Hard to make people surrender their country. Think of how many we lost in previous wars, most of which (e.g. excluding WWII) were much less existential than this is for Ukraine. But we should help th… (View Post)

It's important that our actions stay on the right side of 'not starting war with Russia'. No fly zones sound benign to a layperson, but are in fact a military promise to shoot down as … (View Post)

It has given hackers a target they have free rein over without any risk of legal consequences. They seem to be embracing the challenge! (View Post)

It really is an area where the UK is being shown up by the EU. Thankfully, other countries are happy to take unlimited refugees and we are far away, so it will hopefully only have a marginal impact. … (View Post)

The US sanctions on the Russian central bank could result in the Ruble going into free fall as it can no longer be defended by selling dollar reseves. It really feels like financial sanctions have re… (View Post)