Category Archives: Infrastructure

Next Stage – The General Staff’s Targets After Putin’s Feint

Putin threw down a marker with his immediately-rejected peace offer last week. So where might the war go now?

Western Officials and Press Starting to Acknowledge Impact of Russian Electric War on Ukraine

The Anglospehere press is slowly waking up to the relentlessness and effectiveness of Russia’s electric war in Ukraine.

Intrigue About Exit of Mustafa Nayyem, Ukraine Restoration Funding Chief and Maidan Revolt Instigator, Diverts Attention from Boneheadness of the Scheme

An overdue discussion of the Ukraine restoration con, with tooth-gnashing over the exit of Mustafa Nayyem as a tell.

Buzzer Beater – Russian General Staff Aims at Ending the Ukraine by Electric War

The Western press is largely ignoring Russia’s destruction of Ukraine’s electric system, which will bring Ukraine to its knees

James Galbraith: Industrial Policy Is a Good Idea, but So Far We Don’t Have One

Industrial policy, despite recent lip service, is out of favor because doing ambitious things isn’t lucrative enough for the right people.

Lenin Revised — Russian Military Power Means De-Electrification And Unconditional Surrender Of The Kiev Regime

Chronicling Russia’s relentless de-electrification campaign and the path to Ukraine capitulation.

Russia Delivers Major Blow to Ukraine by Destroying Kiev’s Biggest Power Plant

Russia’s dismantling of Ukraine’s ability to function accelerates with the destruction of Kiev’s largest power facility.

China’s Local Government Financing Vehicles (LGFVs): Ponzi Finance on Steroids

How China’s local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) became China’s most complex economic challenge.

How the Electric War Is Redrawing the Ukraine Map – In Black

Like so many things, the electric war has developed not necessarily to Ukraine’s advantage.

Book Review: Confronting the Slow Calamity of Climate Migration

In “On the Move,” Abrahm Lustgarten details how global warming could displace millions of Americans.

Baltimore Bridge Crash: Risk Management Questions

Why it’s a mistake to think of the Baltimore bridge collapse as catastrophic bad luck.

US Scheme to Challenge Russian Dominance in Nuclear Energy Faces Major Obstacles – Including an Overreliance on Russia

Plans suffer from design flaws, cost overruns, and a reliance on Russia for multiple stages of the nuclear fuel cycle.

U.S. Seeks Semiconductor Supremacy with New Funding Initiatives

Is a “CHIPS Act 2.0” coming soon?

Examining US Neocons’ Wider Black Sea Strategy

Prospects in the region aren’t looking much better than in Ukraine, chiefly due to NATO ally Türkiye, so neocons set course for a further escape from reality.