Category Archives: Doomsday scenarios

‘Global Catastrophe’ Coming If West Keeps Arming Ukraine, Top Russia Official Says

Duma Speaker warns of powerful retaliation for weapons supplies to Kiev for attacks on Russia.

Viewing Ukraine Through the Davos Lens

The World Economic Forum, which concluded on Friday, provides clues as to why European leaders would sacrifice their national economies for the war in Ukraine.

Davos Elite Won’t Tackle Climate Crisis and Global Inequalities

Quelle surprise! Change on crucial issues of climate and inequality is unlikely to emerge from the World Economic Forum.

Will Russia Opt to Continue the War into 2024?

It isn’t just that time is generally on Russia’s side. Russia likely needs to grind on and on to achieve its ultimate aim, security.

Collapse Revisited: Climate Change and the Development of Middle-Income Countries

Middle income countries are unwilling to put groaf on hold to blunt climate change…and they do have a point given the lack of serious plans

Paging Dr. Freud: Schizophrenic Reports on Mood of Davos Man

Unfortunately, it’s prudent to be mindful of what our Davos overlords are plotting. But they seem mighty unsettled.

German General Tells US Generals to Lose the Ukraine War as Soon as Possible to Prevent Losing the Empire in Europe

Former Merkel adviser General Vad has criticized the Ukraine war. Yet it still seems that sympathetic Germans are afraid to speak up.

The Ukrainian Demilitarized Zone – “Negotiations” Start at a Dead End

The bizarre Ukrainian claim that Russia is seeking negotiations and even offering up a DMZ provides a window into the state of disarray.

Militarized Japan and the Biden-Kishida Summit Signal Moment in the New Cold War

The US is pressing an (over) eager Japan to develop offensive capabilities, with an eye to a conflict with China.

Atmospheric Rivers Over California’s Wildfire Burn Scars Raise Fears of Deadly Mudslides – This Is What Cascading Climate Disasters Look Like

An illustration of how different climate-change-induced or intensified problems can interact to do even more damage.

Sweden Won’t Meet Türkiye Demands to Win Its Vote on NATO Membership

Sweden reneged on its Türkiye NATO vote deal. This should be solvable except the West wants to punish Türkiye and Türkiye isn’t up for that.

US Takeover of Greece Pushes Türkiye Closer to Russia and Increases Odds of Athens-Ankara Conflict

Athens throws a decades-long good relationship with Moscow out the window and opens the door wide to US military and business interests.

BlackRock Says We’re All Doomed. It’s Being Optimistic

The world’s largest asset manager has forecast systemic economic chaos. The reality is even worse.

The Steep Cost of Bio-Based Plastic

Growing crops to make plastic may theoretically reduce reliance on fossil fuels, but at an enormous environmental cost.