FAQ: "Do I have to do all 90 minutes in one sitting?"
"No, it's a digital e-learning. You can do it 4 seconds at a time over the next five years if that's your preferred method of learning."
FAQ: "I'm not looking for a bigger salary, but there's something else I want from my boss, will this course help?"
"Yes, while the course includes a lot of content specific to negotiating a salary package, it is designed for any give and take conversation with your employer."
FAQ: "Will you give me my money back if I hate it or just find it's not for me?"
"Yes."
FAQ: "Do I have to pay in CHF?"
"No, the payment is done via Paypal which should accept just about anything.
The exact exchange rate varies but it should be about:
1/ Except Ukraine isn't in Russia's Sphere of Influence anymore.
That's the point.
You could argue Ukraine WAS in Russia's Sphere of Influence immediately after its 1991 independence from the Soviet Union, but Russia (not the CIA or Nuland's cookies) completely blew that.
2/ Ukrainian agriculture is only going to grow more competitive once it has won the war.
Beyond the peace dividend itself, investment will flow in, mechanisation will increase, facilities for meeting sanitary/phytosanitary requirements will be built and scaled.
3/ At the same time, the moral case for letting Ukrainians sell grain into Europe will never be stronger than it is today, when they are fighting for their own, and Europe's freedom.
If the EU can't win this argument now, it will only get harder during Accession talks.
1/ In his great piece today Alan lays makes a case for why the UK should cease doing trade agreements as they'll deliver little value, and may imperil eventual re-joining or alignment with the EU.
I agreed with the facts, but disagree with the prescription.
1/ First and foremost, if it ever comes to a real jets, tanks and missiles shooting war with China, the paltry parcels of old tech the US is contributing to Ukraine will be completely immaterial to the outcome.
2/ A conflict with China will either be very small and contained, with both sides desperately monitoring escalation - in which case what the US has already will suffice, or a massive total war requiring production on levels that dwarf what's being sent to Ukraine.
3/ Even discounting nuclear weapons, a total war with China scenario is virtually impossible to 'prepare for' adequately unless the US is ready to basically put its economy on a war footing immediately.
Certainly you can't prepare for it by cheaping out on aid to Ukraine.
1/ Thread of random things to keep in mind when reading these and other stories about the border this week as the UK attempts to start actually enforcing its own regulatory checks.