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.
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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.
Read more...What if Russia Won the Ukraine War but the Western Press Didn’t Notice?
What if the press reaction should Russia succeed in Ukraine is a big Emily Litella “Never mind”?
Read more...Natural Gas Futures in Europe Plunge 15% Today, Down 84% from Crazy Spike
Gas swan dive due to LNG glut in China?
Read more...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.
Read more...Italy and the EU Are on Collision Course as Economic Conditions Worsen
Brussels insists Italy must surrender more of its economic sovereignty in exchange for any assistance.
Read more...Chasing Big European Corporate Miscreants Through New York Courts: An Update Via a Barclays Filing
A filing against Barclays presents quite the rap sheet, and also illustrates why it takes legal bloodymindeness to take on these miscreants.
Read more...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.
Read more...Ukraine and Russia: Waiting for the Next Phase?
Why Ukraine may be under even more pressure than Russia to Do Something when the ground finally freezes in Ukraine.
Read more...Worst of Europe’s Energy Crisis May Be Yet To Come
Just because the weather gods are now smiling on Europe does not mean its energy crunch is over.
Read more...Can NATO and the Pentagon Find a Diplomatic Off-Ramp from the Ukraine War?
A piece about NATO’s recent noises re Ukraine sadly reveals how supposedly non-captured, well-meaning activists have lost the plot.
Read more...Ukraine: When Will It Reach the End of Its Propaganda Line?
Is Ukraine’s spin getting threadbare?
Read more...War Of The Worlds Begins In Your Neighborhood “Because — German Chancellor Merkel Has Just Declared — Russia Was Never Pacified”
It can’t be said often enough how much damage Merkel did by using Minsk as a clever ploy to hurt Russia and worse now admitting to it.
Read more...Hoisted from Comments: Rosneft Refinery in Schwedt as a Microcosm of Europe’s Sanctions-Induced Energy Mess
A Rosneft refinery in Germany illustrates how difficult it is to get back to anything resembling status quo ante under sanctions.
Read more...The Ukraine Crisis Is a Classic “Security Dilemma”
Some well-meaning but going-nowhere peace ideas for Ukraine.
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