SCO and NATO Declarations, 10 July 2024

The foregoing is the root of USA Foreign Policy, and as such, a correlate of the Primakov Doctrine, the root of Russian Foreign Policy. These are original documents, primary literature. See for yourself. Decide who, if either, conducts adult statecraft and who prefers juvenile fantasy. If both or neither, then . . . what do…

Four Documents At A Pivot Of History: May – July 2024

The foregoing is the root of USA Foreign Policy, and as such, a correlate of the Primakov Doctrine, the root of Russian Foreign Policy. Astana Declaration of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Amarynth: Comments on the Astana DeclarationNATO’s official document is here. Joint Statement on the Results of the…

Anatomy Of A Massacre

The foregoing is the root of USA Foreign Policy, and as such, a correlate of the Primakov Doctrine, the root of Russian Foreign Policy. 1904, Halford John Mackinder 1946, George F. Kennan 1997, George F. Kennan Principle I The United States have no authority in the domestic affairs of other nations and expect other nations…

Attitudinal Data Points — May 2024 to June 2024 — Let’s Face Facts

The foregoing is the root of USA Foreign Policy, and as such, a correlate of the Primakov Doctrine, the root of Russian Foreign Policy. The dissolution of the dichotomy between Jivatma and Paramatma, generated by karmic causes, is the essence of Indian culture. – BABA Exceptionalism is a deadly virus. Israel captured The USofA. This…

From “Greatest Generation” To “Betrayed-est Generation”

The foregoing is the root of USA Foreign Policy, and as such, a correlate of the Primakov Doctrine, the root of Russian Foreign Policy. The following PDF of an original work is posted here with permission from its author: A contribution of my own to a general discussion of this subject: Principle I The United…

On The Road Ahead

The foregoing is the root of USA Foreign Policy, and as such, a correlate of the Primakov Doctrine, the root of Russian Foreign Policy. Principle I The United States have no authority in the domestic affairs of other nations and expect other nations to reciprocate by not feigning authority in our domestic affairs. The United…

Joint Statement, BRICS Foreign Ministers, 10 June 2024

The foregoing is the root of USA Foreign Policy, and as such, a correlate of the Primakov Doctrine, the root of Russian Foreign Policy. Principle I The United States have no authority in the domestic affairs of other nations and expect other nations to reciprocate by not feigning authority in our domestic affairs. The United…

Memorial Day 2024

Mary McHugh At The Grave Of Her Finance,James John Regan, On Memorial Day,Arlington National Cemetery Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth! Even so — it is the voice of the Spirit; let them rest from their toils; for what they have done goes with them. Blessed are the mourners!they will…

This Is Harsh, You Are Forewarned

The foregoing is the root of USA Foreign Policy, and as such, a correlate of the Primakov Doctrine, the root of Russian Foreign Policy. Principle I The United States have no authority in the domestic affairs of other nations and expect other nations to reciprocate by not feigning authority in our domestic affairs. The United…

Battlefield Architecture

The foregoing is the root of USA Foreign Policy, and as such, a correlate of the Primakov Doctrine, the root of Russian Foreign Policy. Hypersonics maneuvering at range and scale have reversed the phenomenology-calculations of front-line combat.  This graphic represents an effort to think through that reality to the far edge of its relevance: Principle…

Ich Bin Übergefragt

The foregoing is the root of USA Foreign Policy, and as such, a correlate of the Primakov Doctrine, the root of Russian Foreign Policy. Do not ask to understand somethingwhich goes beyond a common sense. Western leaders are trapped in own narrative of lies based on lousy strategic intel, especially economic intel. Western intel people…

POTUS Kennedy And Nationalism

The foregoing is the root of USA Foreign Policy, and as such, a correlate of the Primakov Doctrine, the root of Russian Foreign Policy. JFK’s Embrace of Third World Nationalists Kennedys And King Principle I The United States have no authority in the domestic affairs of other nations and expect other nations to reciprocate by…

A Coup d’œil – I

The foregoing is the root of USA Foreign Policy, and as such, a correlate of the Primakov Doctrine, the root of Russian Foreign Policy. As I observe developments inside and beyond our nation’s borders, I am convinced an era of one-power, one-ideology dominance passes ungraciously in fire of its own making and an era of…

Quick Thoughts

The aphorism literary form always has appealed to me as suitable for what I want to say or write. The reason why, I am not sure. The Biblical Prophetic couplet, possibly. Shakespeare, possibly. Pascal and Wittgenstein, possibly. Sathya Sai Baba, probably. Strictly and loosely, over the years I repaired to the aphorism literary form, under…

Attitudinal Data Points — October 2023 to May 2024 — Let’s Face Facts

The foregoing is the root of USA Foreign Policy, and as such, a correlate of the Primakov Doctrine, the root of Russian Foreign Policy. We start with the most recent: By dumbing down your schools, you have degraded your own security, military ability, and even moral courage and spiritual serenity. A consequence of Nominalist, Positivist,…

Colonel (Retired) Jacques Baud, Professional Perspectives

The foregoing is the root of USA Foreign Policy, and as such, a correlate of the Primakov Doctrine, the root of Russian Foreign Policy. If you reach an operational objective, that opens the door to a strategic objective.If you reach a strategic objective, that opens the door to a political objective.Clausewitz means this by, War…