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September 2026

Midweek Update #29: The American Distance Blockade: Establishing The Best Possible Terms For US Withdrawal
The Xi-Trump Summit, Keeping The US Fat, Weak And Consuming; Taiwan Should Be Nervous
 • Phillips P. OBrien
How Might The War End?
Leadership Choices and Possibilities
 • Phillips P. OBrien
Second Try At: Weekend Update #204: An Army Of Robots
Russia’s Most Effective Campaign; The Trump Rehabilitation Campaign Continues
 • Phillips P. OBrien
Weekend Update #204: An Army Of Robots
Russia’s Most Effective Campaign; The Trump Rehabilitation Campaign Continues
 • Phillips P. OBrien
Live with Phillips P. OBrien and Kate Leschyshyn
A recording from Phillips P. OBrien's live video
 • Phillips P. OBrien and Kate Leschyshyn
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It’s Not That Xi Insults Trump Once...
It’s that the Chinese are actively destroying the US global position while the US president bows and scrapes
 • Phillips P. OBrien
Midweek Update #29: The Week American Weakness Was Brutally Exposed
The US is too weak to fight the Houthis and Iran; The US has never been weaker vis a vis China; The New Greenland Deal Is Basically The Old Deal.
 • Phillips P. OBrien
The Ukrainians Bomb Moscow With Intent
What Is Important About This Operation
 • Phillips P. OBrien
Weekend Update #203: A Week Which Demonstrated Why Trump Is So Helpful To Russia
Operation Vivaldi; Russia Batters Ukraine At Range; Trump, Diesel And Ukrainian Energy Strikes.
 • Phillips P. OBrien
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