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There is already one such economic bloc, named GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council), which is doing quite well. The secret to forming such economic blocs is aligned interests and values. In the case of the countries you listed, there is more conflict than cooperation. You can’t seriously say that...

Why would Turkey (who is part of NATO) want to ally with Syria and Iran? Why would they want to leave the winning side to join the losers?

This is simply not correct. Even if we look at it from a territorial perspective only, the gamble paid off, as Ukraine took more square kilometers in Kursk than what it lost in the Donbas because of the weakend defenses. If you add to that the morale boost, the fact that the war was brought...

The Kursk incursion achieved two very important strategic goals for Ukraine: 1) A huge boost of morale for Ukrainian forces, that also helps with recruitment, which greatly offsets any losses in Donbas 2) It proved to the Western allies that Russia will not go nuclear even in the event of...

When I visited Uzbekistan, I went to a bank to exchange some dollars, and I noticed that the bank was selling rubles, but it was not buying them. All other currencies (USD, EUR, GBP, CHF, KZT) had a buying and a selling price, but the ruble only had a selling price. They were not buying rubles...

It was a combination of both. If they were not involved in Ukraine, they would have had a much sronger deterrence and Azerbaidjan would have had second thoughts about the war. But since Russia was already struggling in Ukraine, the Azeris knew they won’t be able to help Armenia, so they took...

It’s not whataboutism. I am simply pointing out clear facts that Russia is in no position to help someone, especially against a much stronger foe like the US. Russia couldn’t even help Armenia (which was part of their security alliance) against Azerbaidjan. How can you expect them to be able to...

With what? They couldn’t protect their own territory in Kursk against Ukrainian attacks. How could they possibly protect Iran from the US?

That’s sad, because regime change was the only good option for Iran. As long as the current regime remains in charge, Iran will be a pariah state under sanctions and poor. There is no way the current regime can achieve anything good for the country. It’s the same with countries like Cuba...

I agree with what you said, except for the part where nuclear bombs will strengthen their negotiating hands. The West is willing to negotiate with Iran with the purpose to keep it away from building nuclear weapons. If they get the nukes, why would the West negotiate with them anymore? And...

How will becoming a nuclear power help Iran with ”acceptance of its reintegration into the banking and finance system of the world”? There are already two known nuclear powers, Russia and North Korea, which are both under heavy sanctions and practically decoupled from the financial system. If...

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This war should be a wake-up call for Europeans about what being allied with the US actually means. Europe needs to decouple its defence industry from the US, and build a strong and independent arms industry. European countries should focus on defence and building a big arms industry no matter...

Israeli air strikes kill 274, Lebanon says, as thousands flee south of country https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c5y32qew9z2t

You are right until here. The only good thing they are doing now is throwing money at Ukraine to support the war. Considering the huge waste of money happening in Europe on so many stupid programs, the military support for Ukraine is the best spent money of European governments and the EU...

These strikes on ammunition depots are extremely important. A few more of these and Russians will have a very hard time to sustain the fire rate at the frontlines. The good thing is that Ukraine has greatly improved its long range strike capabilities through domestically produced drones that...

Top Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil was killed on Friday in an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, two security sources told Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/top-hezbollah-commander-killed-israeli-strike-beirut-two-security-sources-2024-09-20/ It seems that Israel...

Air-defense is a losing game. Expensive and ineffective. If you want to win against cruise and ballistic missiles, you need to overpower thier launch platforms and destroy the enemy’s ability to strike. Now add the cheap drones into the equation, and air-defense is even less effective, as it...

You seem to be very concerned about the escalation made by Western nations, but you always forget that the only real escalation was made by Russia when it invaded. Russia can easily deescalate the conflict anytime it wants to, not through nuclear weapons, but by withdrawing from Ukraine and...

The stupidity of Western leaders when it comes to fighting a war is just striking. Why do you need to announce the delivery of such a weapon weeks/months in advance, so that the enemy can prepare to defend against it, or to move away potential targets? The JASSMs should have been delivered...