Oh, it’s definitely a topic that only real politics nerds are aware of. Which is exactly why Hermer & his friends in Mauritius (& the Foreign Office?) have been able to ram through a deal tha… (View Post)

If you actually watched what was being said at the time, it was fairly obvious that the US thought the Chagos deal was a stupid idea that they were going along with because the UK was insisting on it… (View Post)

Sometimes consultation are “is there anything here that we’ve missed?” things. They’re not going to change the overall goals, because those have already been fixed, but can change the details of the … (View Post)

Realistically, only from the French. Whose missiles don’t fit our launch tubes - they’re too wide. I don’t think any other allay makes sub-surface submarine launched ICBMs? Fortunately, we do still (… (View Post)

“as viruses have always done” Not true! The 1918 flu pandemic disproportionately affected the young & healthy. The reasons are unclear, but one possibility is that their stronger effective immune… (View Post)