Geopolitical News: Tariffs, Ukraine, Russia/China, and Global Strategy

July 31, 2025
Edited Tariffs and Ukraine Commentary

So, France is accepting Palestine, but the Jews want to eliminate them , in a tug of war that has no resemblance in the modern world. You almost get the feeling that Western Europe still has a high antisemitic population , and no surprise— Islam is growing very fast in Europe, and there is no integration. They will live by their laws. Between mid-2010 and mid-2016, Europe received around 2.5 million Muslims. Here is another view: elites may like them because they believe they are anti-Nazi. In this narrative struggle, elites see the country's far right, led by the AfD (Alternative für Deutschland) party, as enemy number one , far more than they do radical Islam. Security concerns over Muslims are therefore limited to the former players and to a handful of figures in the media such as Alice Schwarzer or Birgit Kelle . Interesting, as they see criminal activity in Sweden as the new normal— sound familiar what the Swedes do? So, Italian Prime Minister Meloni thinks it is premature to accept Palestine before it really exists—it is still under Hamas regime and the Palestinian Authority, and a starving population with the world watching. And Netanyahu—is he authoritarian? Here is a view from a US liberal Jew, but are they accepting Palestine ?

Tariffs are still on everyone's mind, but it appears that despite the initial ridiculing on a global scale , the reality shows a picture of hard negotiations and some significant successes, while the US economy has not collapsed , inflation remains low, and Europe had to realize that a deal with the US is a better deal than with China, as the CCP keeps tabs on everyone. So, keep your fingers crossed—Trump will win and the anti-tariff brigade, well, keep your powder dry. Well, a lowly judge will certainly be found , but what do they want to protect or dissolve—agreements completed among countries? International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or Congress? Another losing argument for the naysayers. Well, some are still hoping the house of cards is collapsing—keep hoping.

When have you heard the last time that we fight for democracy in Ukraine and defend Europe from a Russian invasion? Now, we hear the US commander for Europe that 2027 is the year China and Russia start a war simultaneously. If China's President Xi Jinping makes a move on Taiwan, he likely would coordinate such an attack with Russian President Vladimir Putin, opening the possibility of a global conflict, he said. "That, to me, means that both of these things could happen together," said Grynkewich, who also serves as NATO supreme allied commander.

Let's take the world one at a time. Ukraine will fail on its own in the next six months, Europe has no money, Europeans do not want to fight, and Zelensky has finally revealed that he is only a puppet—was for Biden and now for his own people. Since the revelation that his administration forced the anti-corruption under his wings (since reversed) and made his own people mad , it became clear that he is a prisoner of his own party, represented by the "Jill" of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak —probably the worst the peace talkers can hope for but good for the warmongers. Without or even against the childless bachelor, nothing works in Kiev. He controls who has access to the president, he knows and uses his whims. Above all, he has a nose for who threatens to become more popular in the country than Zelensky. He eliminates it – usually with unclean methods . He prefers to pull the strings in the background. No wonder: one of his heroes is Cardinal Richelieu, the namesake of the "gray eminence." Except that Yermak is called the "green eminence" – because of his olive-green military clothing. Let's see if the West finally gets its act together—peace and working with Russia is a better deal than fighting Russia and China together.

Hard to negotiate —on one side Russophobes, the other Russians who feel the West betrayed them since WWII, and why is NATO really pushing so hard for the war? Well, there are still two years to 2027, enough for Russia to flatten Ukraine with the help of China, but that is above Macron's, Starmer's, and Merz's pay grade, but definitely above Ursula von der Leyen's. (Article will require translation.) So the new alliance is in place: Great Britain with Keir Starmer, France with Emanuel Macron and Germany with Friedrich Merz at the top, they believe they are in a position to raise so much money, nuclear submarines, cruise missiles, Euro jets and whatever else is necessary under the auspices of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and to arm themselves so far that Europe can support the world, without the USA and Russia, can or could conquer again in the 21st century.

