Hi Frederick,

Thanks for the comment, and I hope you enjoyed the article.

Re: Putin's motivations. I think geopolitics is very much the intersection of geography and human psychology, and I believe that every leader will be trying to second guess the Russian leader's intentions and willingness to act, as will he to them.

This is, ultimately, what makes international relations so dangerous. The fact that no state leader can truly read the intentions of their rivals and must rely on an imperfect understanding of the world means we can far too easily slip into conflict, indeed this has happened numerous times in history to disasterous effect.

On climate change, I have written extensively on the subject and I very much agree that it is the main societal issue facing humanity. You may enjoy my pieces on the matter, particularly the article dealing with the geopolitics of water resources and the Pentagon's report which prophesises a climate change-induced collapse of the US military.

Unfortunately, I think it is actually likely to intensify the harsh logic of geopolitics as countries scramble to secure diminishing resources and state elites in the developing world find their grip on power becoming more tenacious in the face of climate-related disorder (ie. bread basket collapse, or mass migration).

We completely agree on the need to remember that nothing is without bias and that the world is inundated with misinformation. By no means am I saying my articles are a definite truth, I just hope to broaden the perspective, if possible.

Thank you,

Dominic