Russia has nukes, France, UK, and the U.S. have nukes. It won't happen again because of mutually assured destruction (MAD).

However, if India-Pakistan and India-China give a clue, the possibility of MAD won't prevent recurrent small wars and military crises either. 2/3

It was not “displaced”. Renewables haven’t filled the gap. Germany’s energy sector is in abject crisis.

Germany has some of the highest electricity prices and most significant energy shortages in the world. “It’s free energy” yeah that’s funny.

It would be prudent to add that the total supply of electricity has declined, prices have skyrocketed and this is degrading Germany’s industry as we speak. But yay renewables!

Talibanized, as in, getting exhausted trying to fight off an extraordinarily resilient Jihadist insurgency far from home. Good Lord, BlueSky really is the last refuge for 2016-era SJWs, huh?

Oof this is bad news. JNIM has been a significantly more competent insurgent actor than the various IS-affiliates running around in West Africa.

2/ Iranian officials have strongly criticized the US proposal to oversee a transit corridor in the South Caucasus due to Iranian fears that its adversaries and competitors seek to use the corridor to undermine Iranian security and economic interests.

3/ Turkey pressured Syria to withdraw from the US- and French-brokered integration negotiations in Paris and encouraged Syria to strengthen ties with Russia to counterbalance US and partner influence in Syria, which undermines US policy objectives in Syria.

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