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Archena May 17, 2022May 17, 2022CurrentDemocrat, foreign policy, Politics, Republican, US

Neo-Nationalist

The biggest problem with politics is that labels generally have three to five meanings at any given time. Seriously, if you are writing a professional political science paper the very first thing you do is define your terms. Not esoteric stuff no one has ever heard of – the regular things like conservative, liberal, libertarian, globalist, nationalist – et al. The reason is simple – people are way too lazy to think up new words for slightly different things and … Continue reading “Neo-Nationalist”

Archena May 13, 2022May 13, 2022CurrentFood Security, foreign policy, Piracy, Politics, Shipping, Supply Chains, United States Navy, US, World Policeman

Taking Our Ball and Going Home

The US is and probably always will be deeply isolationistic at its core. Conservatives at present claim that history – a recent reclaim from the liberals. Suddenly, we remember that Washington counseled against ‘foreign entanglements’. Not so suddenly, we decry the notion of being the world’s policeman. We have our own problems at home and we just want the world to go away. I say to my conservative brothers the same thing I said to our liberal, er, whatever their … Continue reading “Taking Our Ball and Going Home”

Archena May 11, 2022May 11, 2022Currentforeign policy, Military Aid, NATO, Poland, Politics, Russia, Soviet Union, Ukraine

Gnocchi and the Threat to Europe

Imagine for a moment that you are a grandmother, sitting in her little cottage outside Warsaw, finishing the last of your gnocchi and listening to the radio. It’s a lovely sunny day in Poland and you are just reminiscing about your life, remembering what it was like to grow up in a Warsaw Pact nation. Well, your momma’s gnocchi was a lot better than yours. Little wonder – she made it almost every day. You were married before you knew … Continue reading “Gnocchi and the Threat to Europe”

Archena April 18, 2022April 18, 2022Currentcrisis, foreign policy, Invasion, military, Politics, Russia, Ukraine, War

Define Win

Before you start the game, make sure you know what the objective is and how to win. Also a good idea to make sure everyone agrees on what those things are – I once ‘won’ a chess game against a seeded player. I stink at chess but I defined ‘win’ as ‘not losing in ten moves or less’. I kept him busy for thirty minutes – then he figured out that I didn’t have a winning strategy, just a stalling … Continue reading “Define Win”

Archena April 2, 2022April 2, 2022Currentforeign policy, NATO, Nuclear Triad, Politics, Russia

Nuclear Triad, NATO Expansion and Russian Security – or Lack Thereof

We already discussed the nuclear triad which is just an ominous way of saying that there are three flavors of nuclear warhead delivery: big ballistic missiles, nuclear armed submarines and nuclear armed bombers. All will spoil your lifetime. NATO expansion: unless you have been lost in the mountains for the last month, you’ve heard this term Either it’s a horrible evil plot by the nefarious West to reduce Russia’s border security or it’s an innocuous club that just accepted a … Continue reading “Nuclear Triad, NATO Expansion and Russian Security – or Lack Thereof”

Archena March 31, 2022March 31, 2022Current, Seriesforeign policy, military strategy, Nuclear Triad, Politics

Nuclear Triad 101

I am not a military expert and I don’t play one on TV. Politics on the nation-state scale are intricately tied to military function. Fish need water – both statements are blatantly obvious but to the point, you can’t analyze national or international politics without some basic – and I do mean basic – understanding of how the military fits into this. I’m writing a book on American politics that I almost didn’t write because it seems so incredibly obvious … Continue reading “Nuclear Triad 101”

Archena March 28, 2022March 28, 2022Currentcrisis, foreign policy, International Relations, NATO, Politics, Russia, Ukraine, US

Ukraine Versus Russia: What it Means to the US

Short answer: if Ukraine falls it will predicate a geopolitical realignment that the US will have very little say in. The reason: Biden. If Ukraine survives, there will still be a geopolitical realignment but to a lesser degree and US power will remain in play. Probably despite Biden. Conclusion: If you don’t like military conflicts with Russia, don’t vote Democrat for the next decade or so. Now, for those who prefer some meat on the bare bones, there is no … Continue reading “Ukraine Versus Russia: What it Means to the US”

Archena March 24, 2022March 24, 2022Currentforeign policy, International Relations, NATO, Politics, Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine Invasion – Initial Assessment

Originally written 2/25/22 I admit, I didn’t expect Russia to go in after leaving their troops in plain sight for weeks. In my very non-expert military opinion that was stupid – and I thought the Russians were a bit brighter than that. What I think happened is Russia saw a chance at low hanging fruit and went for it. A weak US president with an already horrendous foreign policy track record coupled with weeks of no real significant response out … Continue reading “Ukraine Invasion – Initial Assessment”

Archena September 25, 2021Currentafghanistan, biden, Democrat, foreign policy, party, Politics

Can the US Survive Biden?

We made it through a civil war, two world wars and the Seventies but can we survive three more years of Biden?

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