Is Ukraine a stalemate about to become a frozen conflict?

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A paywalled 5 November article in the German edition of Business Insider (I saw no equivalent in the English site) cited an 30 October NATO report, which was released at least in part to select journalists: ‘The Joint Intelligence and Security Division of NATO therefore writes in a secret report, which is available to Business … Read more

A Story About Making Peace

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Some of you already know that I am writing a book loosely inspired by the 1970 Sophia Loren WWII movie Sunflower, now I will provide some details on the story and the point of it. Sunflower is a tale of an Italian soldier who is rescued from certain death by a Russian village girl, falls … Read more

The Best James Bond Villains Aren’t Even in a Bond Film

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A villain is simply a hero with the wrong motive. MI6 as portrayed in James Bond films is a top-notch spy agency with ludicrously high-tech gadgets and information-collecting assets. Now imagine an organization of similar power and scope, but evil. I of course am referring to the real MI6. Just kidding, they’re a bit underwhelming … Read more

Podcast: Israel Goes Rogue

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Billy Bob invited me on another podcast about the Gaza conflict, this time with Professor Vladimir Golstein from the Department of Slavic Studies at Brown University.

Can Israel’s Doomsday Weapon Destroy Human Civilization?

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There has been a lot of discussion in the past month about Israel’s “Samson Option,” what it is, how serious of a threat it poses, or if Israeli nuclear weapons even exist. Here’s my best attempt at answering these questions. First, the most important question – do Israeli nukes exist? Simply, yes they do. Nuclear … Read more