If that led to the end of Russia's war in Ukraine then it would be a step forwards, confining Russian-sourced instability to within Russia, rather than Russia's neighbours. (View Post)

One of the big vulnerabilities is that the Iran crisis is happening at the same time as a monster El-Niño is developing, and the Ukraine war continuing, so the risk of the world plunging into an abso… (View Post)

I'm more obvious in person. (View Post)

Should we have acquiesced to the German occupation of Paris? Are irrelevant analogies ever helpful? (View Post)

(2) This does have the advantage of shortening supply chains, which is an advantage as globalisation unravels. (View Post)