The new great game moves from asiapacific to indo pacific. Globalistan, from 2007, was an extended reportagewarped travel book across the bush years, where i argued the world was being plunged into liquid war alluding to energy flows but also to the liquid modernity character of postmodern war. The new great game moves from asiapacific to indopacific. What happens on the immense battlefield for the control of eurasia will provide the ultimate plot line in the tumultuous rush towards a new, polycentric world order, also known as the new great game. Andrei martyanovs latest book provides unceasing evidence about the kind of lethality waiting for u. Posted with permission as far as realpolitik afghanistan is concerned, with or without a deal, the us military want to stay in what is a priceless greater middle east base to deploy hybrid war techniques nearly two decades after the invasion and occupation of afghanistan post911, and after an interminable war. Pepe escobar, born in brazil, is the roving correspondent for hong kongthailandbased asia times and analyst for torontowashingtonbased the real news. It shows how globalization is not proceeding according to.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Pepe escobar journalist, paris, bangkok, hong kong in the late 19th century, the original great game pitted the british against the russian empires. Parts of the book are highly critical of american foreign policy, yet pepe escobar focuses not on the us military, but on the iraqi people. The vineyard of the saker the vineyard of the saker. While china and russia solidify their economic and political alliance, the u. Pepe escobar has 19 books on goodreads with 505 ratings. Pepe escobar, born in brazil, is the roving correspondent for hong kongthailandbased asia times and analyst for torontowashingtonbased the real news since the mid1980s, he has. As the raging twenties unleash a radical reconfiguration of the planet, coronavirus literally crowned poison has for all practical purposes served a poisoned chalice of fear and panic to myriad, mostly western, latitudes. Same for tehran, which identifies very well the multiple machinations, instrumentalizing the gcc petrodollar gang, aimed at perpetuating a sunnishiite fratricidal war. The roving eye collection and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. It shows how globalization is not proceeding according to the myth of everyone profits. How the globalized world is dissolving into liquid war, nimble books. How the syria war was won by pepe escobar, october 20, 2019. Thus spoke a highlevel us business mover and shaker with secure transit in rarified masters of the universerelated circles, amidst the utter political chaos provoked by head of the fbi james comeys latest bombshell.
Youll be acquainted with the iran the next war will probably hit. How the globalized world is dissolving into liquid war. Pepe escobar globalistan weaves three parallel and intersecting themes. Join facebook to connect with pepe escobar and others you may know. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Compare hundreds of millions of asians serene response to the coroavirus crisis with the wests fear, panic and hysteria. Pepe escobars article is not an economics or educationtheory piece, and no economics or educationtheory journal would publish it. Once in a blue moon an indispensable book comes out making a clear case for sanity in what is now a postmad world. May 23, 2016 information clearing house rt so foreign ministers from the 28 nato membernations met in brussels for a twoday summit, while mighty military power montenegro was inducted as a new member.
He writes a column the roving eye for asia times online, and works as an analyst for rt, sputnik news, and press tv. Pepe escobar is the roving correspondent for asia times. He is the former roving correspondent for asia times online. In the early 21st century, the new great game pits the indispensable nation, the us, against a russiachina strategic. Why obama cant get away from the decision points of infinite war by. Pepe escobar is the roving correspondent for asia timeshong kong, an analyst for rt and tomdispatch, and a frequent contributor to websites and radio shows ranging from the us to east asia. You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2. On the surface, coronavirus is a dream bioweapon for those fixated on wreaking havoc across china and praying for regime change.
Stories are told of the leaders of the factions fighting for power as well as the heartwrenching narratives from everyday people struggling to live within and around the war zone. Which brings us to the next war insistently monopolizing the rumor mill in the beltway. How the globalized world is dissolving into liquid war nimble books, 2007. Pepe escobar and luiz inacio lula da silva september 2, 2019 1,500 words leave a comment in a wideranging, twohourplus, exclusive interview from a prison room in curitiba in southern brazil, former brazilian president luis inacio lula da silva reemerged for the first time, after more than 500 days in jail, and sent a clear message to the world. Total system failure will give rise to new economy. Globalistan weaves three parallel and intersecting themes. The opening 2015, oct 1 lecture the new great game pepe escobar journalist, paris, bangkok, hong kong. Why france is hiding a cheap and tested virus cure whats going on in the fifth largest economy in the world arguably points to a major collusion scandal in. Pepe escobar on the cia heroin trade northwest research.
As bad as it is the folks above the president make the decisions. Pepe escobar is the roving correspondent for asia times, an analyst for rt and sputnik, and a tomdispatch regular. How the globalized world is dissolving into liquid war pepe escobar on. The military will persist in an indopacific trapping of china within the inner islands. Dec 25, 2019 andrei martyanovs latest book provides unceasing evidence about the kind of lethality waiting for u. Pepe escobar is an amazing journalist with a highly observant manner which very few other journalists can even come close to reaching. Qassem soleimani, apart from a torrent of crucial geopolitical ramifications, once again. The only possible move by the indispensable nation on the new great game chessboard, considering that the u. The new silk roads or belt and road initiative bri were launched by president xi jinping in 20, first in central asia nursultan and then southeast asia jakarta.
Follow tomdispatch on twitter and join us on facebook. Pepe escobar born 1954 is a brazilian investigative journalist. As the deadly coronavirus pandemic rampages across the world, max blumenthal and ben norton speak with independent geopolitical analyst pepe escobar about the new us cold war with china, potential origins of the covid19 virus, the collapse of the european union, antichina corporate media narratives, and beijings strategy to build a new silk road. Syria war, sochi peace by pepe escobar, november 26, 2017 the isisdaesh killing field.
