Geopolitical Risk

[Waltzing]

OK BP just for you we have taken off the LIbrary dinning room book case....

1848 - Jean Sigmann - germany.

Europe Since Napolean, David Thomson.

Europe 1880 - 1945 , JM Roberts...

stable stuff for winter reading... in holland and sweden.

[Waltzing]

And in poland the reporting goes on...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-rjIbYgS8M

[Waltzing]

Why are ugly bear troops putting on Gas Masks? what are they planning on the UGLLY bear side next ?

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2022/12/14/ukraine-russian-soldiers-intercepted-calls-freezing-frontline-ebof-sot-vpx.cnn

[Waltzing]

Gosh LUXON finally shines....

hes a big stage player after all...

ARDERN flops into Hellen clarke, Mukler Merkel speech....

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/130757871/christopher-luxon-the-statesman-emerges-as-the-ukraine-war-beams-into-parliament

[Hectorplains]

Gosh LUXON finally shines....

hes a big stage player after all...

ARDERN flops into Hellen clarke, Mukler Merkel speech....

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/130757871/christopher-luxon-the-statesman-emerges-as-the-ukraine-war-beams-into-parliament

Luxton's ability to identify the weakness of the UN does not make him a statesman, which requires more than merely the ability to state the blindingly obvious.  Thomas Manch's piece is headed with the word, "analysis" in  bold and all capitals.  There appears little actual analysis thereafter. 

[Waltzing]

"Luxton's"

think the name is Luxon.... my typing these days is pretty bad... need a robot opti prime.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Luxon

the speechs were all hopeless... his apparently the best according the article.

The most deadly war in europe since WW2 and that threaten to go global and nuclear and thats all they managed....
 
well back to Portrait artist of the year ...

wonder if NZ will even have an orchestra in a decade or 2...

but it will have this forever...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq2K8ak47nM

[Waltzing]

Lesson from the Russo Finnish war ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pf7MLUIiBw

[Waltzing]

Horrific stuff from the front lines... Ukraine taking losses that arnt reported on very often...

https://kyivindependent.com/national/understanding-russias-relentless-assault-on-bakhmut

[Waltzing]

nuclear power making a coming back. Is this going to be an investable sector in the near future.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/16/bill-gates-backed-nuclear-demonstration-delayed-by-at-least-2-years.html

[Waltzing]

The new gold rush for gas fields...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/12/16/cold-snap-has-brought-total-economic-defeat-putin/

[Waltzing]

Heres one for BP... maybe a german AA tank was operating in the area at the same time as this sharp shooter quick drawed his machine gun...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/12/16/ukraine-soldier-achieves-impossible-downing-cruise-missile-machine/

[Waltzing]

Its a cold war thats not happening only the west doesnt know how to do one anymore... Muckerla Merkel says it never stopped...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/12/08/cold-war-never-ended-says-angela-merkel-admits-germany-should/

black ops are back ?

https://www.rferl.org/a/military-strategist-mcfate-what-could-stop-russia/32180030.html

does it mean instability is here to stay...

and warren says hold forever is your best option....

or better yet just pass the ...

https://www.tuihq.co.nz/

An NZ beach and a surf board with a ice cold bin of your favourite beverage sound better than a re run of the 1930's arms race...

 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/12/16/japan-launches-320bn-defence-spending-boost/

and these guys says they hit the jack pot and knocked out a lot of russian tanks...

https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-war-donetsk-fighting-soldiers/32180219.html

[BlackPeter]

Heres one for BP... maybe a german AA tank was operating in the area at the same time as this sharp shooter quick drawed his machine gun...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/12/16/ukraine-soldier-achieves-impossible-downing-cruise-missile-machine/

Actually - it is doable. Needs just a lot of rounds, some idea how to calculate the offset and plenty of luck ....

[Waltzing]

really!!! amazing...

and what about these BP ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eitUCcDgr0c

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panther_KF51#:~:text=The%20Panther%20KF51%20is%20a,%22%2C%20i.e.%2C%20tracked%20vehicle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXG_WpicClI

[Waltzing]

Only now are the getting rid of the communists in Finland...

are there any still left here in parliment?

"reds under th Beds"

https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/video/dancing-cossacks

Those statues have got to go!!

https://www.spiegel.de/international/the-death-of-a-forced-friendship-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-ends-an-era-in-finland-a-aaacd05d-0c33-4215-bd2b-3be3e0b6368e