Thoughts on the Ukraine and Israel conflicts
Monday, 16 October 2023
War is not a football match.
War is a very rational act.
The object of war is to win.
geopolitics
The back story to the Russian 'coup'
Sunday, 25 June 2023
…it ended with a whimper rather than a bang. Wagner fighters agreed to halt their advance and return to their base in exchange for a guarantee of their safety.
The Saudi-Iran deal — 10 things you need to know
Friday, 10 March 2023
China, Saudi Arabia, and Iran issued a joint communique announcing normalising of diplomatic relations between the Saudis and the Iranians. This is huge.
A 10 point history of nuclear arms treaties between the US and Russia
Wednesday, 1 March 2023
Vladimir Putin announced that Moscow was suspending participation in a treaty with the United States limits their numbers of strategic nuclear warheads.
Ten things you need to know about Nigeria's upcoming elections
Thursday, 23 February 2023
Nigeria goes to the polls this weekend. Here are ten things you need to know about the issues facing Africa’s most populous country:
Today is a good day to talk about nuclear war
Saturday, 6 August 2022
On this day in 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima in Japan. Between 70,000–80,000 people were killed by the blast and resultant firestorm.
How can 190 000 Russians win against 700 000 Ukrainians?
Saturday, 25 June 2022
Established military wisdom has it that an invading army needs to outnumber defenders by a 3:1 ratio.
Be careful what you wish for
Friday, 3 June 2022
One of the questions we should always ask ourselves is "what if we get what we want?"
Let me give you some examples.
Many people wanted Donald Trump impeached as US president.
Raising interest rates — bad idea
Friday, 20 May 2022
Yesterday, in response to rising inflation, the South African Reserve Bank raised interest rates by 50 basis points.
Once cannot really blame the team at the SARB who voted unanimously
Explainer: Why does Russia now want payment in rubles?
Saturday, 23 April 2022
For decades, Russia has been selling natural gas to countries in Europe.
Initially, those countries would pay Russia in their own currencies (Example: Germany using Deutschmarks).
In the modern era, those payments have been made in Euros.
This year, after Russia began its “special military operation” inside Ukraine, member countries of the European Union imposed economic sanctions against most Russian products, but left the door open for members to continue buying natural gas from Russia.