their real riches
The wind blows eastwards, the Saudis know it
Accelerating inflation is everywhere -- that’s obvious. Fiat currencies are sinking in real terms. And commodity-backed currencies that have implicit real value are being sought (i.e. the rouble).
"Israel" is both against and for a deal, and can't admit it, US is drifting
Got it? Crystal clear? "Israel" is habitually ‘against’, but the quality of its ‘no’ is bi-directional. It can move in one direction, or conversely in the opposite direction.
Break Russia to ‘save liberal order’, as bystanders become collateral ‘road kill’
It is understandable for Middle Eastern states to stay aloof, as ‘bystanders’, but that does not mean that they will avoid becoming ‘road kill’ in this Euro-collision. They will.