In a recent podcast interview with the New York Times, Philip Breedlove – former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO – said, "I think we are in a proxy war with Russia. We are using the Ukrainians as our proxy forces."
A (well-paid) senior EU official says the continent must accept that the two necessities of life – food and fuel – have been far too cheap for a generation and to save the planet we must all pay more.
Markets have been spooked by the prospect of the severe Shanghai lockdown – now in its fourth week – being extended to Beijing as one district in the city is sealed off following a few dozen positive Covid tests.
The UN's food price index is now as high as it was during the 1970s oil crisis, and the World Food Programme has warned that 2022 will be a year of “catastrophic hunger”. Lockdown is one major culprit.
The story of the war in Ukraine is not just one of Russian bellicosity and irredentism, but also the hubris of the West at the end of the Cold War. We thought history had ended, but history had other ideas.
Listen to the Daily Sceptic's Noah Carl debate Triggernometry's Konstantin Kisin on whether arming Ukraine and sanctioning Russia is the right response to Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
In this week's London Calling, the talking points are the latest wave of Eco protests, Macron v Le Pen, Rishi Sunak's sinking star, the U-turn on conversion therapy and Boris's surprise visit to Ukraine.
John Mearsheimer has described the war in Ukraine as “the most dangerous crisis since the Second World War", claiming it is actually “more dangerous than the Cuban crisis” owing to the risk of nuclear escalation.
Although polls show strong support for the war among Russians, respondents might be lying. A new survey using a clever method indicates that support for the war likely is overstated, though still very substantial.
An article from a Russian state news agency has painted an alarming picture of wiping Ukraine off the map and "re-educating" its "Nazi" population – and it appears many Russians agree.
