With everything happening it is hard to keep everything in your head all the time.  Yesterday, reading Pepe Escobar’s latest piece reminded me of a couple of themes I try to hit on regularly. The U.S. only negotiates when it’s losing Review the after-effects of major moments as turning points Vladimir Putin’s speech on March 1st when he announced Russia’s new weapon systems were one such turning point.  The after-effects of their announcement has been an acceleration of Trump’s plans to wind down the U.S. empire around the world. Trump and his advisors, most likely Secretary of Defense James Mattis, … Continue reading Because We Must Talk With Russia