Confidence in geopolitics seems to be a dangerous thing. I hope that Chinese confidence following the humiliation of the US, and their own preparedness, doesn't encourage them to do something st… (View Post)

I think the photo is worth sharing on here. I would guess this photo will get used in plenty of places as the definitive image of Ukraine's campaign against Russian oil infrastructure. (View Post)

I've done ~20-24 hours in a coach a few times (no idea what the seat pitch in those was) and I found it a real slog, because I wasn't able to sleep sitting mostly upright. And that had the … (View Post)

Let's see what happens with recent national opinion polls for these pollsters. Survation - Both Labour (268->243) and Reform (111->103) 2024GE voters are downweighted, Labour by a little b… (View Post)

The Straits have obviously been very important, particularly in terms of pushing up gas prices in the US, and so damaging Trump directly. But they weren't the only card Iran had to play. It was … (View Post)