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This exchange does not help the thread's purpose. There are simple too many posts to get a succinct informative viewpoint.

How about a ten point summary?

Personally I am beginning to wonder if...

Citing Outlaw 09 in part, from Post 1110:Really? I do not doubt the potential of a Ukraine truly at peace to be a significant economy, but to 'replace' the UK is almost impossible.

Economic...

Citing Outlaw 09 in part from Post 1080:

I recall Prime Minister David Cameron made a speech in Singapore about "dirty money" and extensive property purchases, in July 2015; which is summarized...

A sombre assessment by David Wells, a SME with experience in Anglo-Australian intelligence. He...

Outlaw 09,

I am puzzled at your choice of author for this commentary, as his very short byline states:

Even a cursory look at his previous articles suggests he has his biases and they are not...

As Buzz News has just been cited on another thread I found this article from them of interest, partly as I sit across the water watching events unfold. A key passage since it appears here as a...

In a commentary on President Trump's overseas tour The Soufan Group say:
Link:http://www.soufangroup.com/tsg-intelbrief-the-challenge-of-trumps-first-trip-abroad/

I have re-opened this thread to house the posts on the internal situation in the USA, primarily around President Trump's governance and the likely impact on US policies abroad.

The title was...

This thread is now way beyond the Forum's ToR. We are not a politics forum, that is covered by others. We are a Forum where members choose to engage in debate and exchanging information. This thread...

Some historical perspective by a British academic:https://theconversation.com/whether-or-not-trump-claims-are-true-russia-is-still-using-sex-for-spying-71293?

Which ends with:

Responses by section:

Yes, very curious and contrary to how HUMINT works. Unless one considers it is a very clever "smoke & mirrors" ploy to undermine Trump's credibility - which it certainly is...

From Post 483 by Outlaw09 in part:

Yes Mr Steele is a British national, who served in MI6 / SIS, an intelligence agency that like the other British agencies has exceptionally close links to it's...

Via Twitter a recommendation from The Spectator's Editor, Fraser Nelson, to read:

Link to article:http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2017/01/can-donald-trump-really-compromised-agent-russian-influence/

Two contrasting viewpoints on Trump and intelligence. First from Lawfare, so an American author and the Editor's note:
Link:https://www.lawfareblog.com/donald-trump-and-future-intelligence

I do...

A challenging article by John Schindler, is President-elect Trump ready for this:
Link:http://observer.com/2016/12/donald-trump-can-stop-putin/

In view of a recent speech by Secretary Kerry I have moved seven posts from the Syria thread here, as they really sit better here.

Previous discussions on Israel have been sparse and sometimes...

We all know - hopefully - that engagement in small wars invariably leads to friction and far worse in the realm of civil-military relations. As President how will he fare? Not his Cabinet and...

Now corrected and I note - for readers - it has many links and some videos.

A considered Lawfare article by Professor Daniel Byman 'Should We Work with the Devil We Know against the Islamic State?'. He ends with:...

Apologies for the delay in completing a review - other commitments will suffice.

I have edited out a number of photos, most originate from Twitter, plus some posts which cite an un-named source...

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The new RUSI Director, Karin von Hippel, a SME from within 'The Beltway', spoke on BBC Radio Four this week and in three minutes gives her...