The Trump administration’s push for companies with US ties to play a leading role in rebuilding Venezuela’s oil sector will erode the influence of China, Russia and Iran in the South American nation, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said ...

Crude oil production from the OPEC+ alliance slumped by as much as 439,000 barrels per day in January compared to December as a major supply disruption in Kazakhstan added to lower output from Iran and Venezuela, OPEC data showed in its Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR). Total OPEC+ crude oil production averaged 42.45 million barrels per day (bpd) in January 2026, down by 439,000 bpd versus December, as Kazakhstan’s output plummeted by 249,000 bpd, according to the OPEC estimates based on secondary sources ...

Poland has become accustomed to provocations linked to Russia. But recent cyber-attacks mark a serious escalation of Russia’s digital subversion in Europe beyond Ukraine https://t.co/FHWxE5ilZ8Photo: Getty Images https://t.co/8hpnUZSZD1 ...

RT David Rennie (@DSORennie)Are liberal values a luxury the West can’t afford? Europeans & US allies hear that now in Washington & from Asian, MidEast govts. But here’s the trap: when democracies turn illiberal they don’t become efficient technocracies, they become Russia or Hungary https://t.co/sxw1tW9IFS ...

Yeah. I like his book a lot. He's, you know, more of an economist.I'm a political scientist, so I'm focusing on the geopolitics specifically, and I think it's cyclical. So I see this as a bust cycle because the balance of power is no longer aligned with the institutions, the architecture, the policies or the values. And that's particularly playing out with the Americans, the most powerful country stepping back from their own historic leadership.So, I mean, the good news is that that's very unlikely to get y ...

Kenya to confront Russia over 'unacceptable' use of its nationals in combat https://t.co/JVnncEUbuT ...

In 2022, global central bank purchases of gold eclipsed a thousand tons for the first time since 1967. This rapid pace has shown little signs of slowing down with countries like China, Poland, Turkey, and Russia leading the way. At last glimpse, the World Gold Council estimated that global central banks held $4.7% trillion worth of gold, which is now higher than their net holdings of US treasuries.Although that statistic is shocking, it's relevant to note that it's not solely due to the amount of net purcha ...

GDP actually understates it.In GDP-PPP terms: China is already #1, India is #3, and Russia is #4.Balaji (@balajis):@Teawisher If they're so weak, then how did Russia (with help from China) fight all of NATO to a standstill in Ukraine?The alternative view is this: the World Bank reported that Russia flipped Japan in 2023 to become the fourth largest global economy in GDP PPP terms.[1]: https://t.co/n1OkW9ObzP ...

AMNA NAWAZ, AMID HEIGHTEN TENSIONS BETWEEN THE U .S. AND IRAN, SENIOR OFFICIALS CONCLUDED THE FIRST FACE-TO-FACE TALKS OVER IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM SINCE THE 12-DAY WAR LAST JUNE. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID MORE TALKS WERE COMING AND OFFERED A POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS.I THINK IRAN LOOKS LIKE THEY WANT TO MAKE A DEAL VERY BADLY, AS THEY SHOULD. LAST TIME THEY DECIDED MAYBE NOT TO DO IT, BUT I THINK THEY PROBABLY FEEL DIFFERENTLY. JOINING ME NOW IS BEN Ben Rhodes, former Deputy National Security Advi ...

US wants Russia and Ukraine to end war by June, says Zelensky https://t.co/97N3O66PtO ...