Claire’s Invariably Interesting Thoughts

3 weeks ago | claireberlinski.substack.com | Claire Berlinski |Vladislav Davidzon

So here’s where we are. Putin suggested direct talks in Istanbul in lieu of the unconditional ceasefire that Kyiv had proposed. Zelensky called his bluff and immediately agreed, inviting Putin to meet him one-to-one, mano-a-mano, in Istanbul. Putin demurred and sent his aide Vladimir Medinsky in his place. The Russian delegation is in Istanbul now: Medinsky, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin, Military Intelligence Director Igor Kostyukov, Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin.

3 weeks ago | claireberlinski.substack.com | Claire Berlinski

Edited by essayist Claire Berlinski, this is Substack's top forum for the discussion of international news among readers and writers, around the world, who are concerned about the future of liberal democracy and the gathering storm of global war. Over 35,000 subscribersBy subscribing, I agree to Substack’s Terms of Use and acknowledge its Information Collection Notice and Privacy Policy“Global news and a global perspective it's hard get anywhere else.

3 weeks ago | claireberlinski.substack.com | Claire Berlinski |Robert Zubrin |Sergei Cristo |Arun Kapil

While I’m at it, here’sthe conversation you missed with Sergei Cristo. He’s the hero of the podcast Sergei and the Westminster Spy Ring, in which he offered evidence of a spy ring operating at the heart of the British establishment. I apologize for how long it took me to put this up. My computer wasn’t able to handle a file this big, so I couldn’t get it down from the cloud. Every time I tried, it crashed my computer. I finally broke down and bought a new computer. (It was time.

3 weeks ago | claireberlinski.substack.com | Claire Berlinski

For those of you who missed it, here’s the conversation we had on Sunday with Vivek and Raja Muneeb. Here’s an AI summary of the conversation—it’s remarkably accurate:Pakistan’s Nuclear Threat and ImplicationsThe meeting involved a discussion about the potential threat of Pakistan's nuclear weapons and the implications of their use. The participants discussed the possibility of Pakistan using nuclear weapons as a bluff and the potential consequences of such an action.

3 weeks ago | claireberlinski.substack.com | Claire Berlinski

Trump and his entourage flood the zone with cascading outrages precisely because it overwhelms us—we’re helpless passengers on a hijacked ship of state. They’re trying to discombobulate us to the point we fall passive, or become so enraged that we’re utterly ineffectual.