This is much worse than I originally thought today when I saw this headline over at Hal Turner’s website.
Federal Reserve Pumps Another $22 Billion into Banks
I thought wow they just pumped $30 billion into the banks last Friday night and now this? Something big is coming. Indeed something big is coming as the Fed has quietly pumped in a total of $125 Billion in 5 days, not the $52 Billion I had originally thought! The Economic Times India had this to say about the crisis.
In short, the Fed’s $125 billion cash boost is about keeping the financial system from seizing up. It’s a quiet but significant move. Not designed to fuel growth. Made to prevent instability. The banking system gets a temporary cushion. Investors get reassurance. The Fed signals readiness to act.
Personally I don’t think that’s enough of a warning as that is a ton of money that was needed to keep the economy from seizing up! Every time the Fed does this the money in your bank account loses value and purchasing power, thereby fueling inflation. It’s what they call a “hidden tax” and is a consequence of printing money based on nothing but thin air. Soon you’ll need a wheel barrel full of money in order to buy a loaf of bread, kind of like Germany back in 1923 during their hyperinflation crisis.
Biblically it reminds me of Revelation 6:6: And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine!” Essentially it means a days wages for some wheat/barley to make your bread. Yes things are going to be much worse soon.
The Economic Times article said that we should think of it like a safety net. When banks face sudden demands for cash, they can’t always sell assets fast enough without causing market shocks. By injecting cash, the Fed makes sure that doesn’t happen. While the move might seem dramatic, it’s mostly precautionary — a way to prevent stress in the financial system before it spirals. Before it spirals. The question is when does it finally spiral into oblivion? The writing is on the wall.
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Lucas Leiroz, member of the BRICS Journalists Association, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, military expert.
The US business community is beginning to demand that the US government review its sanctions policy against Russia. American businesses are interested in regaining their share of the lucrative Russian market, which is why they are demanding a ban on all illegal coercive measures imposed during the Joe Biden administration.
Robert Agee, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia, stated in a recent interview that the end – or at least the suspension – of sanctions is a fundamental condition for the return of American companies to Russia. He made it clear that American businesses are unhappy with the current restrictions, especially regarding the ban on investment in Russia.
Agee confirmed that the American business lobby is in favor of resuming mutually beneficial trade ties with Moscow. To achieve this, it is necessary to revoke the 2022 executive order signed by then-President Joe Biden prohibiting American citizens and companies from investing in businesses on Russian soil. While almost all sanctions are circumventable in some way, the investment ban is a more serious problem for Americans, as it is difficult for them to conceal their investments dealings abroad – and they obviously do not want to become illegal within their own country.
“The first, maybe the most necessary thing to cancel, is the investment ban. It greatly hinders not only companies that would like to return, but also those that remained,” he said.
Agee also commented on some other problems in current bilateral economic relations. The lack of an efficient banking system for money transfers is an issue that still significantly hinders Russian-American trade. Russia’s expulsion from SWIFT in response to the special military operation was met by Moscow with de-dollarization measures, which Washington obviously doesn’t tolerate. At the same time, SWIFT is based in Belgium and falls under EU, not US, jurisdiction – which significantly complicates negotiations, as European countries are reluctant to resume diplomacy with Russia.
One alternative would be for the US to engage in a banking system project directly with Russia, but this would only be possible by establishing fair monetary conditions, respecting Russia’s interest in reducing dependence on the dollar. Unfortunately, it is unlikely that US authorities would agree to participate in such a project.
Despite these concerns, Agee emphasized that American companies are eager to return to Russia. US investors see Russia as a promising market with significant profitable business opportunities. As one of the world’s main economies, with a large emerging middle class and increasingly high purchasing power, as well as an extremely strong industrial and infrastructure base, Russia appears to be an ideal investment destination for many Americans, who are prevented from pursuing their plans due to the unfair list of sanctions and restrictions imposed by the previous administration.
