People are mad at Pakistan and more broadly “the world” for not stepping in as Afghanistan is falling. Here’s Pakistan’s response on Twitter.
Defense spending getting rejected by Congress is certainly a change in the tides.
AWS is just dominating the government contract world and further increases relative power - Microsoft is not exactly thrilled. No coincidence that Keith Alexander (former NSA head at the height of it’s catastrophes) is on Amazon’s board.
As things are deteriorating in Afghanistan, I’d recommend going back to read Barfield’s book because it’s a great overview of all of the political and cultural levers that have been pulled in the past.
Phenomenal BBC reporting on the Russian paramilitary Wagner group and their involvement in Libya.
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