In the Russo-Ukraine war the Russian invaders have been battering away in Bakhmut for months now, trying to capture the city. Now the Ukrainians are regaining ground on the flanks there, and their enemy may be forced to withdraw. Some are suggesting that this is the beginning of the long-awaited Ukrainian counter-offensive. I veryContinue reading “Is This The Ukrainian Counter-Offensive?”
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The Future of Geography: How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World – By Tim Marshall. Elliott and Thompson Limited, ISBN 978 1 78396 687 5, 238 pages, £20.00 (hardback).
When I was a staff officer in the Headquarters British Forces Middle East (HQBFME) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during the Gulf War of 1991, we had a then cutting edge IT network installed under an “urgent operational requirement” which was called the Desert Interim CIS System (DICS). Every time the Iraqis lobbed one of theirContinue reading “The Future of Geography: How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World – By Tim Marshall. Elliott and Thompson Limited, ISBN 978 1 78396 687 5, 238 pages, £20.00 (hardback).”