When Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO in 2022 they were given firm defence commitments by the US, Britain and other countries, precisely to dissuade an attack on them before they had NATO memb… (View Post)

If Ukraine had joined NATO in 2008 it's extremely unlikely that Russia would have dared to invade. As strategic mistakes go it's right up there with the biggest. (View Post)

There are more and more reports of locals taking over Syrian Army checkpoints and equipment in the south of Syria, while HTS advances from the north and SDF from the east. Also reports of Syrian Army… (View Post)

If there is a glut of cheap second-hand EV cars in ~5 years that would be perfect timing for me. (View Post)

That's because wind turbines are distributed widely geographically, and so while there will be periods where some turbines in some locations have to be stopped, more of the wind turbines will be in t… (View Post)