Mark Collins – Big Bear Putin and Europe’s Right Nationalists, German Section

The Russian president’s not-so-cuddly approach to many matters is increasingly appealing to quite a few people most unhappy with the way things are trending in their own countries–at Sp…

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Mark Collins – The French Government’s Merchant of Death

Read all about it. France’s salesman: The quiet minister who sold billions in subs and jets France’s salesman: The quiet minister who sold billions in subs and jets © Georges Gobet, AFP…

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Mark Collins – Bombardier Loss-Leads CSeries to Delta–Big Time (plus Canadian politics)

One does wonder when the jetliner might ever be profitable in a serious capitalist sense; and the company still wants/needs fed funds in spite of this big deal: 1) Globe and Mail: Bombardier gets m…

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Mark Collins – Top Dragon Now More Powerful than Mao?

President Xi is “in some ways” according to this article at the NY Review of Books–excerpts: Who Is Xi? Andrew J. Nathan May 12, 2016 Issue Xi Zhongxun zhuan [Biography of Xi Zhon…

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Mark Collins – “2084”: Islamism and Another Novel in French

Further to this post, “Der Untergang des Abendlandes”, Islamism and French Novel Section we now have a terrifying vision of victorious Islamist totalitarianism (1984 updated)–one wonders how …

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Mark Collins – Bundeswehr Getting Cyber Serious

Further to this post, US Cyber Seriousness (plus France…and Canada?) look what the Germans are doing–especially the personnel numbers and the Euros: Germany Creates Cyber, IT Defense Branch G…

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Mark Collins – The Donald: It’s All Over Now, or, This Could be the Last Time, Soon–Actually Now

Further to this post from February (see the videos), are two months soon or just soonish? Five for five in the April 26 Republican primaries with real margins. It is what it is. As for videos, this…

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Mark Collins – Big French Sub Win in Australia: Japan, Germany Lose

Further to this post last August, Canberra/Tokyo U-Boat Axis=Poor Procurement? (Washington in background) France’s DCNS in fact takes the prize: French Design Wins Australia’s Next Generation…

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Mark Collins – Movie “Command Decision” and US Strategic Bombing vs Germany, 1943

The movie is excellent. It focuses not on combat as such but on the United States Army Air Forces’ determination in 1943 to preserve its policy of strategic daylight precision bombing (the RA…

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Mark Collins – The US “Promoting Democracy” Abroad, or, “Look Homeward, Angel”

There’s a lot of reality and sense in this piece at Foreign Affairs: Why Is America So Bad at Promoting Democracy in Other Countries? There’s no quick, cheap, or military-based way to bring p…

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