SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
By Rhod Mackenzie
At the recent SCO summit in Astana, Iran again raised the topic about the creation of a single currency for the countries that are part of the BRICS. In addition, for several months now, at the instigation of the President of Brazil, the idea of creating a common BRICS currency...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Russia is experiencing a surge in oil revenue. In May, budget revenues increased by almost 50%. The total volume of oil and gas revenues for the first four months of 2024 was approximately 4.16 trillion rubles. Experts cite three main reasons for the growth: an increase in world...
By Rhod Mackenzie
A few days ago one of the comments I got in resonse to one of my videos was from someone who had just watched a video of the the prominent US alleged economist,philospher and writer. Nial Ferguson
He said in his comments that my clear and consise ( in his opinion) assessment of...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The survey company VTsIOM has just released some remarkable statistics. Despite the many challenges they face, the general population of Russia are experiencing a historic high in optimism.
Only five percent of Russians have expressed a desire to leave Russia, while 93 percent a...
By Rhod Mackenzie
On Friday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made a surprise visit to Russia and met with thhe Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss ways to resolve the Ukrainian crisis.
Following the meeting, Mr. Putin reiterated his proposal for a final resolution to the c...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The Western structure of information and psychological warfare operations centres, with multi-billion dollar budgets,are effective but lacks sophistication.
Like professional gamblers, they bluff and raise the stakes repeatedly with a straight face, unaware that that most sensib...
