Ian Kummer

I'm a former US Marine fire support specialist, and also worked for about 10 years as a public affairs specialist in the US Army National Guard and Reserves. For that reason I will mostly opine about the "information operations" aspect of current events. Please see my "about" page for more information. If you would like to reach out, you can email me at ian.michael@readingjunkie.com

Will Trump Attack Iran For Israel?

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Yesterday Reuters reported that the US is preparing for “weeks-long” operations in Iran, which perhaps not coincidentally comes on the tail-end of Netanyahu’s latest Trump visit. Just how far is Trump willing to go for Israel? That will be the topic of our next discussion on the podcast, scheduled for 8pm Moscow time.

Is NATO Prepared For “Fifth Generation War?”

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hedgehog 2025

A damning article from the WSJ about the Hedgehog 2025 wargames in Estonia suggests that NATO is not at all prepared for modern combat “in the fifth generation.” It’s not clear if they’re even ready for fourth generation war. Mind you, wargame media coverage, by design, instills panic so taxpayers support more military spending, but … Read more

Harry Potter and the New World Order… of Revolution

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Harry Potter and the new world order of revolution

If you’re a 90s kid like myself, you’ve probably noticed that Harry Potter is just a lot less popular than it was 25 years ago. Sure, there are still hundreds of millions HP books in circulation and new media being produced in, God help me for saying this, the same cinematic universe, but despite all … Read more