13 Feb, 2026
Volgens Plato (c.427 BC - 347 BC) waren / zijn er 5 staatsvormen: (1) aristocratie (o.a. koningen), (2) timocratie (o.a. militairen), (3) oligarchie (o.a. de rijken), (4) democratie (o.a. het "volk"), en (5) tirannie. Mogelijk valt een theocratie (o.a. Iran, Israel) binnen de staatsvorm timocratie. "De overgang van de ene staatsvorm naar de andere vindt steeds...
15 Jan, 2026
The US threats to American countries (eg, Canada, Latin and South America) and also to Greenland (Europe) gave rise to my new diagram. My 2026 diagram is partially based on my 2018 diagram that (only) compared Europe and USA. This 2026 diagram compares China, Europe, Russia, and USA. To be continued. DISCLAIMER: Following comments on my draft version (eg,...
9 Jan, 2026
Het bombardement van Venezuela (o.a. aanlegsteiger, boten, hoofdstad) en het kidnappen van de President betekent dat (tegenwoordig) het recht van de sterkste geldt. Ik vermoed dat dit "incident" uiteindelijk nogal verstrekkende internationale en geopolitieke consequenties zal hebben (o.a. EU, ICJ, VN). De Amerikaanse aanvallen op de Verenigde Naties en het...
3 Jan, 2026
https://youtu.be/0hiUuL5uTKc?si=gokJrFPoeZ3X3SMd artist, lyrics, video, Wiki-artist, Wiki-song Sources: AP, 3 January 2026: Trump says Venezuela's Maduro has been captured after US conducted 'large scale strike' on country Bloomberg, 3 January 2026: Trump Says Maduro Captured After US Airstrikes Hit Venezuela New York Times, 3 January 2026: U.S. Captures Venezuelan...
3 Nov, 2025
Mid October 2025, I noticed an intriguing SCMP article: China’s military mouthpiece calls for ‘deep integration’ to beat joint operation weakness. In my view, the opposite is true: deep integration will increase vulnerability. Moreover, Russia will require its Max messenger app pre-installed on all smartphones sold in Russia (eg, CNN), similar to the mandatory...
9 Oct, 2025
A few minutes ago, a thought 'entered' my mind: the law of unintended consequences. I wanted to waive it because I was sure that I had written about it. I did not though. I only mentioned it in a few blogs: If Good does bad, does Good become Bad? (2021) and The micro-macro conundrum (2019). The law of unintended consequences is the principle that actions often...
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