When geopolitical ‘realists’ do not seem all that realistic…
He is even a bit of a joke by his own metrics.
View ArticleSamizdata quote of the day – New forms of offensive manoeuvre
The recent news about a Ukrainian counteroffensive liberating several hundred square kilometres of territory around Lyman in eastern Ukraine has come as a pleasant surprise in the midst of the ongoing...
View ArticleSamizdata quote of the day – Russia’s threat to UK edition
“In the current Russian leadership’s rather 19th — though increasingly 21st — century view of how the world works, lesser powers must defer to great ones or pay the price. The UK, a country in a...
View ArticleThe Air War over Ukraine
Justin Bronk has published a very interesting update on RUSI: Four Years On: An Update on the Air War Over Ukraine
View ArticleThe government will protect your data like it protects its own
The government consultation document “Making public services work for you with your digital identity” gives its chapters aspirational names like “Useful”, “Inclusive”, and “Trusted”. Here’s the...
View ArticleSamizdata quote of the day – People are such rubes
And, btw, when it comes to words, Trump made one of his most astonishing public lies recently about how Putin did not help Iran in the recent war. Speaking at the G7, Trump went out of his way to...
View ArticleThis is Ireland’s sanctions hypocrisy in 90 seconds
Some epic reportage by Caolan Robertson. Highly recommended.
View ArticleSamizdata quote of the day – how about easing sanctions on British oil?
Before easing sanctions on Russian oil, how about easing sanctions on British oil? – Daniel Hannan
View ArticleI’ve heard this story before
Many years ago, I was chatting with the grandmother of a family friend, whose name was Hannelore. She grew up in Germany on a family farm in Schleswig-Holstein, not far from Hamburg, and candidly...
View ArticleThere is something off about this narrative regarding Jeffrey Epstein
I will start by saying that there is no doubt whatsoever that Jeffrey Epstein carried out multiple sex offences against children. He was justly convicted in 2019, and should have been brought to...
View ArticleSamizdata quote of the day – the real Mandelson scandal is China and Russia;...
The media’s fixation on Epstein, sordid though the Epstein story indisputably is, has performed a remarkable public service for those who would prefer the harder questions to go unasked. We are so busy...
View ArticleKatyn Forest 1940
Today please remember the victims of the Katyn Massacre. In 1940, thousands of Polish officers and intellectuals were executed by the Soviet paramilitaries. We will never let this be forgotten.
View ArticleIt is sometimes said Americans do not ‘get’ irony
J.D. Vance, who is the Vice President of the USA, goes to Hungary, an EU member state, and delivers a campaign speech for Victor Orban, the president of Hungary, in which Vance accuses the EU of…...
View ArticleThis is interesting: a shift in Ukraine
I have hesitated to post much about Ukraine lately as reliable information is hard to come by. However, the Telegram channels I have long watched on both sides, and personal contacts I have, are awash...
View ArticleA war a day
Friday 27th February 2026: Pakistan declares state of ‘open war’ after bombing major Afghan cities Saturday 28th February 2026: US and Israel launch attack on Iran, as Trump says ‘major combat...
View ArticleThe impact of Starlink
Preston Stewart has some interesting reportage about Russia being abruptly cut off from Starlink. Whilst this is fascinating from a technical and military point of view, it also brings into focus the...
View ArticleSamizdata quote of the day – The Two Mearsheimers
There have been so many criticisms of Mearsheimer that I doubt anyone cares at this point. But I wanted to raise something rarely mentioned: M. is not actually making a realist argument. Which is...
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Happy Soviet Union Collapse Day
Just a reminder that no matter how bad things get, this too shall pass
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