RAND think tank, famous for its influential policy papers which have shaped US-Russian relations, has released an eye-opening call for a change of course on China.| Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge
Yesterday, two near-simultaneous acts of sabotage saw explosions ripping through oil refineries in both Hungary and Romania.| Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge
Another fascinating revelation has come by way of the latest FT article, whose “sources” reveal a portrait of Trump 180-degrees reversed from his ‘for-public-consumption’ persona:| Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge
The Trump circus is off the rails this week—and maybe that’s not an altogether bad thing.| Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge
Interesting new pieces from think-tank-land vis-a-vis the war in Ukraine have made it over the transom this week which are worth dissecting.| Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge
Once in a while a demonstration of such astounding arrogance comes along it has to be seen to be believed.| Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge
FT has broken a report that the US has been closely involved in Ukrainian strikes on the Russian energy grid and gas infrastructure in order to “weaken Putin’s economy and bring him to the negotiating table.”| simplicius76.substack.com
Last night Russia struck another massive blow to Ukraine’s power grid, triggering sprawling blackouts throughout a number of the largest Ukrainian cities, including Kiev, seen below:| Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge
Europe’s decline is accelerating at such breakneck speeds it would give Oswald Spengler whiplash.| Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge
During the latest Valdai forum presentation and Q&A, Putin gave some rare insight into the war’s casualty figures and how they play into general tactics, which is worth looking at.| Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge
The Times reports that MI6’s new chief, the youngest in its history—and first female to boot—has begun her tenure over the cryptic ziggurat housing the world’s most malign machinations.| Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge
Europe is hosting its EPC summit in Copenhagen where the war cries have grown louder than ever, amidst sharp militarization and endlessly bellicose rhetoric, which has been a theme here for the past several weeks.| simplicius76.substack.com
Last week, ex-Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valery Zaluzhny penned another informative strategic think-piece on the war in Ukraine, that serves as a technological update on his previous piece written in 2023.| Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge
The Moldovan election has come and gone with the expected “democratic” results.| Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge
Troubling developments have highlighted Europe’s continued slide into political turmoil and totalitarianism.| simplicius76.substack.com
It has become clear that the EU-NATO establishment has chosen the path of acute escalation as their current strategy against Russia.| Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge
As I was writing the previous report, Trump had tweeted something which has nearly “broken the internet”—at least the Russo-Ukrainian political side of it.| Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge
It appears the Euro-cabal has really gone all-in on The Great Drone Scare as their only current hope in arresting headlines and dulling the blow of incessant Russian advances on the front.| Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge
Neocon godfather Robert Kagan has written a new column for the Atlantic—and his decrees on the Ukraine war usually presage a critical time, for which he is summoned to rustle up urgent support.| simplicius76.substack.com
Well, we all expected it to happen.| simplicius76.substack.com
Beneath the smokescreen of combating the ‘Leftist’ scourge which has left American politics streaked in blood, the Trump administration has threatened curbs on free speech for the covert sake of protecting Israel.| simplicius76.substack.com
Plus: Russian pipeline warfare comes of age.| simplicius76.substack.com
The news surrounding the Ukrainian conflict has been slow owing to a kind of ‘planning’ doldrums phase where all sides have retreated to strategize on the next novel idea on how to politically out-maneuver the other.| simplicius76.substack.com
Israel reportedly continues to edge closer toward unilateral Iranian strikes despite all ostensible efforts by the US to pump the brakes on the clash which could spiral out of control.| simplicius76.substack.com
Donald Trump claims to have parked nuclear subs closer to Russia after a tiff with fellow bronzer enthusiast Dmitry Medvedev.| simplicius76.substack.com
Yesterday, Iran retaliated for the US ‘strikes’ on its nuclear facilities, concluding the final act of the choreographed play we’ve been witnessing.| simplicius76.substack.com
