Courtesy of SONY, a contemporary Russian language film about an abusive relationship and her reaction to it. “Beaten Beautiful”. Just released today. What a shocker。
Thank you, SONY, for showing us all horrible examples of dysfunction to avoid.
Yet, Everyone wants to learn the bad words first. Very well.
Word of the Day
bitch, Zicke, salope, 绿茶, 三把.
Often, nasty words leads to violence. In any case, nasty words often result in regrets. At least you were warned. Everyone wants to blame someone else, anyone but themself, which is why self-criticism is so important.
News:
the-uk-is-giving-ukraine-hundreds-of-armored-vehicles-russia-has-a-plan-for-wrecking-them
the-espionage-reform-act-of-2023/
russia-alleges-attempts-to-set-its-embassies-on-fire/
russia-aircraft-nosediving-video lies die.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/russias-only-aircraft-carrier-falls-222900305.html
ukraine-news… what a shocker Russian missiles don’t work.
Explosions in Russia (Belgorod) amidst rumors of Russian civil war.
Russia-Ukraine-war-Wagner-group-tank-destroyed-Friendly-Fire
putinism-doesnt-work-on-the-battlefield
france-and-india-kick-off-varuna-2023-naval-exercise
iran-reprime-quatre-mois-dans-le-sang
la-russie-promet-de-constituer-une-armee-de-1-5-millions-de-soldats-d-ici-a-trois-ans Kill it now while you can easily and quickly.
AUDIO+Texte podcasts/des-chars-lourds-pour-l-ukraine
somalie-un-port-strategique-repris-aux-chabab
mali-le-contingent-allemand-de-la-minusma-%C3%A0-l-origine-de-la-venue-des-49-soldats-ivoiriens
les-chinois-n-ont-pas-forcement-envie-de-renverser-xi-jinping
Chinese Cheerleaders from Wuhan.
谢谢捏们为表演!
A New Cold War: Global Strategy (free eBook this week only)
Don’t take it personal: Ukraine is a sideshow. Russia is doomed. Not “if” but “when” and “at what costs”. The “how” isn’t much in question, just a matter of timing (OTOT).
I want those costs in blood as low as possible.
The main event is China. I advocate a dual policy: economic engagement, military containment/deterrence, below.
Forthcoming chapters (works)
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4323684