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In September 2024, Russia appears to be looking at broad strategic defeat. The question many independent-minded people must be asking is this: Can Russia still win at this point?

Donald J Trump has long enjoyed popularity among independent media. However, with Kamala Harris as the nominee, the Democrats have a strong chance to keep the White House in the coming election. Today, I present three main reasons why.

The Ukrainian army has just entered Russian territory to execute their version of “Special Military Operation”. The strategic significance of this move is profound. Today, I highlight three points.

I have come to the view that for one simple reason a global scale “world war” will not happen, at least not in this decade.

Emmanuel Macron took a gamble after the European elections last month with the snap election. After the first round, it appears to me that this high-stake gamble is likely to pay off with a strengthening of his grip on power.

Russia's peace proposal marks a departure from the original goals of the SMO. It expresses a commitment to reach a definitive resolution of its existential conflict against the West by making sure that Russia's western borders will never be safe.

There is a popular myth that planned economies do not have economic cycles. This goes against well-documented deep, lasting recessions that preceded the downfall of the Eastern Block. Today, I try to set the record straight as concisely as possible.

While I doubt the ruling elites in the West want to destroy Russia or have the stomach for the solution, in answering this hypothetical question I deduce a six-point strategy that could achieve the impossible.

In this podcast, I make two points on the economic and social carnage of hybrid wars.

In this update, I cover three separate but somewhat related macroeconomic issues.

As Russia starts the 2nd phase of its operations in UA, we have enough information to start analyzing what its end game may be. In this podcast, I list 5 facts and discuss 3 possible end games.

The 5th French Republic is in trouble. In this podcast, I discuss its problems, red herrings, solutions, and prognosis.