Do you really think the US would help to defend Poland? At a certain point you need to recognise that having US troops in Europe is a bigger threat than it is a benefit. The point at which the US tak… (View Post)

I think the EU and UK need to make clear, privately, the consequences of annexing Greenland, for example: - Closing all US bases on European soil. This would lose the US more in terms of military pro… (View Post)

It could be. The only reason he won't is we're not important enough. And, if it did happen, the Trump sympathisers on here will wring their hands and say, well Peter did once give a bad bet… (View Post)

Courtesy of the FT However, I understand the neglect of Venezuelan oil fields has been so long-standing that it'll take quite some time for a significant enough an increase to impact global supp… (View Post)

Maybe Canada won't be the 51st State after all... (View Post)