Excellent header, not only because I agree with it. Lots to think about. If there is a "Decline and Fall" here it would seem to apply to the USA and not Russia, which has never had anything… (View Post)

Something I think about a lot. Given a choice between a good guy and a bad guy, slightly over half of Americans went, I'll take the bad guy. It's a hard truth to take for people who want to… (View Post)

I agree. I just realised my comment reads that Starmer and other European leaders would be forced into "that choice", ie America over Ukraine. when I meant they would be forced into making … (View Post)

I think Starmer is trying to subvert the deal by making it more acceptable to Ukraine while pretending it's still Donald Trump's proposal. Questions are whether the chasm between the US/Rus… (View Post)

I think it is important research so that future policy can be based on evidence rather than the gut feel of someone on an internet forum. The article is peer reviewed in one of the most prestigious s… (View Post)