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Drooping Tiger, Wheezing Dragon
Beijing's heavy hand on the markets is threatening to crash the entire system.
May 30, 20246 min read


Whisky Tango Foxtrot: Lebanon
Lebanon and Hezbollah are not the same thing, although they are both train-wrecks.
Jan 10, 20242 min read


An Honest, Ab(l)e President
How a Civil War election triggers feelings today amidst so much talk about a new Civil War
Jan 2, 20244 min read


Not Quite a Whirlwind...
The West engineered the worst possible outcome for the war in Ukraine.
Dec 11, 20232 min read


The Man Needed Killin'
The mad death of Yevgeny Prigozhin may not help Putin's grip on power.
Aug 27, 20234 min read


The Chinese Armada
Just What Were the Chinese and Russia Navies up to off the Alaskan Coast?
Aug 8, 20233 min read


NATO Gets an Ikea
Sweden joins NATO, thwarting Moscows attempts to fracture the West.
Jul 12, 20234 min read


A New Oil Block
The new deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran will bring stability to the region, but won't do long term energy security and prices any good.
Apr 5, 20234 min read


WTF: A Dirty Bomb
Just what is a "dirty bomb' and how worried should we be? Ironically, the less worried we are, the less dangerous it is.
Oct 31, 20224 min read


The China Sneeze
The China is facing an economic sneeze that might take down a limping global economy further.
Oct 7, 20223 min read


The Longest Day
78 Years ago, the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany.
Jun 6, 20222 min read


Dispatch: The Iron Curtain Speech
Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech just got a lot more relevant.
May 13, 20222 min read


Hell, It's War
It's war in Ukraine. It could have been stopped in 2014, and now he have to pay a higher price.
Feb 25, 20223 min read


The Middle Kingdom's Middle Finger
China's President Xi appears to be isolating China with in its block. Will it work? Does it ever?
Feb 18, 20225 min read


Non-Identity Politics in Ukraine
The West is guessing what Vladimir Putin is thinking. It should stop and focus on what he's selling.
Feb 3, 20224 min read


Confusion in the Borderlands
Vladimir Putin things that Ukraine is Russia. Many Ukrainians think that as well. It is confusing...
Feb 1, 202210 min read


The Bad Lieutenant
Vladimir Putin's is gambling that the West is too distracted by China to stop him. We need to understand whose team he's on.
Jan 21, 20223 min read


Is it a Bird or a Plane?
China's hypersonic gliders are clever, and problematic.
Nov 17, 20214 min read


An Afghan Kind of War
The Taliban is now facing a civil war with the Islamic State in Afghanistan. It's going to be a long one.
Nov 3, 20213 min read


The Dragon Blows a Bubble
Chinese real estate, moral hazards, and the dozen years it took Murff to be right.
Oct 21, 20214 min read
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