2/ several excellent points, in particular touching the somewhat counter-intuitive tension between populism and Russian invasion.
3/ my only big gripe with the article: no, China is not self-aware as to its readiness & capability level.
in the same way the authoritarian Russia was not self-aware about the internal weakness & corruption in its military - the information filters at every level of bureaucracy
4/ the same problem is now brewing, *slowly but steadily*, in US and western militaries: two whole classes of people that can't be critiqued or rebuked proportionally to the level of FUBAR have been entrenched.
without solving that, the corruption will take similar root.
5/ neocons' conscience still hurting over having disarmed Ukraine's nukes - hand in hand with neolibs and Russia.
6/ we can only wish a strong & skilled negotiator was in the wings, a *trump card* in this conflict.
7/ to wrap it up: domestic policy & economy matters *a lot*.
the linked discussion stream is well worth watching, here you go:
8/ Overlooked previously:
>the liberal worldview that Russia must be defeated
Quite the opposite: it is Russia's stance of "it's existential to us" - "we will fight to the last". The west "nation-builds" (bad, can stop); Russia "rescues its long-lost people" (bad & can't stop).
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2/ Isn't she pretty?
In particular the Ukrainian maritime variant, with seabird decal.
3/ Unique design allows for low observability, in particular low radar cross-section. Not quite "full on stealth" - but it's much stealthier than an average flier.
We don't have official numbers, but this calculates baseline expectations - and it's good:
2/ #T14Armata, an innovative russian tank with crew fully enclosed in the front hull behind heavy protection, while a fully automated turret was located in the classic way.
Along with the tank, related T-15 IFV and 2S35 SPG were developed as shared platform.
3/ The design seemingly got a lot *right*, tho there remains some discussion as to armor of the turret - supposedly absent in the vehicles produced.
With a lot of hopes riding on its shoulders, the design failed to enter serial production and seems stuck. How come?
1/ Unpopular opinion:
the recent wave of "work from home" is the biggest and unique opportunity to "stick it to the boomers". Actually to do much better than that.
2/ Good management is both about enabling your employees - and also about measuring their effectiveness.
Beyond "walking around & seeing butts in office chairs", actual measurement - and reporting both up & down the chain. "Work from home" pushes in that direction.
3/ There are also various other benefits to "work from home" - less dependence on proximity to city; more personal freedom to shape work as you see fit, to juggle & smoothly change works, etc.
1/ >US commenced "invasion" in Ukraine by regime changing it
No.
2014: Ukrainians over-threw their government aligned with Russia - the Russia that for well over a century occupied Ukraine, drained resources & talent, suppressed culture.
2/ You see people in Ukraine staunchly & resolutely defending their freedom for 2+ months now. That is a clear and strong signal. I support their defense of freedom.
As for democracy... whatever. Both sides are democracies with all the trappings & faults, and it helped neither.
3/ To see just how pernicious and pervasive suppression of Ukraine's culture was back under russian control, see this well written thread: