Assad's use of Sarin again in Syria this week was unforgivable. Not only due to the cruelty of the attack, but because repeated use of gas as a weapon makes it more…
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Posted by David Murrin on Mon, 27/03/2017 - 12:37
Last Update: Mon, 04/03/2024 - 13:40
Budget/economic policy
Meanwhile, Britain’s economic policy has not adjusted to a model that encourages risk and growth through low taxation. This is not…
Posted by David Murrin on Fri, 24/03/2017 - 11:22
Last Update: Mon, 26/10/2020 - 12:47
On Wednesday, March 29th, Britain will once more officially begin to chart its own course as a sovereign nation. 288 Days after the famous Brexit referendum vote, Sir…
Posted by David Murrin on Wed, 15/03/2017 - 08:57
Having discussed why money is not enough to win an arms race, we should now revert to how much money would be enough for the USA to be able to stand a chance…
Posted by David Murrin on Mon, 13/03/2017 - 09:36
Last Update: Mon, 13/03/2017 - 13:12
Since WW2, the American carriers have given the USN dominance over the world’s oceans. Indeed, the power of these ships is etched on the Chinese thought process after…
Posted by David Murrin on Fri, 10/03/2017 - 09:02
Last Update: Fri, 10/03/2017 - 09:40
Naval challenges have been a major focus of two arms races that led to the global conflicts of WW1 and WW2. So, they should be taken very seriously. In the first arms…
Posted by David Murrin on Wed, 08/03/2017 - 09:38
For those who do not believe that history has a nasty habit of repeating itself, welcome to the 5th Industrialised arms race that has now officially started. The…
Posted by David Murrin on Mon, 06/03/2017 - 13:24
Last Update: Mon, 26/10/2020 - 12:47
Whilst the world has been focused on Trump's election and presidency, the last (following the Brexit vote and the election of Trump) of my three predictions for 2016…
Posted by David Murrin on Mon, 27/02/2017 - 11:32
Last Update: Tue, 07/03/2017 - 19:12
North Korea has always been opportunistic with respect to playing the gaps in American foreign policy focus. For example, it chose to make its nuclear breakout when…
Posted by David Murrin on Fri, 24/02/2017 - 10:18
Last Update: Mon, 26/10/2020 - 12:46
One of the key principals expounded in Breaking the Code of History (BTCH) was that the majority of geopolitical conflicts are driven by resource competition. This…
Posted by David Murrin on Wed, 22/02/2017 - 10:53
Last Update: Mon, 26/10/2020 - 12:46
On April 23rd, 2017 France will go to the polls and vote for a new president. Using the principals of Breaking the Code of History (BTCH), can we predict an outcome?…
Posted by David Murrin on Tue, 07/02/2017 - 12:05
I have to confess that yesterday for the first time since his arrival on the presidential trail, Trump said something that really surprised me. After his naristicly…
Posted by David Murrin on Mon, 30/01/2017 - 12:01
Last Update: Mon, 30/01/2017 - 16:41
Ronseal is a British wood stain, paint and preservative manufacturer that originated the common, idiomatic slogan "Does exactly what it says on the tin".
…Posted by David Murrin on Tue, 24/01/2017 - 11:32
Last Update: Mon, 26/10/2020 - 12:45
Those who enjoy science fiction will already be familiar with the many films that feature Sentient Machines, some of which are benign manifestations and others much…
Posted by David Murrin on Fri, 20/01/2017 - 10:53
Last Update: Mon, 26/10/2020 - 12:44
To answer the question of what will be the impact of Robotics on modern societies, we first have to look at both the Western democracies and the model of hierarchical…
Posted by David Murrin on Wed, 18/01/2017 - 09:22
Last Update: Thu, 19/01/2017 - 11:34
Most of us are aware of the Industrial Revolution in Britain in the 19th century, but how many people have truly appreciated the social impact of the arrival of these…
Posted by David Murrin on Mon, 16/01/2017 - 10:37
Last Update: Wed, 18/01/2017 - 10:27
Over the past ten years I have written a great deal about the rise of China and its challenge to America. Especially, during the last eight years of rapid decay caused…
Posted by David Murrin on Thu, 12/01/2017 - 09:24
Last Update: Thu, 09/11/2023 - 10:17
To understand the relationship between Russia and the West today, we need to review the events of the past 100 years.
To that end…
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