Freddie Ponton21st Century Wire Bolivia is once again at the centre of a struggle over sovereignty, resources and political power. Six months into Rodrigo Paz’s presidency, the country is being shaken by national blockades, Indigenous-led mobilisations, labour unrest, shortages, and a widening legitimacy crisis as protests have paralysed roads into La […]
Freddie Ponton21st Century Wire Behind a UN-backed prisoner exchange between Yemen’s internationally recognised government and the Houthis lies a deeper story of islands, radar, black sites, and a southern Yemen security order Riyadh chose to dismantle after years of coalition decay. This proxy network stretching from Yemen’s Socotra Island to Bosaso on Somalia’s coast, […]
A report published by CNN on May 12, 2026, alleged that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has expanded its covert activities in Mexico to include direct lethal operations against drug cartel members, according to anonymous U.S. intelligence sources cited in the report. The report claimed that CIA Ground Branch officers participated in […]
In the unlit corridors of global commerce, where apparitions of data flicker between smoke and ledger, the latest release of China’s official economic metrics has not merely unsettled markets — it has unnerved them with a spectral chill that suggests an underlying rot far deeper than surface indicators can capture. […]
The US wants to rehabilitate its “post-war” economy. Lucas Leiroz, member of the BRICS Journalists Association, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, military expert. President Trump’s visit to China raised several questions among international analysts. Some believe Trump was trying to pressure China on the Iranian issue. Other experts, […]
Please note: this post is also available on my Substack. ******************************* BRICS-based multipolarity will save us from The Technocratic Dark State by making the rollout of an oppressive global surveillance state much better. This will be the result of “improving global governance.” At least, that is according to the BRICS Outcome Document published by the […]
Freddie Ponton21st Century Wire In March 2026, an investigation in Haaretz argued that West Germany may have “secretly financed” much of Israel’s Dimona nuclear project through off‑the‑books loans worth roughly 2 billion Deutschmarks, funneled under the cover of “Negev development.” Historical clues indicate that Germany secretly funded Israel’s nuclear program and raise the questions […]
Freddie Ponton21st Century Wire In early May 2026, three pro‑Palestine candidates in French municipal races were hit with a coordinated smear campaign built on lies, synthetic identities and anonymous digital attacks, which French authorities and platform investigators traced back to an Israeli influence construct and the wider cyber‑operations infrastructure behind […]
China’s gasoline consumption is on track to plummet 5.5% this year, marking the second-worst decline in the nation’s history, as the Iran war drives oil prices to punishing levels while Beijing’s long-term push toward electric vehicles permanently alters fuel demand patterns. According to forecasts from GL Consulting reported by Bloomberg on Thursday, […]
Washington’s sanctions weapon is meeting a market too large to isolate – and a legal order Beijing now appears willing to enforce Originally published on The Cradle May 14, 2026. When US President Donald Trump visited Beijing on 14 May, flanked by top American industrialists, the optics told their own story. Washington came armed […]