Geopolitical Risk

[Waltzing]

Does the Kremlin have control over russia or is the current structure is the russian legal system a weak link that the west has yet to sanction and cuase a lot of trouble for the rulers in Moscow..

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/12/08/strangling-putins-legal-system-bring-about-his-downfall/


?But Western countries could also ramp up the pressure, says Savva. He has worked on several cases where direct appeals from Russian lawyers to Russian regional prosecutors, informing them they are holding a non-combatant illegally without charges, have surprisingly led to their release. "Some of them are afraid," he suggests. "They know they are breaking Russian and international laws. They don't know how long the current regime will last. When it falls, they will have to answer for the crimes they have committed."

[Waltzing]

35 - 40 percent of GDP to be spent on Military for next russian budget....

Wasnt that the kind of  structural economics that brought the USSR to its knees?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/12/08/strangling-putins-legal-system-bring-about-his-downfall/

listen to the podcast ...

after all  isnt this more important than watching the Cricket?

who is the NZ team playing this summer anyway?

https://www.nzc.nz/cricketnation

[Waltzing]

F16's  - some new old planes at last...

Xmas present?

https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-f16-delivery-soon/32723297.html

[BlackPeter]

F16's  - some new old planes at last...

Xmas present?

https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-f16-delivery-soon/32723297.html

Xmas as in ""Peace on Earth?

[Waltzing]

moved to politics

[Auto Rower]

moved to politics

Most of this thread needs moving to politics & warmongering in general about the war in ukraine/Russia

[Waltzing]

https://www.spglobal.com/en/enterprise/geopolitical-risk/

Would it not be great for the world to return to peace ... but in its long history when has that been the case.

Agreed, YUP need a new thread over in General ..

[BlackPeter]

Posted November 6th on stocktalk:

Always wondering how difficult it would be to flood the tunnels? Plenty of water in the sea close by ... no damage to civilians in buildings above and the terrorists could be picked up at the exits ;

Looks like the Israeli Army is reading this forum:

https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-hamas-war-pumping-seawater-gaza-tunnels-2ed3b3f2

[Left Field]

Good news for democracy in USA

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/19/trump-colorado-presidential-ballot-disqualified-14th-amendment

Likely to be appealed to USA Supreme Court, but a strong line being drawn in Colorado that the Trump appointed majority in the Supreme Court would be crazy to overturn IMO.

[Davexl]

Thought this might be interesting. Note the urgency.

Australia will start making long-range missiles from next year

https://thewest.com.au/politics/federal-politics/australia-will-start-making-long-range-missiles-from-next-year-c-13237224

[Waltzing]

Yes and in europe the alarm bells are ringing belately...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/19/putins-petrodollars-dry-up-as-arab-russian-cartel/

[Davexl]

Demonstrating just how twisted the Middle East situ is with Iran (in Iraq's influence) for Biden...

Iraq and Iran were complicit in the Tower 22 attack

https://asiatimes.com/2024/02/iraq-and-iran-were-complicit-in-the-tower-22-attack/

[Davexl]

After Gerald Hensley's recent passing, I thought it might be worth pointing to an item on his website concerning NZ's relationship with Lee Kuan Yew - 2 people who I admire the most - and the key part international relationships play in Geopolitics thru the years...

Lee Kuan Yew in NZ

https://kahudespatches.nz/recollections/lee-kuan-yew-in-new-zealand/

[Waltzing]

well they have done it again...

is the PAT systems changing the air war  just like drone boats have changed the black sea naval war... or did the russians shot down  own  aircraft or can the PAT go farther than the published spec's...but the UKE have the  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-200_missile_system

and if this is the shot then what a kill for the UKE anti aircraft missile team - high five!

Thats maybe  8 fighter bombers in a week and now another big score .. A 50   https://en.defence-ua.com/news/ukrainian_forces_successfully_shoot_down_another_russian_a_50_aircraft_over_the_azov_sea-9616.html

pitty the F16 arnt in the air yet...

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

maybe defence stocks were tha place to be over the last two years after all..

some european defence stocks have already doubled over the last year and half.

[Waltzing]

Dark warnings from  lastest pod cast of the telgraph in Kiev .. should we take it seriously.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/02/24/russia-ukraine-stop-world-war-podcast-latest/