I want to thank Gallier the Elder for leaving the link to this piece. Written by Grzegorz Ochman, posted at the Duran.com
Gallier the Eldersays:
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I love to look at the whole picture rather than get lost in details.
Under this link you will find a text that shows a good overall picture. Have fun looking at it. (linked above)
I wish you all a smooth transition into the new year and all the best for you and your families.
Gallier the Elder
It’s the type of piece that would be characterized here as a dot connector. Much like the post from the other day– I like the overall picture as well, but, there are times the devil is in the details and those details require a bit more examination– Over my many years of reading, writing and reporting a wide range of topics have been examined. Gallier’s link gave me an opportunity to review previous work & refresh everyone’s memory on these topics that contribute like trees to the formation of the forest. As we enter into 2026, a year that is looking to be potentially very dangerous for the planet- It seems a good time to review.
I’m including excerpts from the linked piece while adding in additional information and perspectives. If you take the time to read the entire piece, which is worth reading, you’ll realize we’ve talked about much of this here. Some of my views differ from Gregorz, but, it’s all good
This is not the collapse of the Roman Empire; this is more like the collapse of the Roman Republic.
This is the collapse of the phase of the entity in which ordinary citizens have a say in their own government. This is the period before the rise of an empire and a protracted period of expansionist, destructive, warlike insanity. You thought it was bad before? Just wait until they don’t have to have a pretext anymore. Wait until they don’t have to have any checks on their ambition. Wait until they can do whatever they want right out in the open without having to explain it to the public—because that is what we are looking at next.
I see the collapse of the empire and that is not naive. Not in my opinion. But it won’t be fast or easy due to the powerful and deeply interconnected global military assets of the US. Alongside the US dollar being the currency of global trade. It is the beginning of an era of belligerence. But not expansionism. It's a belligerence brought about by the understanding that ones global relevance is shrinking. And it is the last dangerous effort to retain the status of global empire.
In fact here’s a report from the other day pointing out just how much the Empire’s dollar superiority has slipped globally- Wired.com– The dollar is facing an end to it’s dominance, via archive.ph
”2026 will be the year when US dollar dilution—the quiet erosion of its global dominance as countries trade and pay in alternatives—starts to build momentum. The more Washington uses the dollar as a weapon, the more the world builds ways to circumvent it.
America’s share of global trade has fallen from one-third in 2000 to just one-quarter today. As emerging economies trade more with each other, the dollar is less central to the flow of goods. Indian and Russian trade now settles in rupees, dirhams, and yuan. More than half of China’s trade now moves through CIPS, China’s own cross-border payment system, instead of SWIFT—the global messaging network long dominated by Western banks. Other trading partnerships like Brazil-Argentina, UAE-India, and Indonesia-Malaysia are also piloting local currency settlements.
At the same time, central banks around the world are starting to accumulate currencies other than the dollar as reserves.The dollar made up 72 percent of global reserves in 1999. Today, it’s down to 58 percent—and falling.”
This erosion of the US dollar supremacy, which has been ongoing for decades- is NOT lost on the US leadership.
If you are imagining a scenario where the United States simply shrinks from its position as the dominant global superpower without first lashing out at everyone, you are out of your minds. That is what they are stress-testing right now.
Yes, that is what the US is doing. Pushing buttons. Stress testing. Lashing out. The tariffs are a form of economic warfare- Never mind the rabid and blatant war mongering!
Notice how the Democrats are just going along with it and there is no public pushback.
So, once they have finally eliminated the last republican institutions, once they have finally eliminated the last traces of public involvement in the government, this is what we will be left with. That is the better analogy. It is not the fall of the Roman Empire; rather, all the window dressing is gone, and we are moving into straight imperialism.
To me this statement applies more to the internal American populace- those outside of the US understand what the US is, having been subjected to it’s vagaries for decades. It is Pax Americana. And has been for a very long time. But the Americans themselves may finally come to understand this reality.
Unfortunately, I completely agree with this statement. Things are only going to get worse. A global war and, or a global techno-feudal prison is coming. Because people live in a world of naivety, not understanding that the US is a superpower and a world hegemon acting like a global terrorist, they don’t understand what is coming.
Maybe more people do live in a world of naivety? But, I’m not one of them.
I explain, as does Brian Berletic, that all this talk about a divide between America and Europe is nonsense.
It is a colony. By design. The EU and the US are on the same page no matter the presentation of disagreement
In 2014, I did a post at my former site. It has since been relinked here.
2014; From my former site- more then a decade ago. Contrary to the recent claims of Donald Trump – the EU was created to be both subordinate to the US and act as thorn in Russia’s side. Hence the “whole and free” agenda. That’s obvious enough isn’t it? The EU was not created to do damage to the US as Trump claims.
