by Jonathan | Aug 25, 2023 | Short Takes
At this point I think the morbid story is interesting to most in the West as a plot straight out of James Bond — it isn’t likely to have a meaningful effect on any of our lives nor provide an accurate narrative for years. That said: WSJ reports that DOD thinks it was...
by Jonathan | Aug 25, 2023 | Short Takes
It’s not likely, but it’s not impossible. Keir Giles, a Russia expert with the international affairs think-tank Chatham House, urged caution about reports of Prigozhin’s death. “Multiple individuals have changed their name to Yevgeniy Prigozhin, as...
by Jonathan | Aug 23, 2023 | Short Takes
That’s the story, as of ~10 minutes ago. On the manifest of a plane that went down north of Moscow. This is one day after a video of him in Africa (probably) was released. In related news, the Russian general in charge of Ukrainian forces was sacked. The timing...