I think we can do both - praise the government for the military aid they’ve been giving Ukraine while criticising it for the slow response to the refugee crisis. It’s called democracy and why one of … (View Post)

Dictators underestimate the strength of democracies because they see only weakness in leaders who submit themselves to the risk of regime change in free elections. They see robust oppositions and fre… (View Post)

I’d call them complimentary rather than contrary - Putin’s mafia state is based on extractive industries which the oligarchs dominate. Russian manufacturing on the other hand relies almost completely… (View Post)

Thread on Putin’s “Mafia State” and why that will heighten the impact of sanctions: Let's discuss Russian economy. Many underestimate its dependency upon technological import. Russia's so d… (View Post)

I think the West is holding together pretty well and while there is criticism within countries (eg UK & refugees) there is very little criticism between countries - for example when the UK & … (View Post)