Pepe Escobar

Pepe Escobar is an independent geopolitical analyst and author. He has been an international correspondent for 40 years now, working between Western Europe, the US and all across Eurasia. He has published 7 books in the US; his next book will come out first in Russia, in Russian. He lives between Paris, Moscow and Southeast Asia/China.

The EU’s Ukraine ‘counter-plan’ is a loser’s manifesto Opinion
The EU/NATO combo cannot but play the role of pathetic yapping chihuahuas. That’s the price you pay for a matryoshka of supreme stupidity
Nov 25, 2025 17:53
The BRICS strike back Opinion
The wide-ranging Xiamen Declaration, issued in conjunction with the just wrapped-up annual BRICS summit, shows that Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, although facing internal challenges of their own, may be about to step up their collective game, big time.
Sep 6, 2017 15:22
Putin aligns with Xi in crafting the new world (trade) order Opinion
History will record the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing marked the juncture where the 21st century New Silk Roads assumed their full character of Globalization 2.0, or “inclusive globalization,” as defined by President Xi Jinping in Davos earlier this year.
May 15, 2017 16:47
Who profits from Turkey’s 'Sarajevo moment'? Opinion
Let’s cut to the chase: Ankara 2016 is not Sarajevo 1914. This is not a prelude to WWIII. Whoever plotted the assassination of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov – a cool, calm, collected old-school diplomat - risks a mighty blowback.
Dec 20, 2016 15:40
Trump does Taiwan Opinion
Did President-elect Donald Trump turn a 10-minute phone call with the president of Taiwan into a Hellfire missile, instantly vaporizing the US’ 'One China' policy? Of course not.
Dec 14, 2016 16:08
No, Italy is not about to leave the euro Opinion
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is no more. The temptation is inevitable to ascribe the end of this lucky opportunist’s thousand days in the limelight as a verdict on the euro and the EU. As with all things Italy, it’s way more complicated.
Dec 6, 2016 12:45
Welcome to the Fillon-Le Pen cage match Opinion
He came (from behind); he saw; he won. Francois Fillon will be the candidate of the French Right in the 2017 presidential elections, and he stands a very good chance of winning, in the second round, against Front National (FN) leader Marine Le Pen.
Nov 28, 2016 15:36
China 'Marco Polo' Xi Jinping starts jockeying in post-Obama world Opinion
Beijing and Moscow have arrived at the conclusion that President-elect Donald Trump is not an ideologue in the neocon sense of the term; he’s a pragmatist. Therefore, resets are inevitable, as well as surprises.
Nov 17, 2016 12:31
Battle for the ages: Protectionist Trumponomics vs. Neoliberalism Opinion
Donald Trump’s red wave on Election Day was an unprecedented body blow against neoliberalism. The stupid early-1990s prediction about the 'end of history' turned into a – possible – shock of the new.
Nov 10, 2016 15:36
‘Trump won White House via social media; mainstream media never saw it coming’ Opinion
Both parties in the US, Wall Street and big corporate media were absolutely certain Hillary was going to win by 98 percent, but with his mantra “Make America Great Again” Trump proved them all wrong, political analyst Pepe Escobar told RT.
Nov 9, 2016 12:10

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