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While Ukraine at present remains a regional war, the Middle East is another potential place for a regional war also. In my estimation from news articles, the likelihood of war is high and increasing. It’s time to begin coverage. The main protagonists are Israel and Iran. Below is a map Read more…
Here’s an interview with Martin Armstrong on the global context of the war (1:37:10 minutes): In this weeks interview, Judge Andrew Napolitano and Col. Douglas Macgregor discuss the Russian offensive. It has been going slower than initially expected for a number of reasons, one of which is the unusually mild Read more…
Things feel like they are moving faster than ever. I publish an update and it has gotten so that I immediately start building my next one. The battle for Bakhmut which started in May should be over soon. WEEB Union reports that it is operationally encircled. Militarily it has been Read more…
Found this in my draft folder. It has stuff too good not to publish. More Background on the War Martin Armstrong lays out the current economic environment of the major countries in the war which in itself is interesting and should be a warning to look out for your own Read more…
Here is the latest commentary from Col. Douglas Macgregor (19:53 minutes). Also, here’s the latest word from Scott Ritter in a first anniversary summary (27:23 minutes): Current News and Views The Frontline As I Publish Most recent (16:34 minutes): Here’s a recent longer post that discusses longer term strategy. We Read more…
I have in the past alluded to multiple new types of warfare or new perspectives and applications of older forms of warfare other than kinetic warfare for which I have erroneously used the term asymmetric warfare. A more accurate term for this is 5th-generation warfare although its employment is usually Read more…
The War with US and NATO Russia has made it clear that it understands that Western intentions that have existed for decades mean that Russia is at war with the US and therefore NATO (read Russian Diplomats Issue Dire Warnings that War with US Is Close). The way that the Read more…
Seymour Hersh on January 7, 2023, wrote an article on his Substack titled How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline. It confirms what I had already concluded but provides details of the covert operation’s execution which blew up three of the four lines. Norway was the US’s partner in Read more…
I have published many links to the writings of Pepe Escobar. I’ve always found him insightful and deeply schooled in current affairs. Here is a video (28:45 minutes) in which he is interviewed on the Ukraine situation and particularly attitudes if Washington where, as he tells us, he has many Read more…
I will share a new source of understanding of the conflicts that I associate with WWIII. John Mearsheimer, a professor at the University of Chicago speaks to the Chris Hedges Fan Club on the dynamics of world conflict today. After setting the stage for his multipolar view of conflict he Read more…