Conflicts, disasters

Trump and the California fires

In the interview that Donald Trump did with Joe Rogan last autumn, the fire risk in California was mentioned, and what it could be due to. The President-elect   →  

Syria and the reluctant dictator

It was not long ago that Syria’s leader, Bashar al-Assad, was a favourite in the West, and perhaps even more so his wife, Asma, who was interviewed in   →  

An alternate Cold War

What if the Cold War (1947-1991) had instead been fought between the United States and Germany – and not the Soviet Union? It may be hard to believe,   →  

The potential guilt of Churchill

There has long been talk in academic circles about the possible culpability of the British in the Second World War, that the war became more brutal when British   →  

The Ukraine war and its consequences

The attempts to control and incite Ukraine against its huge neighbour, with the aim of dividing Russia into less manageable chunks, are wrong and dangerous in my view.   →  

Turkey develops its own fighter jet

Speaking of the big changes happening in the world, the Turks are developing their own 5th generation fighter jet. The reason they are building their own is that   →  

The nuclear doctrine

Most people agree that a full-scale nuclear war is unwinnable. It is probably impossible to shoot down every nuclear-armed missile aimed at your country. And the more nuclear   →  

Orcs bomb hospitals and kill children

A children’s hospital in Kiev was hit by a missile a few days ago, and the collective Western media sphere decided in about 30 minutes that it was   →  

Peace talks in the east?

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban made a whirlwind visit to Ukraine on the day he took over the EU presidency. He brought a peace plan with him, and   →