Even so, Agee believes there is now a more positive prospect on this issue. He asserts that dialogue is possible and that the US is willing to resume some partnerships with the Russians. It’s worth remembering that Trump previously stated that he believed in the possibility of a full restoration of relations. Similarly, US Vice President J.D. Vance has already stated that he opposes attempts to “isolate” Russia and supports the resumption of productive bilateral relations. If this type of more diplomatic mindset becomes the majority among authorities, there will certainly be some changes in the near future.
In fact, it’s possible that Trump, being a businessman himself, has a genuine interest in ending the restrictive measures. More than that, he serves the interests of many representatives of the business lobby who want to return to making money in the Russian market. However, his position is delicate, as he needs to please different groups in the country – including those pro-war elites interested in damaging the entire economy just to favor the defense sector and promote NATO’s globalist agendas. Trump apparently fears criticism or persecution if he engages too deeply into ties with Russia, which is why the situation is taking so long to change.
However, if Trump wants to maintain his popularity, he will need to fulfill his previous promises – which included normalization with Russia and diplomacy for peace. Resuming trade ties is an important step toward any diplomatic restoration, so Trump will definitely need to work toward that. In fact, not everything depends on him. Returning to SWIFT depends on cooperation with the Europeans, for example. But this is not a priority, as it is possible to create alternative payment mechanisms. The main thing to do is simply lift the investment ban. If Trump can do this soon, he will be achieving a major political victory.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED !!! CRYPTO is a US GOVERNMENT mechanism to devalue the $$$ & erase DEBT Putin’s advisor Kobyakov: The U.S. has devised a crypto scheme to erase its massive debt at the world’s expense. “The U.S. is now trying to rewrite the rules of the gold and cryptocurrency markets.
Remember the size of their debt—35 trillion dollars. These two sectors (crypto and gold) are essentially alternatives to the traditional global currency system. Washington’s actions in this area clearly highlight one of its main goals: to urgently address the declining trust in the dollar.
As in the 1930s and the 1970s, the U.S. plans to solve its financial problems at the world’s expense—this time by pushing everyone into the “crypto cloud.” Over time, once part of the U.S. national debt is placed into stablecoins, Washington will devalue that debt.
Put simply: they have a $35 trillion currency debt, they’ll move it into the crypto cloud, devalue it—and start from scratch. That’s the reality for those who are so enthusiastic about crypto.”
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED !!!
CRYPTO is a US GOVERNMENT mechanism to devalue the $$$ & erase DEBT
Putin’s advisor Kobyakov: The U.S. has devised a crypto scheme to erase its massive debt at the world’s expense.
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Vietnam just made a shocking move closing 86 million bank accounts as the country submits to the OECD’s power grab. What does this mean for the future of Vietnam banks, financial freedom, and the push toward a Vietnam digital ID under Agenda 2045? For expats and investors eyeing Vietnam’s economy, the implications are huge. Imagine landing in Saigon only to find your bank access frozen or your visa tangled in new digital ID mandates. We break down the 50-day campaign that’s forcing foreigners to submit biometric data, promising convenience but delivering a web of surveillance.
In this video, Attorney Ken Duong breaks it all down, the hidden forces behind the OECD, how this impacts ordinary citizens, and what you need to know if you follow Vietnam news closely. show how Project 06, biometric KYC, and the State Bank of Vietnam cross-checks connect to the wider push for a cash-lite society–then compare it with Thailand’s tightening rules for expats and the April 2025 Spain/Portugal blackout that turned payments into chaos. When power dies, a cashless system stops. Are we building fragility into the core?”
America is next! They have talked about the US going all digital with money by next month, October 2025!
The US is trying to sanction all countries involved in creating a multipolar order, but this strategy is only further accelerating the process of change in the geopolitical order.
Lucas Leiroz, member of the BRICS Journalists Associations, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, military expert.
