Further Education in Geopolitics : Pipelinestan via 9/11 and Afghanistan to Xinjiang, Lithium and Opium

Pipelinestan via 9/11 and Afghanistan to Xinjiang, Lithium and Opium

Publication date: 2021-08-20

Bachelors

Here's a wonderful article by Danny Sjursen on his physical and intellectual response to recent events in Afghanistan. Recall, he lead soldiers there who died.

(10 minute read)

Masters

Danny on a podcast gives historical background and provide local (USA) political analysis.

(45 minutes)

Ph.D

Ben Norton and Max Blumenthal invite Pepe Escobar for what is actually a symposium on the geopolitics of central Asia covering the last 30 years, even wandering 70 years back to the CIA supporting the Kuomintang in the 50's via the opium trade. If you found the last section "known territory", this requires much more background research to follow. Its not for the faint-hearted or poorly prepared.

Norton's work on rapidly displaying decade old articles and relevant maps and graphs is excellent. But of course, the star is Pepe. I cannot recommend this highly enough.

(2 hours)

Sources

Self-Delusion Is Cruelest of All: The Collapse of Afghanistan and American Illusions, Danny Sjursen, Anti-War.com, 2021-08-20

Discussing Afghanistan Withdrawal with Retired Army Major Danny Sjursen, Danny Sjursen as Guest, THE VANGUARD LIVE (youtube podcast), 2021-08-20

Youtube id: c40xhKJGK8Y

Inside US Afghanistan pullout, CIA opium ratline, pipeline conflict, new cold war, Pepe Escobar and Grayzone, The Grayzone, 2021-08-20

Youtube id: QiF3TQZSxhs