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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.

The contrast between the leadership in Russia and Germany cannot be more stark. In this podcast, I compare the two and discuss the underlying causes of this difference.

This podcast is about the belligerent yet incompetent "leaders" in the west. I discuss 1. what their M.O. are, 2. how to counter them, and 3. what the foreseeable escalations are.

Recently, there have been chatters on a EU Superfund that skim the pension funds of member states to fund two sets of EU-wide political projects: a. EU army, and b. Energy. In this podcast, I discuss the details and implications of this move.

In a previous podcast, I suggested two triggers that would lead the world to de-dollarize. In the weeks since I posted it, both became reality. In this podcast, I discuss the actions that countries are taking, the potential solution to establish an altern