Lets talk empire, not as a Russian or an American thing, or for that matter a Roman thing. Lets talk empire as a mythic space, because let me be transparent on this, all empires have that characteristic. They all exist in the area of myth and in the modern period…

The International Court of Justice in the Hague has indicted the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, of war crimes. To be specific, the stealing of Ukraine’s children. There are a few things to be said about this. The first is that, like the United States, Russia is not a signatory…

First, realize the regime perceives citizens in the streets as chaos. Why have the legal means of protest increasingly closed down over the last ten years? A fantastic piece of data journalism appeared in the Russian space. Will these journalists now be charged for discrediting the army? Realize when you…

We had somewhat of an offensive in the last few weeks. Russia has managed slightly of an advance at Bakhmut. However, the price of lives it’s paid is astounding. Literally, it is nothing to laugh about. Russian media, quoting CNN, has even told us they are at a ratio of…

This is based on observations on American news media since I was a child. Growing up in Mexico, we had a somewhat controlled press. It was not overt, but let’s say becoming critical of the ruling party was not precisely the healthiest. So there were a lot of things that…

A few weeks back we had news that air defense systems, such as Pantsir systems on top of the Ministry of Defense. These were put in place the same week that Ukraine launched an attack on the Engels strategic air base, showing growing capabilities. This points to an increasing nervousness…

If you are anywhere in the west, you have lived through the weakening of liberal democracy, and by extension liberals. But nothing like what has happened in Russia. There is simply no comparison. Some, like Boris Nemtsov, have been murdered. Others are in prison. Though for the record I consider…

The drama between the Ministry of Defense and Evgeny Prighozin continues to grow. Mind you, at the cost of tens of thousands of lives, Wagner has made small advances on Bakhmut. Over the last two weeks, he has been complaining of shell hunger. This little crisis just grew: The head…

According to Deep State, UA the Georgian foreign agent law was withdrawn to calm things down. They write: The ruling party of Georgia withdrew the law on “foreign agents” adopted in the first reading In a joint statement, the political trade union “Georgian Dream”, “People’s Power” and the parliamentary majority…