Voices from the Middle Kingdom
by Kakaouskia Greetings to the Saker community and readers. I am a rather frequent traveller to China, having family there. My journeys so far have took me to the provinces
View ArticleWhen fear is not enough
by Kakaouskia Greetings to the Saker community and readers. In his book 1984, George Orwell wrote the following on how to rule over people: He paused, and for a moment
View ArticleRewriting History or Making History?
by Kakaouskia Greetings to the Saker community and readers. This year marked the 70th anniversary since the end of World War Two. And it has proved that the world has
View ArticleWhy France?
Why France? Greetings to the Saker community and readers. First I wish to express my condolences to the families of all the victims of the terror attacks last week. No
View ArticleTank expert “Kakaouskia” offers to make a Q&A with Saker readers!
Announcement by “Heavy Metal” Kakaouskia: To all the Saker community, I saw with great pleasure that my article “Heavy Metal – A comparison of Russian and Western armour” generated quite
View ArticleHeavy Metal Q&A – replies by Kakaouskia
by Kakaouskia Greetings to the Saker community and readers. It is with pleasure that I am doing this Q&A with you. Many interesting questions have been raised by the community
View ArticleDéjà vu
by Kakaouskia Greetings to the Saker community and readers. Let us imagine that we are tasked with producing a sequel to the 1990s masterpiece “First Gulf war”, this time to
View ArticleTurkey: War is good for business
by Kakaouskia Greetings to the Saker community and readers. In one of Start Trek DS9 episodes, a Ferengi (the ultra-exploiters of the galaxy for the uninitiated) made the following comment:
View ArticleCracks in the EU
by Kakaouskia Greetings to the Saker community and readers. So, the UK people, contrary to the “script” that wanted a narrow Remain win have elected to leave the European Union.
View ArticleThe Cyprus Problem
by Kakaouskia Part 1 – A Beginners Guide Greetings to the Saker community and readers. In the past few months there has been a flurry of international activity in an
View ArticleTurkey’s ambitious road on military independence
by Kakaouskia Greetings to the Saker community and readers. It seems a long time ago when back in 2003, then Prime Minister Erdogan presented the “National Manifesto”, a document outlining
View ArticleRussia without SWIFT
by Kakaouskia for the Saker blog Greetings to the Saker community and readers. For some time now, US and its vassal states and Russia are engaged in an economic war.
View ArticleEast Med Sitrep March – April 2018
by Kakaouskia for The Saker blog Greetings to the Saker community and readers. This sitrep covers a series of events in recent weeks in Eastern Mediterranean that point to a
View ArticleEast Med Sitrep May – June 2018
by Kakaouskia for The Saker Blog Greetings to the Saker community and readers. Cyprus: Reports in the press show that the Cypriot government has signed an agreement with France for
View ArticleAnother warm summer in East Med
by Kakaouskia for the Saker Blog Greetings to the Saker community and readers. Summers tend to be warm in East Mediterranean and not just due to weather. This one is
View ArticleAnother warm summer in East Med – August update
by Kakaouskia for The Saker Blog Greetings to the Saker community and readers. This article is an update on the events described in the first article as the situation is
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