War

But why? What’s the Point? I don‘t know if Ukraine is directly or indirectly responsible for the attacks on Moscow on 30 May 2023. As usual, there are multiple possible suspects, and I put the Ukrainian Armed Forces in last place as very unlikely. 1) Russian Government Most Likely. Russian public support for…

In parallel with – but perhaps not entirely unrelated to – the many technical aspects of the long decline of industrial civilization, my attention is increasingly captured by the massive global geopolitical shift precipitated by the war in Eastern Europe. I incline to believe that this battle is not a…

Shock sets in as Putin tries to ignore the obvious failure of his war — If you watched the video of the drones sauntering across the silvery Moscow night sky, you might get the sense that the buzzing drones were a new delivery method for a local e-commerce company: Toaster on the way. Then the explosion rang out and a small mushroom cloud was seen…

You wake up. And the day is a blur. You wake up the next day. Perhaps you had an ice cream and you laughed a bit. But the rest is still a blur. And it’s a constant. A mind-numbing blur. Every day, you wake up, and think, is it over…

but it almost killed me. I used to travel a lot because of my work; a war correspondent in the Seventies. There were some times when things were so good you’d swear I was on vacation. And six minutes later, as the bombs fell, I was running for cover. Absolute…

The recent Ukrainian strikes, executed with a newfound range of striking capabilities, symbolize a critical advancement in the country’s military proficiency. This advancement is due to the introduction of Storm Shadow missiles into Ukraine’s defense arsenal, which have significantly amplified the scope of Ukraine’s long-range strikes. The Storm Shadow missiles…

The murky history of the Third Punic War — Carthage was a great regional power that contended with Rome for over a hundred years. Carthage and Rome struggled for power in the southern Mediterranean from around 270 BCE until 146 BCE. …

Russia has likely lost over 200.000 men in this war, but not all of these men are equally important to the regime in Moscow — First of all, let’s talk about the losses in general. Many numbers are thrown around. I have talked about Russia’s losses at length. The US only seems to count the losses that the regular Russian army has suffered. However, the Russian army has many other men in its employ that…

Grim Reaper files an official complaint against Putin and orders him to ‘cease and desist’ — Alexander “Lucky” Lukashenko is not so lucky these days. With his fate tied to the king of losers, and the Grim Reaper wannabe, Vladimir Putin, the 7s that were coming up for him since 1994 are no longer resulting in big payouts. As a matter of unfortunate fact for the…