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Short Premier on Israeli Calculations with Moscow via Syria
Putin continues to look the other way when the Israeli’s hit Iranian outposts just northeast of Golan. Why? Because Israeli success in keeping Golan free from Iranian subversion makes Tehran dependent on Moscow. Reports are confirmed that Putin gave assurances … Continue reading
Posted in Russia, Syria, The Long War, Uncategorized
Tagged Iran, Jerusalem, Russia, war
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Re-writing the Iranian Deal?
The Iranian currency is falling, measuring close to Zimbabwe and Venezuela. The exchange rate between the rial and the dollar stands at about 60,000 to 1. No regime can stand that kind of domestic turmoil, in fact the mullah’s have … Continue reading
India’s Soft Power Remains Diminished, But Beijing’s Appeal Remains Untested
The politics of the subcontinent are intractable. That’s because most westerners shape their policy convictions from inside the ideological symmetries of the enlightenment whose apex is Westphalia. Clearly, whoever continues to teach it this way hasn’t visited the subcontinent where … Continue reading
Posted in India, Uncategorized
Tagged Bangladesh, Beijing, Bhutan, Chia, India, New Delhi, war
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Trump’s Assessment of Afghanistan: The Preview
Tonight the President will address the nation on our commitment to Afghanistan, by any reckoning I imagine that he will continue to posture U.S. forces in line with his national security adviser McMaster, who has advocated a mini-surge of U.S. … Continue reading
Posted in Pakistan, Uncategorized
Tagged Civil Military Relations, India, Islamabad, McMaster, Nuclear War, Pakistan, Pashtun, Reforming Pentagon, The Citadel, war
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Obama: Non-Performance Presidency, the Consequences
We should note that having a non-performing Presidency has consequences. U.S. domestic policy isn’t where one looks to see its reverberations. But those nations that have aligned with us whose internal political, social or geographic constitutions are unnaturally affiliated … Continue reading
Posted in International Relations
Tagged diplomacy, Economy, Egypt, International Relations, Iran, Iraq, non performing executive, Obama, Pax Americana, Presidency, risk, Russia, Syria, war
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Between War & Peace: Statecraft & Political Correctness
The single most decisive long term impact of foreign policy is the winning of war and the management of peace. Most historians completely ignore the course of events (both domestic and international) leading to a given war’s conclusion and the … Continue reading
Posted in Adolf Hitler, Central Asia, Hitler, International Relations, Politics
Tagged Afghanistan, Cold War, Gideon Rose, John David Lewis, Matthew Moten, Relation between Force & Victory, Statecraft, war, War & Peace, Warcraft, Winning War
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Neal Stephenson: Natural Law & The Consequences Of Modernity
Neal Stephenson wrote “In the Beginning Was the Command Line” in 1999. Its best to view his writings as a mixture of James Michener, Huxley and H.G. Wells. Although committed to the craft of science fiction, he is not unfamiliar … Continue reading
Debased Currencies & The Origins Of War
The United States continues to lose its standard of living primarily by debasing its currency. Excessive taxation, excessive fiscal spending in Congress coupled with the intrinsic dangers of fiat (paper) money divorced from any extrinsic standard (read gold) provide the … Continue reading
Posted in International Relations, Money, Politics, Terrorism
Tagged Congo Civil War, destroyed currencies, Gulag, Mao, Nazi Germany, Pearl Harbor, Rawanda, Soviet economic incentives, war, Weimar
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Arnold Toynbee: Tribal, Communal, Ethnic Conflicts; Their Origin and Future Trajectory
Arnold Toynbee’s 12 volume study of the genesis, growth and breakdown of dozens of Civilizations is back in vogue with the demise of Marxism and the robust acclaim given to market based solutions in political economies across the world. He … Continue reading
Posted in Arnold Toynbee, Benny Avni, China, Conservatism, International Relations, Islam, Israel, Middle East Peace, Near East, Perils Of Specialization, Politics, Terrorism
Tagged Afghanistan, Central Asia, Communal, Conflicts, Despotic Theocratic Tyrannies, Ethnic, IED, International Relations, Iran, Iran proxies, Iraq, Mid-East Peace, Middle East, Toynbee, Tribal, war
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