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Apr 18, 20244 min read
The Ukraine Equation
The Ukraine equation framed so that even a Congressman can understand it.
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Apr 16, 20245 min read
The Hormuz Sideshow
Iran's seizure of a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz may be a bigger problem than its attacks on Israel.
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Apr 4, 20243 min read
EU Troops in Ukraine
Sending European troops to Ukraine is no longer a French thing to say.
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Apr 2, 20243 min read
Israel Strikes, Iranian Targets & Syria
Israel's strike on Iranian targets in Syria wasn't the fog of war, but its inertia.
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Mar 19, 20242 min read
The New Scramble For Africa
Why America should care about the new scramble for Africa.
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Feb 16, 20246 min read
NATO, the US & an Awkward Pause
Trump invited Russia to invade NATO allies. Estonia thinks he's already planning it. Zaniness ensues.
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Feb 7, 20244 min read
Israel, Saudi Arabia & Iran
The US is used to expensive hammer diplomacy, the current crisis will require a chronograph.
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Feb 2, 20243 min read
The Shipping News is Bad
North Korea is eyeballing the Houthi assault on commercial shipping. That won't do shipping costs any favors.
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Jan 12, 20243 min read
The Super Power Strikes Back
Houthi's have taken a USUK strike in the Red Sea. So what's next.
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Jan 10, 20242 min read
Whisky Tango Foxtrot: Lebanon
Lebanon and Hezbollah are not the same thing, although they are both train-wrecks.
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Jan 8, 20242 min read
Half-Time in Korea
Did Kim Jong-Un declare the Korean War's 71 year half-time over?
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Dec 27, 20232 min read
A Year of Living Dangerously
Argentina will be 2024's most interesting story not involving war. But it does have cloned Mastiffs.
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Dec 11, 20232 min read
Not Quite a Whirlwind...
The West engineered the worst possible outcome for the war in Ukraine.
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Dec 8, 20234 min read
What's Next with World War III?
Leaving Ukraine - and Europe - to it's fate will trigger a chain reaction that we are not going to like.
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Dec 4, 20232 min read
And the Next War...
Venezuala y is in no state to wage a war, but Guyana can't keep out the rain.
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Nov 27, 20232 min read
Who's on First?
The US isn't the only country facing a tricky presidential election and Taiwan's is crucial for the world.
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Nov 15, 20231 min read
The APEC Forum
The Xi Biden Meeting at the APEC Forum won't accomplish much, but at least they're talking. Or pretending too.
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Oct 31, 20233 min read
Bletchley Park, AI & Known Unknowns
The AI Safety Summit this week is a good idea, but an workable AI solution requires knowing what the problem is.
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Oct 30, 20231 min read
The Art of Letting Painful Things Go
The parallels are being drawn between the conflict in Israel and the troubles in Northern Ireland. And with good reason.
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Oct 17, 20233 min read
Functional Defeat on the Black Sea
Ukraine's ground war is making disappointing but incremental gains. The Battle of the Black Sea is a different story.
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