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WHAT BENGHAZI TAUGHT ME ABOUT FRAGILE SYSTEMS
Lose the Shock-Absorbers at Your Own Peril A few weeks after the attack on the US mission compound that killed US Ambassador Christopher Stevens, I was on a Turkish Air flight into Benghazi. “Qaddafi was a good ruler at first…” the doctor – a Libyan practicing in Ireland – told me, “…and the monarchy was corrupt and inefficient.” He was coming home for his brother’s funeral and thought the situation stable enough to bring his son, a restless lad of six or seven. The trouble,
May 114 min read


Fake News and Real Markets
If you want to look smart, be a pessimist; if you want to be rich, be an optimist.
May 13 min read


THE APOCALYPSE HAS A SUPPLY CHAIN
On March 8, around the time that the Swedish navy was impounding its first Russian “shadow fleet” carrier, Britain was considering sending an aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf. President Trump responded “That’s OK Prime Minister Starmer, we don’t need them any longer. We don’t need people that join Wars after they’ve already Won!” Creative grammar aside, days later the White House was calling on Britain, along with France, Japan and South Korean – and China - to help the U
Mar 195 min read


What Fresh Hell? Energy 2025
Where the hell is global energy is heading in 2025?
Dec 12, 20243 min read


Cry Havoc!
All wars are economic, but global markets have been mobilized and sent into battle over Ukraine. This is the future of war.
Sep 27, 20223 min read
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