The Kremlin's continued efforts to forcibly deport and indoctrinate Ukrainian children — instead of working w/ Ukrainian authorities to return these children to Ukraine — underscores how committed the Kremlin remains to eradicating Ukrainian identity & strengthening its claim over occupied Ukraine.
London summit on Sunday all the more urgent.
- Keep pressing Trump on guarantees, even if prospect fading
- Do all possible to avoid Trump blaming Ukr and/or Europe for a no-deal
- No alt. to rearmament in every scenario
- Prepare to keep Ukr armed to best poss. degree e.g. what can ROK/Turkey sell?
I hope nobody deludes themselves that the "common economic interests" Rubio mentioned in the context of the emerging US-russia partnership mean anything else besides dirty campaign finance, russian olligarchic penetration of America, and massive corruption.
Standing up to the authoritarian wave requires more than cheerleading for democracy; it demands making democratic societies more participatory, responsive, and adaptable at all levels, from local to national, in response to the societal shifts driven by the Internet over the past 15 years.
MORE: Russian forces recently eliminated the Ukrainian pocket west of Kurakhove amid continued reports that the Russian military is redeploying elements of the Russian Southern Military District's (SMD) 8th Combined Arms Army (CAA) from the Kurakhove direction to the Toretsk direction. (1/3)
As it happens, Trump has gone so far off the cliff that Europe isn’t divided but closing ranks.
I figured that it’ll become politically difficult for European politicians to try and suck up to him because electorates see what Trump is doing and are very angry. But it’s even better than expected:
Over the last few years. NATO's #wargaming capabilities have steadily grown -- and this recent STEADFAST WOLF 2025, NATO’s largest Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) #wargame, is proof of that.
www.jwc.nato.int/article/stea...
That was great fun and some atrocious dice rolling during tonight's demo game of @jsbuckley.bsky.social's Battlegroup Clash: Baltics #wargame against @sebastianbae.bsky.social as part of @sdhistcon.bsky.social Winter 2025 online #wargaming convention. #PME #boardgames #COTS
youtu.be/_Z_5Ra4bEEk
So much exciting stuff upcoming for Littoral Commander by @sebastianbae.bsky.social! I'm excited to be involved in the work on the UK edition. Can't wait to learn more about the space version.
Swedish public service news interviewed a few experts on the feasibility of the Baltic Sea sabotage's being accidents, as WaPo claims some intel person concludes.
Shocker! They find the 'accident'-explanation laughable.
www.svt.se/nyheter/inri...
(Co)author copies arrived!
More on the Douma chemical attack is emerging, as witnesses to the attack are now able to speak freely for the first time www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/290785/new-scenario-jialong-2028
My new scenario for Littoral Commander: Indo-Pacific has been published on BGG. If during Christmas holidays you want to test it, any feedback is appreciated! boardgamegeek.com/filepage/290...
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I wasn’t a Westerner when the Iron Curtain fell. I was an EEuropean high schooler exhilarated by the winds of change. Now as a middle-aged Westerner, I see Ukrainians, Georgians (and others) strive for freedom while assorted Westerners scoff and wonder whether they looked down on my 1989 self too.
My latest Substack post went live this morning, discussing the missile defense implications of the Oreshnik MRBM/IRBM.
While the missile lacks lethality, it still present a challenge to NATO's missile defense in Europe.
For details see, the post:
missilematters.substack.com/p/implicatio...
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A firm statement from the Nordic-Baltic countries and Poland: they know well enough what's at stake if Europe doesn't stand up to Russian aggression, both in Ukraine & elsewhere.
Testing the first draft of Jialong 2028, my new scenario for LC: Indo-Pacific. Already changed a few things regarding deployment, but I have to check a few more things before involving more playtesters. Still, things are taking shape.
Il mio articolo più specifico sulla dottrina nucleare russa ilcaffegeopolitico.net/972643/la-do...
Quarta parte della mia serie su introduzione alle armi nucleari e alla deterrenza: parliamo di dottrine nucleari e di quali siano i principi su cui si basa la deterrenza: credibilità e capacità ilcaffegeopolitico.net/991612/intro...
Qui parliamo di armi nucleari non strategiche, tema che peraltro viene spesso citato ultimamente ilcaffegeopolitico.net/989855/intro...
Qui il secondo pezzo, dove introduco i MIRV e il concetto di "assured second strike capability" ilcaffegeopolitico.net/989468/intro...
Ripropongo anche qui su Bluesky la mia serie di articoli di introduzione su armi nucleari e deterrenza: ilcaffegeopolitico.net/987372/intro...
C'è anche un mio articolo dentro!
For solo systems... what about the programmed wargame scenarios by Grant? Not a full system, but scenarios for all periods. A bit old school however www.caliverbooks.com/bookview.php...
Interesting read! #wargaming #gamebasedlearning
Amanda M. Rosen, PhD, and Lisa Kerr, EdD: Wargaming Preferences. How Participating in Educational Wargames Changes Student Preferences on Learning, International Perspectives on Military Education, volume 1 | 2024. doi.org/10.69977/IPM...
www.pworkwargames.com/it/ is very good. Good materials, lots of dimensions and custom work if needed. Plus, it's European (Italian) so shipping costs are reduced.
Good thread on the new Russian nuclear doctrine and the changes:
Don't hate me but I never played it. Honestly I'd love to learn it because I only hear good things about it but not knowing it was the main reason I didn't join the tournament (ok, that and the fact I have few time for online gaming...)
Inizia a diventare un po' troppo frequente
