Zbigniew Brzezinski

In response to my recent article on US imperial wars some people objected to my characterisation of the US empire. I wrote: “In global terms the US has never been more powerful” and some were quick to point out that the US empire is very weak. To those people I want to say that we are both right, but the weaknesses of the US empire do not generally affect its functioning. One day these weakness will become very, very important, but we cannot predict when that will be.

Jay Dyer
21st Century Wire

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To the surprise of many, some old Cold Warriors, including Zbigniew Brzezinski, are cooling to the idea of a New Cold War with Russia and China, recognizing that cooperation makes more sense than confrontation, notes Kathy Kelly. By Kathy Kelly It…Read more →

Evil old ladies, broken chessboards and technical shutdowns + this day in history w/the Munich massacre and our song of the day by Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam on your Morning Monarchy for September 6, 2016.

5/5 (18) Many people shared this article, and it's well worth pondering, as it seems the perpetually vowel-impaired Zbgnw Brzznsk is rethinking his grand chessboard idea:
The Broken Chessboard: Brzezinski Gives Up On Empire
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(ANTIMEDIA) Foreign policy lunatic, architect of the ‘New World Order,’ and personal mentor to Barack Obama, Zbigniew Brzezinski, appears to have abandoned his lifelong dream of a complete, unchallenged American empire.

Branko Malić
21st Century Wire
Zbigniew Brzezinski’s book Between Two Ages – America’s Role in the Technetronic Era became something of a conspiracy theorist’s (un)holy writ. Ironically, this came to pass precisely in the wake of fulfilment of some of Zbig’s predictions, littering the margins of the first third of his book.

4.86/5 (7) Mr. J.S. shared this important story from Russia's Sputnik online magazine, and it's not only a stunner, but it positively compels some high octane speculation:
Merkel Offered Shinzo Abe NATO Membership, Reports Japanese Press…
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S’il y a cause de se réjouir cette semaine en France, c’est sans doute parce que les « Panama Papers » ne révèlent presque rien sur les paradis fiscaux des élites françaises.