Cliff edges and precipices in foreign policy
Please read the Notices and Disclaimers document. This timeline records the significant and main events concerning the Russia – Ukraine War, and the Israel – Gaza conflict. These two conflicts overlap, interrelate, and impact one another. The purpose here is to track the paths of these two conflicts, in relation to their strategic and diplomatic progresses. This is not…
Timeline of Main Events. Russia – Ukraine War. And The Middle-East – Gaza War from 7th October 2023. Please read the Notices and Disclaimers document. This timeline records the significant and main events concerning the Russia – Ukraine War, and from the 7th October 2023, the Israel – Gaza conflict has also been included. These two conflicts overlap, interrelate, and impact…
Analysis as at January 3rd 2024. Because of the absolute impossibility of finding accurate figures, this analysis is obviously inaccurate. But the ‘general direction’, and the very real lack of manpower in Ukraine, is clear. 1. Population of Ukraine before the war 42,000,000 2. Less: Reported emigrated immediately before the War 10,000,000 3. Less: Refugees now in other…
Ukraine can survive, and it could conceivably win, so long as it continues to receive foreign money, arms, and resources. But if the tap runs dry, Ukraine will only hold out for a short time. Until recently funding for Ukraine was blocked in the European Union Parliament. In the US, funding for Ukraine is held up in…
Biography. Born and brought up in East Sussex, England, after serving in the British Army (Coldstream Guards), I moved to Australia, where I got a degree in Economics, and then went into banking, principally with the Banque Nationale de Paris, and then Rothschild Australia Limited. After seventeen years, I moved to Hong Kong, where I…