Those Who Control AI Will Rule The World, Putin Warns
While millions of people are losing their jobs due to robotic automation, the world’s political leaders are gaining more and …
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Swapping Prisoners In The New Cold War
The Glienicke Bridge, connecting Berlin to Potsdam, was the site of several Cold War spy swaps, including the Powers-Abel exchange. …
Let Putin Find Out the Hard Way
I have no need to demonstrate my anti-Putin bona fides, but I just roll my eyes at the hysterical response …
Russian Central Bank Roulette: Rubble the Ruble or the Banking System?
On Friday the Central Bank of Russia surprised pretty much everyone by cutting its policy interest rate from 17 percent …
Russia: If You Put Your Dollars in the Bank Will You Get it Back?
Howard Marks, co-chairman of Oaktree Capital Management, told Bloomberg Television’s Stephanie Ruhle and Matt Miller today that loose rule of …
France Recognizes New Reality And Old Obligations
A NATO summit convening today in the United Kingdom may have been the incentive France needed to finally suspend delivery …
NATO’s Response Heats Up – To Lukewarm
NATO’s response to Russian aggression is getting warmer, but it is nowhere near hot enough. At a NATO meeting in …
Merkel Channels Ricky Ricardo. Somehow Putin Doesn’t Strike Me as the Lucy Type
This would be hilarious, if it weren’t so sick. Today there were numerous detailed reports of Russian troops invading southeastern …
Merkel to Ukraine: Here’s Your Hat. What’s Your Hurry?
To compound Merkel’s obsequiousness to Putin, and her pushing Ukraine into his embrace, she broadly hinted that Ukraine should join …
Sanctions on Russia Could Tank the Dollar
The US government’s decision to apply more sanctions on Russia is a grave mistake and will only escalate an already …