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I think storing Russian national reserve in rubles is roughly equivalent to a programmer saving money from selling his software would buy some of his own software to have something saved for a rainy...

Suppose, that happens. Then Russia would exchange oil for rubles. So, what would Russia do with those rubles? I mean, do you think European banks would purchase more rubles than they are actually...

Yes, it might. B-U-T a professional army is like a professional killer. Whoever pays more. What countries constitute the Security Council and are more vocal? Whoever pays more. So, if ten small...

Easy of you to say, you're not a Kuwaiti. :tease:

That is not all that bad an idea. I think the only real obstacle to that would be rather simple: a country signing up for the UN Armed Forces would be giving up much of its national interests upfront...

Could you be more specific about the type of their business? Do you think Saddam Hussein minded his own business when he invaded Kuwait? The SU 'helps' Afghanistan, the US 'helps' Afghanistan... Who...

I like that idea. One of the ways to control the police is to devise a system of laws they have to abide. And use the international courts to prosecute the abuses. Which is not happening today.
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That sounds like a good idea. And as we all know there already is such thing. It's called the "peacekeeping forces of the UN". So far, they proved incapable of controlling any major military...

That's exactly what I mean. Look out at the streets. What's going on out there? If Vasek is preparing to shoot Seriy over who will control the west-side of Cherkizovskiy market we call them gangs,...

I think we need to come back to the Persian Gulf War and reflect on the outcome. The allies have got tactically a very successful campaign (and an epic strategic fail), so I think since then they're...

See for yourself :lol: I observe stable growth over the past decade.
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Nice chart. :hlop: I actually meant over the last decades. The...

Have you noticed how cheap the gold has become over the last decades? (The same thing about the diamonds.) I mean, gold and diamonds used to be the best money (in terms of keeping the value) over...

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And that is perhaps the best way to describe what the modern money is. Should the conditions change and many of the agreements become void, the money would be worthless. Like, if there's a...

Once in a while we have this topic debated on this forum. Ramil would be on your side, while I won't. If USD is a promise to pay nothing, then please elaborate what do you want to have in exchange...

Over the course of the recent decades Russians have been exposed to a lot of political technology. I think that's the reason they do not believe the words, but the actions. Try and look at the...