Category Archives: Infrastructure

BRICS, Boers, and Preparing for Conflict With China in South Africa: Examining the US Pressure Campaign

In addition to Greenland and the Panama Canal, Washington is doubling down on efforts to “dominate” naval theaters in a conflict with China.

Who Is Driving the Global Privatization of Domestic Infrastructure?

An otherwise informative post about the extent and hazards of infrastructure sales misses who the real bad actors are.

NATO as the Fly in Russia’s Baltic Sea Soup

The West uses common, minor, and likely accidental damage to a few submarine cables to further militarize the Baltic Sea and harass the “shadow fleet.”

Actuaries and Scientists Warn Climate Shocks Risk ‘Planetary Insolvency’ as Power Struggles About How to Rebuild LA Begin

A new report shows a 50% GDP fall from 2070 to 2090 due to climate change. Los Angeles gives a taste of coming struggles about what to do.

America’s Infrastructure Crisis: Covid’s Role in a Ticking Time Bomb

How falling levels of infrastructure maintenance are somewhat, perhaps significantly, due to Covid deaths and disability.

Could Chinese Control Over Strategic Minerals Coupled with US Corruption Cripple the Sputtering US War Machine?

China tightens its grip on materials necessary for US military and its proxies as Washington turns to those who squandered American advantages to fix the problem — or profit from it.

NATO Pledges Urgent Support for Ukraine’s Battered Infrastructure

NATO messaging about “helping” Ukraine is become even more divorced from reality.

US Black Sea Strategy Takes Another Big Hit in Georgia Election

Protests are now expected in country that plays key role in Eurasian logistics after voters choose pro-Russian government.

The Great Game of Logistics

Logistics corridors play an increasing role in the New Cold War. Do workers lose no matter who wins?

Will the Conflicts in the Middle East Spill Over Into the Caucasus?

The standoff between Armenia and Azerbaijan is being used to apply more pressure on Iran and has all the signs of a neocon divide and conquer scheme.

The West’s Blunders Help Fuel Russia’s Far East Development

A tip of the cap to the geniuses at the US State Department.

Russia’s Prosecution of the War in Ukraine: Can It Square the Circle of Probable Boundary Conditions?

Looking at a few likely Russian boundary conditions for its war in Ukraine suggests the end game will be tricky indeed.

Kamala’s Failed Opportunity

In her DNC speech, Kamala Harris embraced Republican language on the economy. So how deep does her purported progressivism run?