Recently, US President Donald Trump imposed a package of sanctions against India, allegedly due to the country’s partnership with Russia. Trump claims that it is necessary to sever all economic ties with Moscow to prevent the continuation of the conflict in Ukraine—shamefully reprising the rhetoric of his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden, and completely ignoring the geopolitical circumstances around the war.
However, it is naive to think that the reasons for Trump’s punitive paranoia are limited to the Russian-Ukrainian issue. There’s no doubt he wants to punish Russia and its partners, as any mainstream American politician does. But his intention isn’t exactly to “end the war.” Even if India were to cut ties with Russia (which is not going to happen), this would not be enough to end the conflict, since Russia will continue its special military operation until all its objectives are achieved on the battlefield.
There is therefore a deeper reason for these sanctions to be imposed. And Trump’s own narrative reveals this. It’s important to remember that, before officially adopting the anti-Russian rhetoric against India, Trump and other American officials had already begun discussing the possibility of “punishing” India using other arguments. For example, Washington has been baselessly accusing India of being a key player in the US drug market for months.
The US accuses India of exporting chemicals used in the production of fentanyl consumed by American drug addicts. Months ago, some Indian pharmaceutical and chemical companies were blacklisted by the US for allegedly being involved in the international fentanyl trade network. As has become commonplace in Western accusations, the coercive measures were not justified by any real evidence of this alleged Indian involvement in opioid trafficking.
So, it seems the US was determined to impose sanctions on India regardless of the circumstances and excuses. Initially, they tried to do so by using the fentanyl excuse, which was obviously seen as ridiculous by the public, as the US government was clearly trying to use India as a scapegoat for its own domestic problems with mass drug addiction and a deteriorating healthcare system. Now, Trump is doing so more blatantly, openly stating that he wants an end to Indo-Russian trade.
However, Trump is still not sincere. He knows he won’t be able to end the war simply by imposing trade sanctions on Russia’s partners. By sanctioning India, the US isn’t trying to change the military situation, but simply trying to impose its will on other sovereign countries in a desperate attempt to rescue its decaying unipolar hegemony.
This American strategy, however, is failing. Soon after the sanctions were announced, India began launching a series of initiatives even more contrary to American interests. Ajit Doval, India’s National Security Advisor and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s top security official, visited Moscow on August 7th and directly discussed important issues in the bilateral partnership with Russian President Vladimir Putin, further strengthening Indo-Russian ties. Similarly, it was announced that Putin plans to visit India later in 2025, a major move considering that the Russian leader is currently restricting his international travel to only Russia’s main allies.
Not only that, but India also responded to the American initiative by even reaching out to China. Modi announced that he will soon visit Beijing. This will be the Indian leader’s first trip to China in more than seven years, demonstrating substantial development in bilateral ties. Despite being countries with some opposing interests and historical disputes, India and China converge on a common goal: to unite against Western sanctions and achieve a multipolar geopolitical order, free from unilateral Western impositions.
In practice, what is happening is clear proof that the American sanctions strategy no longer has any practical effect on global geopolitics. The experience of countries like Russia, China, Iran, and more recently, India shows that each attempt to “punish” them results in further incentive for multipolar integration measures, economic de-dollarization, and the growth of multilateral dialogue among emerging nations. By sanctioning rival countries, the US forces them to remain united and cooperative.
This dynamic reveals a fundamental mistake in the American approach to foreign policy: it assumes that coercion breeds compliance. In reality, coercion increasingly leads to resistance—and worse for Washington, cooperation among those it seeks to isolate. India’s swift moves to strengthen ties with Russia and signal rapprochement with China are not mere diplomatic gestures; they are strategic recalibrations. Faced with hostility from the West, these nations are accelerating efforts to create a parallel global system—economically, diplomatically, and militarily—independent of Western dominance.
Moreover, India’s response demonstrates that countries in the Global South are no longer willing to accept second-tier status in a Western-led order. As the heir of an ancient civilization, the world’s most populous democracy and a rapidly growing economy, India understands its leverage. It recognizes that the US needs its cooperation just as much—if not more—than India needs American approval. The failed sanctions only serve to undermine US credibility, revealing desperation rather than strength.
