“…and then all the pieces fall into place…”

There is so much to talk about these days. So many interesting things are happening all at once. I doubt I can fully comprehend the magnitude of recent events as laid down in the words of Pepe Escobar shared below – as he himself says…

It will take ages to unpack the silos of information inbuilt in the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok last week, coupled with the – armored – train-keeps-a-rollin’ conducted by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un straddling every nook and cranny of Primorsky Krai.

Pepe Escobar – see Sputnik article below

All this talk of ‘civilization-state’, ‘double helix’, ‘Trans-Korean Railway’, ‘polycentricity’, the west as ‘crying toddlers in a sandbox’, and integrating the DPRK into the ‘geoeconomic Eurasian high-speed train’, are all too much to take in at one sitting. Take your time to understand it all, as I will endeavour to do.

“Pepe Escobar: Russia, North Korea Stage ‘Strategic Coup’ Against Western Hegemony” – Pepe Escobar – Sputnik Globe – September 19, 2023

No truly great work just suddenly happens. Everything that is meaningful, takes time, and great effort. One quote from the piece stands out to me, as how what we are all witnessing right now, has all come about…

This is how strategic diplomacy works: you invest during a decade, and then all the pieces fall into place…

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