The reason why the Ukrainian war uses very little aviation, apart from drones, is that both sides have strong air defences. And the air defence in this case is mostly Russian, and much of it goes →
A divided Europe
Europe has undergone several major periods of division, the first of which is not on the map, but roughly follows the Ottoman line, and involves the division of The Western and Eastern Roman Empire, which was →
Trade routes across the Bering Strait? Time to redraw the geopolitical map
We have long had lockdowns, where cultural and political barriers have created divisions between countries and their respective economies. Such a division existed between East and West, or between Germans and Slavs, British and French, Danes →
Update in progress
Swedish politicians have not taken note of what is happening on the other side of the Atlantic. That it is no longer appropriate to let illegal migrants and vagrants across the borders. And that those who →
Aid goes to propaganda and interference
We have all heard rumours that foreign aid goes to dictators and their luxurious lives, or to pointless infrastructure projects that are abandoned after a few years. And while we intuitively understood that there was some →
A business idea for a dictator
I have a business idea for a dictator: Take over Sweden. Kick out all the vagrants. Put the native children in engineering programmes, lower the tax burden, simplify the regulations, wait 30 years, and reap the →
The eternal British Empire
I can still be fascinated by the old British East India Company, a mega-corporation in its day with its own navy and army, which contributed to a significant part of the global economy, much like if →
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 told us this with crystal clear insight into →
The 10 most overrated albums in rock and pop history
Here they are in random order, the albums that I think have had a big cultural impact without really being able to carry their name, either musically, creatively or with originality. The Velvet Underground & Nico, →
