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By Rhod Mackenzie

The outcome of the meeting between the US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the APEC summit on October 15 was quite modest. This endorses analyst opinion that the nations are in deep political conflict and the past discussions were required to avoid further...

By Rhod Mackenzie

At a post-summit press conference between the United States and China, President Joe Biden reiterated his view that Xi Jinping is a dictator.

"Well, he is a dictator. He alone governs a communist country with a vastly different government to ours. Nevertheless, we have made pro...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Since early October, amidst the military conflict between the Palestinian Hamas movement and Israel, Iran has been at the forefront of many conversations. While it is true that Tehran has connections with Hamas, it would be impracticable to reduce Iran's connection with its entir...

By Rhod Mackenzie

For the past five months, Russian oil has been traded above the $60 price limit set by Western nations. This oil is transported by numerous parties including Greek shipping companies and tankers that have lacked Western registration and insurance. As a result, Russia's monthly in...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Russia has almost entirely evaded the price ceiling imposed on its oil by the countries of the G7 last December, which was set at $60 per barrel, states the Financial Times (FT). The publication cites a senior European official, who reveals that in October, nearly all of Russia'...

By John Gong

The architects of the current global governance system have failed the world. Not only didn’t they redeem the sins of their ancestors, but we now have the leaders of the richest club in the world convening every year preaching to the rest of the planet about the rules-based order, whi...