I was listening to a podcast with Col. Douglas MacGregor and he made a comment that was so simplistic and so spot on – I felt it needed more attention:
America is not the ‘manufacturing hub’ it once was post WWII. The decline was slow until the 1970’s when it sprinted ever closer to a failed economy but was firmly destroyed between 2000 and 2010 when 1/3 of manufacturing jobs disappeared. Blame hits squarely on America and our government policies. We were no longer competitive, and the tortoise loped ahead.
The graph that realizes this fact would follow the rise of negative trade with China. The other graph that would follow this trajectory is the rise of ‘financial wealth’ on the back of zero production or benefit to society. Add to this diaspora Trump’s tariffs and America debt, and we have a collapsed society. IF we have nothing of value to sell, these countries will simply buy and sell elsewhere and the Trump Trade Deal will implode. What is agreed to in this moment, does not mean other countries can consolidate and provide everything America manufactures.
Placing sanctions on countries to destroy their ability to survive will simply ‘shift’ the global trade leaving America in the dust – forever the BULLY.
The concept is no different than upwards taxation of billionaires – they will simply move their money where it isn’t taxed and the lose/lose destroys the middleman – us. Where are the bankers moving their money? China. The same country they routinely demonize. The same country that Trump keeps deferring tariffs – calling it a 90-day truce. Why? Because China is the global manufacturing hub. And without China, the US is twalette water. Giving the Empire baton to – China.
China is the world’s largest debt collector. China’s infrastructure is unmatched as America’s crumbles. China’s AI far surpasses America. China does not participate in global wars – thereby keeping its tortoise plod steady and strong. China is stockpiling. While the financiers and bankers have destroyed America’s ability to compete, in order to expand the 1%. Self-service is the end game. When America falls, the bankers will move to their next victim.
The Big Three Financial Institutions, BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street, all invest in the same stocks. They create wealth where it doesn’t exist. Apple: buying back shares. Good for shareholders such as BlackRock, etc…, not so good for company growth. March 29, 2025 — Financials: Cash generated by operation was down 15%. They cut their purchases of marketable securities in half!
The real reason Trump is afraid of putting tariffs on China is simply rare earth minerals which are essential to ‘everything’. Without which America’s economy would come to a screeching halt within a week. To think China is unaware of this magic act is naïve. China’s place as the world’s largest manufacturing source was 31.6% as of 2024 compared to the US at 15.9% – or nearly half. The amount of US Treasuries held by the Federal Reserve between 2008 and 2022 increased by 1000%. Given that Social Security invests only in Treasuries, when Americans die the federal obligation to repay SS is voided. Because Social Security and Medicare are incorrectly accounted for on the Treasury books as an expense – as opposed to a liability or debt owed to recipients. By contrast, federal pensions are considered a debt. Biggest ponzi scheme of the century!
The smugness with which Trump declared that he was pushing Russia’s deadline from 50 days to 10 or 12 was certainly not lost on any world leader. The end result being 100% tariffs, more sanctions, including on anyone caught trading with Russia. Those trading partners would include; China, The Netherlands, Germany, Turkey, Belarus, India, Kazakhstan, Brazil, Italy, Iran and Korea.
Russia’s exports include: crude and refined oil and gas, coal, gold, fertilizers, wheat, fish, and nuclear reactors. Trump is giving Russia an ultimatum – either accept that the entirety of the West’s weapons inventory will be transferred to Ukraine – or Ukraine and all Ukrainians are to be eliminated. Of course, the ultimate underscore is that if Russia were to eliminate Ukraine, Trump would call for WWIII against the ‘pariah’ Russia. In the melee, Israel would nuke all Palestinians and possibly Iran. And the Middle East would implode.