And Russians vacation in Ukraine while the AZOV people are dreaming of victory with a toxic history with Adolf , and the cause for the Maidan event —the corruption is still present. And you can take it to the bank: China will not allow the collapse of Russia , ever. "At the very beginning, there was some hope China could be involved in the [peace] process. But now we've become more realistic and speak more openly: China supports Russia."

Edited Colonization Commentary

The colonization: The Colony and Protectorate of Kenya, commonly known as British Kenya or British East Africa, was part of the British Empire in Africa from 1920 until 1963. It was established when the former East Africa Protectorate was transformed into a British Crown colony in 1920. So why are the British involved with weapons in Ukraine? Should they not be at the front in Kenya or Gaza to resolve their old sins?

Burnt earth —perhaps legacy. Obviously they are playing a key role in NATO and the EU, but people simply forget the legacy of colonization and the damages in some regions and countries, as the protests in Kenya show and the drivers to it. It is called a civil war, part of forming a democracy? Unfortunately for society, but also a vacuum left by the once powers in charge.

That may beg the question if the US global presence is peace or war, and who were the aggressors along the way? East Asia the next brewing : calls for an 'Asia without America' might sound like peace. But remove the US and the ghosts of history come rushing in. And was Confucius really all about peace? And what about all the military buildup in China —another reason to strategically align with Russia for the West. The force is expected to make its public debut at a military parade in Beijing on September 3 to mark the 80th anniversary of China's victory over Japanese aggression in World War II. This year's parade is expected to feature the PLA's latest combat forces, including uncrewed intelligent systems and cyber and electronic warfare units, technologies central to the ISF's mission.

Hopefully it is not a Poppy Express —it is a start to normalization and stabilizing a region. Afghanistan seems to recover from its war-torn times and perhaps can exist without ISIS and other terrorist regimes, with trade. Nonetheless, the recent trilateral agreement signals renewed momentum and a strong political will to move the project forward. Afghan officials have welcomed the development as a critical step toward regional economic integration, emphasizing that improved infrastructure could contribute to long-term stability and development in Afghanistan. As a result of the wars , an estimated 4-6 million Afghans fled to Iran but are now shipped back as undocumented, as Iran is seeing some economic collapse. It is always the simple people getting trampled.

So are the mullahs better than the Shah? Pahlavi was speaking to POLITICO as he prepared to convene a conference of at least 500 opposition supporters, including activists, artists and athletes, in Munich on Saturday. He says the conference will be one of the most diverse gatherings of anti-regime movements ever held outside the country since the revolution —that depends on who you ask. So having a prosperous Afghanistan is a step forward. But now, the EU also wants to send the criminal immigrants to Afghanistan , as they realize they let too many, and the wrong ones, into the country? Well, Biden offered criminals a home; Trump built one —certainly better than Afghanistan.

Perhaps we should elect sociologists and psychiatrists into politics rather than lawyers. It would all be more human and more fun, like "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Too bad—they rather offer rhetorical solutions, but perhaps not all advice is good. An estimated 26% of Americans ages 18 and older—about 1 in 4 adults—suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. Perhaps just looking at history may offer solutions.

But the future of the international order might be more promising when you look for precedents outside of the 20th century West. More distant history provides some dramatic examples of how multipolar systems have managed to maintain peace. The challenges the world faces today are different from those faced by the great kings and pharaohs of the ancient Middle East, and they're different from the challenges faced by traders and maharajas in the pre-modern Indian Ocean. Nonetheless, exploring both of these cases can offer some enduring lessons for making multipolarity work in the 21st century. Here is an interesting read: "Marxism and Psychiatry: Rethinking Mental Health Politics for the Twenty-First Century Psycho politics" by Peter Sedgwick—and the result? During the leadership of General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev , psychiatry was used to disable and remove from society political opponents ( Soviet dissidents ) who openly expressed beliefs that contradicted the official dogma. [4] [5]

The term "philosophical intoxication", for instance, was widely applied to the mental disorders diagnosed when people disagreed with the country's Communist leaders and, by referring to the writings of the founding fathers of Marxism–LeninismKarl Marx , Friedrich Engels , and Vladimir Lenin —made them the target of criticism. [6] Another common pseudo-diagnosis was " sluggish schizophrenia."