>>I would never have imagined that a document normally as portentous as a new US National Security Strategy (NSS) would be describable as “slop.” But in truth that is a kind word for a document equally deserving of another four-letter word beginning with s.<<

Edited: added USPol tag, apologies

https://asiatimes.com/2025/12/the-trump-vance-national-security-strategy-declares-political-war/

#USNews #Racism #ForeignRelations #Europe #Russia #AsiaTimes #Slop #USPol

A long article (in English 🇬🇧) on the rise of the USD 💵 (since the World War II), the incredible debt of the USA today since the loss of parity with gold in 1971 (and the reason why); the possible deepening of that loss (this time from China 🇨🇳); the consolidation of the BRICS grouping and mBridge (an alternative to the SWIFT financial system); the UAE no longer selling barrels of oil in dollars, and potentially a new parity on gold and oil. 👍🏼
https://asiatimes.com/2024/07/cryptos-gold-and-the-end-of-the-dollar/ #asia #asiatimes #longread