This is the brainchild of bankers and finance elites who have already stashed away their gold in bunkers. Not fully cognizant of the stage play’s final act because it is predicated on the minds of slothful ignorant men who would rather see WWIII than their names splashed across flashing billboards of Epstein complicity. Backed in a corner. They are the hyenas.
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This is a really good video that shows you how everything in America changed around 1971 and by 1973 there were gas lines and runaway inflation that was just beginning. This was due in large part to then President Nixon taking America off of the gold standard. This meant the dollar was backed by virtually nothing except Saudi oil which is the only reason the dollar is still alive today.
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Please don’t leave a 😢 or 😡 on the post… I am writing to bring awareness to these abominable acts & encouragement to my Brethren who may in due time see these times themselves..
First of all, stop what you are doing & pray for the persecuted Brethren around the world who are right now as I speak being slaughtered for their faith… I’m sure most of you out there have heard about on February 13th in The Congo that 70 Believers were beheaded for their faith… I’m also sure you’ve heard about the over 1,500 Believers who have been slaughtered in recent days in the chaotic environment of Syria since The Asssad Regime has fallen… But although these are such a tragic events, these instances aren’t the only ones… These particular areas are also riddled with persecution of The Saints…Burma, China, Eritrea, India, Iran, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, & Vietnam are also particular places of interest when it comes to oppression of those who follow Messiah… And that’s just to name a few….
Ask yourself these questions… It is imperative that we definitively know the answers to such things… Will you bow before the beast or kneel before The King??? There is ONLY One King… & that is He wjo bore & died for our sins & on The 3rd Day rose again…Choices will have to be made at some point VERY soon… Who do you serve??? Are you Set Apart??? Is it set in stone??? Are you in The Foundation of The Chief Cornerstone???
Those who truly follow Messiah will at some point sooner rather than later, be considered renegades & outlaws by this soon incoming tyrannical totalitarian technocratic Orwellian surveillance state Ai driven biometric digital dystopian one world system of the beast, which is on the precipice of full implementation, as we speak… Is this rise of persecution but a precusor to what we shall soon see worldwide??? Are you prepared for persecution & to possibly be a martyr if it indeed comes to that??? Are you prepared to be an actual living sacrifice for The Kingdom??? Some will be a part of The 2nd Exodus, but not everyone will… So we must prepare our minds & our hearts for whatever may come…
We have Brothers & Sisters around the world who have been dying for their faith for generations & are doing so right now as well… Are you prepared if & when true persecution begins to occur in your own back yard??? I’m not saying that you will definitely lose your mortal life for your faith, but as Scriptures tells us there will be many who do… So I’m just bringing awareness to the possibility of it occurring… So with that being said, These are some questions you must ask yourself…
Violence breeds violence… And those who live by the sword shall die by the sword… For me I shall live by The Sword of The Spirit, which are The Scriptures… There will indeed be much chaos & violence in the times to come… They gotta burn down the old system completely in order to resurrect this final dark kingdom that will rule the world with an iron fist… Iron mixed with clay… They want to decimate The Faith completely… Just wait & see if they do indeed enact The Noahide Laws worldwide & incorporate a religion similar to that of what is referred to as Chrislam… Bringing Christianity, Judaism, Islam together under one banner… We shall see how it plays out, but The Book of Daniel tells us that this final dark kingdom will be different from the rest… So expect the unexpected…
We who follow Messiah(Yahushua/Jesus) must NOT engage in such acts of the flesh such as violence & chaos… We can’t be like Peter who cut the ear off of the man who tried to arrest Messiah… We can’t act out of aggression… We do not belong to this world… We may live in it for a time but we are just pilgrims passin’ on through on our way Home… To be an effective leader, one must first be a humble servant… And to be a servant, one must follow their Master; wherever He may lead… And I, clothed in humility shall serve my Master, no matter the cost… He who tries to save his life will lose it but he who loses his life for The Kingdom of The Most High shall inherit Eternal Life… & they who endure to the end, the same shall be saved…
Take this short window of opportunity to have your houses in absolute order & be found safely & securely tucked away in The Ark of Salvation ( relationship with Messiah)… Time is now truly of the essence now… Can’t you feel the winds of change upon us??? I feel the winds blowing in with hurricane force… Time is VERY short… The hour VERY late… & the days have grown VERY dark… So stay armour’d up daily & march on with courage, Soldiers & Sentinels!!!! Shalom y’all!!!