Pepe escobar, author at global researchglobal research. How china and the new silk road threaten american imperialism pepe escobar. How the globalized world is dissolving into liquid war nimble books, 2007, red zone blues. How the globalized world is dissolving into liquid war, by pepe escobar. How the globalized world is dissolving into liquid. There is no indication that the state powers of the hegemon will relent. His latest book is 2030, also by nimble books, out in december 2015. Once in a blue moon an indispensable book comes out making a clear case for sanity in what is now a. The new great game pepe escobar journalist, paris, bangkok, hong kong.
Most nations around it are going into melt down and the remaining ones with the exception of iran exhibit neither the political leadership nor. This marvelous book by pepe escobar, the wellknown roving eye of asia times online, ought to be placed on the desk of every member of the us congress, as well as british parliament members and any others who are debating placing their troops in farflung remote areas of the world to. A letter from iraq grief, forgiveness, and 20 million pilgrims by pepe escobar, november 12, 2017 the inside story of the saudi night of long knives by pepe escobar, november 07, 2017. Pepe escobar is the roving correspondent for asia times and analyst for the real news. Why france is hiding a cheap and tested virus cure whats going on in the fifth largest economy in the world arguably points to a major collusion scandal in which the french government. The coronavirus pandemic and us hybrid war on china with.
Jan 20, 2020 the roots of american demonization of shia islam. He writes a column the roving eye for asia times online, and works as an analyst for rt, sputnik news, and press tv as well as formerly for al jazeera escobar has focused on central asia and the middle east, and has covered iran on a continuous basis since the late 1990s escobar has reported extensively from afghanistan. The looting in iraq would supposedly be the oil that would not only pay for the war, but for americas supply of oil for the next 1,000 years or so, the new american reich based on iraqi oil. It is one of the fastest growing news sites in the world. China locked in hybrid war with us the vineyard of the saker. Escobar has focused on central asia and the middle east, and has covered iran on a continuous basis since the late 1990s. This essay is a companion to my own globalistan, published in early 2007, which i defined as a warped geopolitical travel book. Borrowing from zygmunt baumans concept of liquid modernity, i called it liquid war and not only because. Pepe escobar, inside chinas new normal tomdispatch. Pepe escobar is one of the best geopolitical journalists around. Pepe escobar, welcome to pipelineistan tomdispatch. I s the planet under the spell of a range of black swans a wall street meltdown caused by an alleged oil war between russia and the house of saud. In the next great power war, they are looking for the weapons. News and analysis of the multipolar world aims to provide accurate factual information about political and economic events.
How the globalized world is dissolving into liquid war, on librarything. Browse a new selection of discounted kindle books each month. Afghanistan, cia drug trade, heroin, pepe escobar, professor alfred mccoy this entry was posted on october 2, 2016 at 7. I agree if there were a lot of war appropriations, if the looting is conducive. Liquid war postcard from pipelineistan by pepe escobar. I suggest you confine your criticisms to footballtalk in sports bars.
I argued then that in a context of remedievalization the world fragmented into stans we are now living an intestinal war, an undeclared global civil war. If you want to understand how the world works, and go way beyond the coverage of mass media rubish really, this is your book. Pepe escobar for asia times after years of reporting on the global war on terror, many questions behind the us attacks remain unresolved afghanistan was bombed and invaded because of 911. His latest book is named obama does globalistan nimble books, 2009. A continuum with previous volumes published by nimble books does apply. By pepe escobar january 19, 2016 information clearing house scf facing the gleaming doha skyline on a persian gulf winter carries the merit of a panoramic perspective. Pure war in tehran by pepe escobar asia times, 18 october, 2014 ive just spent a frantic week in tehran. By pepe escobar in moscow special to consortium news once in a blue moon an indispensable book comes. The vineyard of the saker the vineyard of the saker total. To answer the final question pepe proffers, yes, the war will continue until china is broken, contained, set back. Pepe escobar there cannot be a more startling provocation against iran in a long list of sanctions and provocations than what just happened in baghdad. Virtually the whole planet holds its collective breath at the prospect of hillary clinton possibly becoming the next president of the united states potus. How china and russia are running rings around washington pepe escobar. Covering geopolitical news and current affairs across asia asia times is a panasia online news platform covering politics, economics, business and culture from an asian perspective.
Jan 04, 2020 pepe escobarthere cannot be a more startling provocation against iran in a long list of sanctions and provocations than what just happened in baghdad. Pepe escobar is always provocative, always surprises, and so i read his. Pepe escobar, born in brazil is the roving correspondent for asia times and an analyst for the real news network. Could a state for greater kurdistan be on the horizon. From syria and iraq to ukraine, from afpak to libya, from iran to russia, and from the persian gulf to china, foreign correspondent pepe escobar, author of the roving eye column for asia timeshong kong, crisscrosses what the pentagon calls the arc of instability. Globalistan and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. He writes for rt, sputnik and tomdispatch, and is a frequent contributor to websites and radio and tv shows ranging from the us to east asia. Iraq is now the preferred battleground of a proxy war against iran that may now metastasize into hot war. The shocking thing tho is that for all of the asian wisdom, or multipolar opposition to the west etc as represented by people like pepe escobar no major government or international organisation, is denouncing the satanic cruely of lockdown in poor countries like indonesia, india and u. The next war pepe escobar the financial armageddon. Pepe escobar is an independent geopolitical analyst. Iraq is now the preferred battleground of a proxy war against iran that may now metastasize into hot war, with devastating consequences. The areas been the scene of heavy fighting between. Asia times roving correspondent pepe escobar just returned from a reporting trip to the donetsk peoples republic dpr, the prorussian enclave in the donetsk oblast province of eastern ukraine.
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