You can access the entire report via the web archive
Including Recall?- Trigger a cold war to make it easier (for the US) to annex Europe
And so it happened.
Therefore, I’m 100 percent in agreement with the statement the EU is a US colony
How is America allegedly against the war in Ukraine while it still provides intelligence, and while Congress just approved the Pentagon budget, which allocates money for weapons for Ukraine? If Europe is a weak vassal and Kallas is too afraid to even name the US, and when Trump imposed tariffs on Europe they gave America everything it wanted, then how can anyone tell me with a straight face that there is a meaningful divide between America and Europe? America holds all the cards and could simply impose tariffs again, saying they will only be lifted if Europe agrees to peace with Russia. The US could also cut intelligence sharing with the Ukrainian army, which would lead to its collapse — yet it does neither. And we are still supposed to believe America wants peace with Russia while continuing to fund and support Ukraine militarily?
I don’t believe America wants peace or it would have had peace.
Some people will still reject what I say and claim it is speculation, insisting Merkel was not lying in 2022. To them I point out one thing: Poland built one of the largest LNG ports in Europe and constructed the Baltic pipeline from Norway through Denmark — all in preparation for a Ukraine war. I live in Poland, and even I didn’t know that Poland now produces 90% of the West’s TNT supply used by Western armies. Poland was clearly informed by the US that war was coming, and positioned itself to profit from it.
I’ve written on this subject, previously. Numerous times. Here and at my censored site- The push to have Poland replace Germany as the most important state on the NATO frontline
Originally published in 2014 moved here in 2022
2023- Poland, home of Russia’s government in waiting
2022 Poland Europes Newest Military Power
Use the search bar to find many more reports on Poland’s growing dominance- It’s not been happenstance, it’s been planned for quite some time now
I’m not on the same page as the author and his contentions regarding Northstream and Poland. They wanted Northstream blown, because Polish leadership wanted to be the dominant power player in Europe. But I can see Merkel not wanting the pipeline destroyed or the war with Ukraine, understanding Germany would be destroyed in the process.
I argue that Germany — especially Merkel’s faction — did everything they could to prevent the war until the very end. America knew this, and that Germany did not want war because it would destroy German industry, so the US felt compelled to destroy Nord Stream. Blowing it up was risky: if the public realized America had sabotaged German infrastructure, it could cause massive political backlash. Yet the US did it anyway, because if Nord Stream remained intact, Germany might still return to Russian gas, even during the conflict.
NATO is based on a few simple concepts. The US leads. Keeping Germany down and Russia out. And never to allow for German/Russian cooperation That would be one powerful partnership.. Not just militarily, but economically that would be a strong challenger to American hegemony.
Gregorz broaches the eastern mediterranean pipeline projects ; IMEC corridor, energy
Big piece of the global puzzle. Most recently talked about the other day in the dot connecting post where the economic deal between Turkey and Libya is mentioned
Gregorz moves onto Azerbaijan and Armenia
Now we come to Azerbaijan and the “Azerbaijan Trump Corridor.”
“The “Azerbaijan Trump Corridor,” officially the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP), is a U.S.-brokered transport corridor agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. It links mainland Azerbaijan with its Nakhchivan exclave via Armenia, featuring roads, railways, pipelines, and fiber optics. The corridor promises regional peace and trade by providing new East-West transit routes while reducing Russian and Iranian influence, with the U.S. holding development rights for 99 years.”
Already covered here multiple times and at my old site
The author writes about the dispute between Pakistan and Iran
Recently, there was a conflict between Pakistan and India, which I discussed in my posts. This war was provoked by the United States, which conducted a terrorist attack in India using our McJihadists, giving India an excuse to attack Pakistan. Many people believe Pakistan won the conflict, but I disagree.
As do I. Pakistan did not win.
Pakistan was heavily beaten by India and, in desperation, asked Trump to intervene and make India stop its attack. For the first time in history, immediately after this conflict, the military leader of Pakistan — the actual power in the country — visited the White House.
Yup.
This feels too much like a contrived ”feather in the cap” situation for the Trump administration.
Then there was the dust up between Afghanistan and Pakistan- Instigated by the Pakistan at the behest of the US
That’s my view on what has happened between both nations- Pakistan egged on by the Trump administration has attacked Afghanistan. To be clear Pakistan and the US have been fast military friends for a very long time.
Thanks to Grzegorz Ochman for an interesting read, which gave me an opportunity to fondly reminisce on the many years of global machinations that have been covered by yours truly starting way back in 2008.
If your interest has been piqued- use the search bar to enlighten yourself
2026 will soon be here.