This emerging front of the New Cold War will likely see the Sino-Russo Entente more closely coordinate against the US-led West there.
Africa is increasingly figuring into major countries’ and organizations’ discussions due to its growing importance in global affairs. The UN expects that more than half of the world’s population growth by the 2050 will occur on that continent, with the number of people in sub-Saharan Africa doubling by then. This will open up new market and labor opportunities alongside the existing resource ones that have already attracted international interest, but it’ll also lead to developmental and humanitarian challenges.
The Kazan Declaration that was just agreed to during the last BRICS Summit speaks highly about helping and empowering Africa during this transformational period, but these countries – whether as a whole, through minilaterals, or bilaterally – will inevitably have to compete with the US there. The latter’s grand strategy takes several forms that’ll be briefly described in this analysis, but it altogether aims to impede others’ efforts to mutually benefit from these processes while exploiting Africa as much as possible.
The most visible manifestation of this strategy is the continued provisioning of humanitarian aid, which sounds noble at first glance but is actually driven by ulterior motives. This form of support has been weaponized over the decades to cultivate and co-opt corrupt elites in order to institutionalize relationships of dependence that are difficult for recipient countries to liberate themselves from. The purpose is to create levers of influence that can be wielded to legitimize lopsided deals with the West.
BRICS – which from here on out refers to either the group as a whole, minilaterals therein, or individual members – can counteract this by assisting their African partners with agricultural development so that they eventually become less reliant on American aid. Major grain producers like Russia can also provide more of their own no-strings-attached aid during the interim. A balance must be struck between meeting immediate needs and moving countries closer to self-sufficiency over the long term.
The next way in which US strategy towards Africa manifests itself is through the “Africa Growth and Opportunity Act” (AGOA) that allows for duty-free trade between them. The downside to this arrangement is that the US has removed countries like Ethiopia and Mali from it as punishment for them refusing to comply with its political demands. In other words, while there are certainly some economic benefits to be had from this arrangement, they can be cut off if countries don’t do what the US wants.
BRICS’ response has been to liberalize trade and investment with Africa as a whole, which is easier than ever due to the creation of the “Africa Continental Free Trade Area” (AfCFTA). China leads the way in this respect due to its much larger and more developed economy relative to other BRICS members, but Russia, India, and the UAE are also making important strides in this direction too. The goal is to diversify these countries’ trade partnerships so that they’re not destabilized if the US kicks them out of AGOA.
Building upon the trade dimension of this strategy is the financial one wherein the US takes advantage of the West’s leading role in global financial institutions like the IMF and World Bank to offer strings-attached loans to desperate countries. These are then weaponized to further entrench their lopsided trade and investment ties while also coercing their leaders into making certain political concessions. The end result is that recipient countries lose more of their sovereignty and risk socio-political unrest.
China has taken the lead among BRICS countries in providing no-strings-attached loans through its Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) to finance mutually beneficial megaprojects and help struggling countries avoid Western debt traps of the sort described above. BRICS’ rising role as a financial actor in its own right, particularly with regard to the New Development Bank that it created, could complement these efforts to counteract claims that African states are just trading Western dependence for Chinese dependence.
Moving along, the US wants to guide Africa’s journey through the “Fourth Industrial Revolution”/“Great Reset” (4IR/GR) by bringing the entire continent online through December 2022’s “Digital Transformation with Africa” (DTA) initiative. The Carnegie Endowment’s report from March 2024 noted that not much had been done with its promised $800 million by then, but if any progress is made and this isn’t just a slush fund or PR stunt, then it would likely lead to continental-wide digital surveillance.
