THE RUGGED RUSSIAN BEAR, BUT SCARIER Putin defies the world
“Approach thou like the rugged Russian bear,” shouts Shakespeare’s defiant Macbeth as the blood-soaked ghost of Banquo arrives … Continued
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LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PAST – Transnistria: the happy little country that doesn’t exist
Featured image copyright: A military parade at the main square of the capital of Transnistria © gospm.ru Officially, … Continued
PLAYING BRAG WITH MISSILES Putin shows off in the playground
Featured image copyright: Russian 3M22 Zircon Hypersonic Cruise Missile; Land-, Air-, and Submarine-Mobile © Nrf When I was … Continued
POSEIDON’S TRIDENT – Turkey and Greece rattle sabres over undersea gas
Τρίαινα του Ποσειδώνα Helen was said to be the most beautiful woman of her age, even though she … Continued
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HAWKS AND HANDSAWS – Mike Pompeo says Europe is “siding with the ayatollahs”
“I am but mad north-north-west: when the wind is southerly, I know a hawk from a handsaw”, says … Continued
KILLER ROBOTS – WHOSE FINGER ON THE TRIGGER? The controversy over ‘lethal autonomous weapons’
Artists and activists participate in a Campaign to Stop Killer Robots event outside Germany’s parliament, February 2020. © … Continued
FRIENDS, ENEMIES and LOOPHOLES – Part 2
In a relatively unsafe world, the last thing we all need is for some unstable country or group … Continued