Anecdote alert. I was sitting in a waiting room in a hospital in Glasgow when Sturgeon's press conference came on the TV. One of the nurses who was doing paperwork nearby looked up at the TV, took in… (View Post)

Taken to its final conclusion, the argument put forward by those who believe fighting Russia directly will cause Putin to use nukes can have only one outcome - Russia can take and hold any territory … (View Post)

Everyone has been concentrating on the dangers of getting involved in Ukraine, but presumably this will turn some minds on both side of the Atlantic toward the dangers of staying out. (View Post)

I am no great fan of the EU, but they have done very well in the last week. Let's see if they can keep it up. (View Post)

I can't see that happening at all. It would be a *huge* escalation that would drive Putin mad(er) and would put Poland's protection under Article 5 on shaky ground. (View Post)