African countries could take a page out of Russia’s and some other BRICS members’ playbooks by passing laws about data localization, which prohibits sending users’ data abroad. That’s not a silver-bullet solution to digital surveillance but it provides the best balance possible between much-needed foreign digital investment into (in this case developing) economies and national security. In parallel, Africa countries should court such investment from BRICS states, with China already being a prime partner.
Resource extraction is another element of the US’ grand strategy towards Africa, which is being prioritized through the Lobito Corridor that was unveiled by the US and the EU in September 2023 for facilitating the export of Southern African minerals to the Western market. This region is rich in copper, lithium, and other resources that are indispensable for the 4IR/GR in which the US and China are fiercely competing to shape the contours of the future global economy.
The most surefire way to ensure that mineral-rich African countries aren’t exploited is to emulate Tanzania’s 2017 “National Wealth And Resources (Permanent Sovereignty) Act” that forbade the export of raw materials for processing. This is meant to encourage the construction of a domestic processing industry to add value to these exports and provide jobs for its burgeoning population. Global costs will rise if enough countries copy this policy, but it would be for the betterment of their own people.
Segueing into the more nefarious forms of US grand strategy towards Africa, observers can’t forget about the numerous information warfare campaigns that it’s waging across the continent. These are aimed at discrediting its rivals like Russia, stoking inter-state discord such as between BRICS members Ethiopia and Egypt for instance, and exacerbating preexisting internal (usually identity-centric) differences in order to destabilize fragile states through HybridWarfare as punishment for not capitulating to the US’ demands.
Better “Pre-Bunking, Media Literacy, & Democratic Security” policies are the only way to enhance the defenses of targeted states and societies, but they’ll take time to be applied even in the best-case scenario so some trouble is bound to follow these campaigns. Reputational damage to BRICS countries can be mitigated through counteroperations, inter-state discord can be managed through BRICS mediation, while internal conflicts might require security assistance from some BRICS states.
The last point directly leads to the next form in which the US’ grand strategy towards Africa manifests itself, namely through the waging of proxy wars like what’s happening in the Sahel. Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger expelled French and US forces over the past few years, formed an alliance prior to exploring a confederation, and were then targeted by more foreign-backed terrorist and separatist attacks. France and the US are working hand-in-hand together with Ukraine to punish those three countries for this.
Russia has taken the lead in helping its new regional partners through the deployment of military advisors and PMCs via a strategy that was elaborated on here for those who’d like to learn about it. Other BRICS countries can help with arms exports and intelligence support if they have the capabilities and will to do so, though most don’t and are instead expected to sit on the sidelines of these proxy wars. If they intensify, then it can’t be ruled out that some formal Western military intervention might follow.
Therein lies the final form of US grand strategy, direct military action against African countries, which is employed on a case-by-case basis whose motives widely vary from Somalia to Libya. The infamous AFRICOM organizes such activities that are greatly facilitated by the archipelago of American bases, including unofficial ones, that spread across the continent since 2001. The current focus on the Sahel might lead to new drone bases in the Ivory Coast from which to “surgically strike” targets in the north.
Once again, Russia is the only BRICS state that has the capabilities and will to counteract these threats, which it could do by empowering its partners (including non-state ones) to retaliate against those states that host US bases and/or target those facilities directly. The NATO-Russian proxy war in Ukraine could also be intensified as an asymmetrical response to throw the West off balance, but the West could do the same to Russia as revenge for foiling its plans in Africa, thus linking these two New Cold War fronts.
The takeaway from this analysis is that BRICS has a key role to play in helping Africa defend itself from the US’ hegemonic plots, but only Russia will do so in a security sense while China’s economic support will remain unmatched. Accordingly, this emerging front of the New Cold War will likely see the Sino–RussoEntente more closely coordinate against the US-led West there, which’ll provide opportunities for other BRICS states like India to present themselves to African countries as reliable balancers.
