'It's All Happening Again.' The Supply Chain Is Under Strain

Re:'It's All Happening Again.' The Supply Chain Is Under Strain by r00fus on Monday June 24, 2024 @02:02PM (#40778950)

I read that book and it get so much wrong. Its views on Russia for example have been completely flattened by the Ukraine invasion and response.

Russia has successfully switched to a war economy, US companies that pulled out are co-opted by Russian ones and doing business in a more or less normal manner. Sanctions have failed, and pushed Russia closer to China (not to mention North Korea).

When you view purely through the lens of demography, you can't extrapolate to global politics.

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Re:'It's All Happening Again.' The Supply Chain Is Under Strain by jncfhnb on Monday June 24, 2024 @02:10PM (#40779060)

Russia’s economy is in the toilet. It’s also very clearly not on a wartime economy still as evidenced by the tiny output of new material.

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Re:'It's All Happening Again.' The Supply Chain Is Under Strain by r00fus on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @01:02PM (#40790881)

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/17/russia-forecast-to-grow-fast....

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Re:'It's All Happening Again.' The Supply Chain Is Under Strain by electric_mayhem on Monday June 24, 2024 @07:15PM (#40782173)

Really?

I remember I expected Europe to try the appeasement nonsense that only emboldened that era’s fascist expansion effort.

I was surprised and delighted to see any level of resistance, even if it’s only to enable Ukraine to hold the line.

I dunno, friend. No offense, but I’m going to go with the professional geopolitical strategist’s take over yours -especially where I perceive subsequent reality validating his ideas- unless you’ve got comparable creds of your own or more substance to your refution of his ideas.

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