I notice the Guardian has chose this moment to publish a piece by the Iranian foreign minister. I wonder if they will give a right of reply to an Iranian dissident. (View Post)

Nigeria and Venezuela are both oil producers. The conspiratorial view would be he's trying to help Russia with market share. (View Post)

Ask yourself what your opponent doesn't want you to do. In the case of China I don't think they want the US to support Ukraine and defeat Russia. That does create opportunities for them but… (View Post)

Disappointing to see pb so quiet this morning. The benefits of an early night etc More large scale protests in Iran. Important not to get ones hopes up too much but we'll just have to see. (View Post)

I suspect Xi has rather mixed feelings. The war has helped China in certain ways and could in the longer term help them become increasingly dominant in Siberia and central Asia. However Russia was a … (View Post)