An American tourist in Russia
Thanks to a recommendation from one of my readers on Quora, I became aware of this 1996 Serbian movie about the Bosnian War a few days ago. It might not be the best movie about civil war, but it’s probably the best I’ve seen. Pretty Village, Pretty Flame, directed by Srđan Dragojević, is about childhood … Read more
Both military and civilian studies have proven that an armed person will behave more aggressively than an unarmed person, for the obvious reason that having a weapon in his hands will make him feel stronger and more able to win a fight. In a geopolitical context, arming a proxy government can cause them to be … Read more
The seizure of some or all Russian assets likely strengthen the Dollar, weaken the Euro, and make Europe even more subservient to the USA. As for legality, of course there is no legal basis for the seizure, but everyone is far beyond pretending that “international law” is a real thing that exists. Every ostensibly impartial … Read more