Clem.PM
@clempm.bsky.social
Graduate of the realist school of International Politics. Economic history, Geopolitical analysis.
The Causes of War & the Conditions of Peace
Specialist in US foreign policy post 45
The Causes of War & the Conditions of Peace
Specialist in US foreign policy post 45
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Clem.PM
@clempm.bsky.social
· Jan 27
“I know the limits of international law but I still believe in peaceful means of conflict resolution and prevention. So I want to make the system work, but I know that it will take a longer time than normal to fix it – and meanwhile, many more people will die.”
UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese
UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese
Nato states that have ignored international law for over 30 years, suddenly rediscovered their interest in international law when the US turned on them
January 22, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Nato states that have ignored international law for over 30 years, suddenly rediscovered their interest in international law when the US turned on them
Frederiksen said she had been informed that the talks between Trump & Rutte in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday had not involved compromising the sovereignty of Denmark or Greenland
But if Denmark was not involved in the talks about your sovereign territory then your sovereignty is being violated
But if Denmark was not involved in the talks about your sovereign territory then your sovereignty is being violated
January 22, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Frederiksen said she had been informed that the talks between Trump & Rutte in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday had not involved compromising the sovereignty of Denmark or Greenland
But if Denmark was not involved in the talks about your sovereign territory then your sovereignty is being violated
But if Denmark was not involved in the talks about your sovereign territory then your sovereignty is being violated
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"The war is not meant to be won, it is meant to be continuous. Hierarchical society is only possible on the basis of poverty and ignorance...
The war is waged by the ruling group against its own subjects..."
George Orwell
The war is waged by the ruling group against its own subjects..."
George Orwell
January 22, 2026 at 12:18 PM
"The war is not meant to be won, it is meant to be continuous. Hierarchical society is only possible on the basis of poverty and ignorance...
The war is waged by the ruling group against its own subjects..."
George Orwell
The war is waged by the ruling group against its own subjects..."
George Orwell
Brand claims Putin is one of the worlds most egregious warmongers
He forgets
Hitler, Napoleon, Netanyahu, 115 years of US wars against the Native Americans, Tony Blair George Bush
His language is false, inflammatory & unconducive to non violent conflict resolution
He forgets
Hitler, Napoleon, Netanyahu, 115 years of US wars against the Native Americans, Tony Blair George Bush
His language is false, inflammatory & unconducive to non violent conflict resolution
Russia says President Putin has been invited to join Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza.
Astonishing to invite one of history’s most egregious warmongers on to a peace board. The international rules are already in the bin.
Astonishing to invite one of history’s most egregious warmongers on to a peace board. The international rules are already in the bin.
January 22, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Brand claims Putin is one of the worlds most egregious warmongers
He forgets
Hitler, Napoleon, Netanyahu, 115 years of US wars against the Native Americans, Tony Blair George Bush
His language is false, inflammatory & unconducive to non violent conflict resolution
He forgets
Hitler, Napoleon, Netanyahu, 115 years of US wars against the Native Americans, Tony Blair George Bush
His language is false, inflammatory & unconducive to non violent conflict resolution
Patterns of dominance
Early days but it looks like NATO has accepted a peace deal with Trump over the heads of the people of Greenland
This follows closely after the “peace” deal for Gaza agreed over the heads of the people of Gaza
While the US claims to be fighting wars to spread democracy
Early days but it looks like NATO has accepted a peace deal with Trump over the heads of the people of Greenland
This follows closely after the “peace” deal for Gaza agreed over the heads of the people of Gaza
While the US claims to be fighting wars to spread democracy
January 22, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Patterns of dominance
Early days but it looks like NATO has accepted a peace deal with Trump over the heads of the people of Greenland
This follows closely after the “peace” deal for Gaza agreed over the heads of the people of Gaza
While the US claims to be fighting wars to spread democracy
Early days but it looks like NATO has accepted a peace deal with Trump over the heads of the people of Greenland
This follows closely after the “peace” deal for Gaza agreed over the heads of the people of Gaza
While the US claims to be fighting wars to spread democracy
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Bravo Zack for keeping Palantir in the spotlight.
Outside Palantir this morning with @zackpolanski.bsky.social. This Trumpist corporation should be nowhere near our NHS (or indeed our military).
January 22, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Bravo Zack for keeping Palantir in the spotlight.
Rutte claims a deal has been agreed with Trump to settle the Greenland crisis
“Rutte previously said that the issue of Danish sovereignty was not discussed with the US president.”
So NATO agrees a deal with contempt for Danish sovereignty and the interests of the people of Greenland
Domination
“Rutte previously said that the issue of Danish sovereignty was not discussed with the US president.”
So NATO agrees a deal with contempt for Danish sovereignty and the interests of the people of Greenland
Domination
January 22, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Rutte claims a deal has been agreed with Trump to settle the Greenland crisis
“Rutte previously said that the issue of Danish sovereignty was not discussed with the US president.”
So NATO agrees a deal with contempt for Danish sovereignty and the interests of the people of Greenland
Domination
“Rutte previously said that the issue of Danish sovereignty was not discussed with the US president.”
So NATO agrees a deal with contempt for Danish sovereignty and the interests of the people of Greenland
Domination
USA needs Greenland for national security but has spent 4 years fighting a proxy war to deny Russia’s national security
January 22, 2026 at 11:29 AM
USA needs Greenland for national security but has spent 4 years fighting a proxy war to deny Russia’s national security
Nato members vocally oppose US intimidation of Greenland, but say nothing about US military build up in West Asia
The Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group continues to steam in this direction and the F15e build up in theatre continues
Intimidating Iran? Posturing, or another unprovoked strike
The Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group continues to steam in this direction and the F15e build up in theatre continues
Intimidating Iran? Posturing, or another unprovoked strike
January 22, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Nato members vocally oppose US intimidation of Greenland, but say nothing about US military build up in West Asia
The Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group continues to steam in this direction and the F15e build up in theatre continues
Intimidating Iran? Posturing, or another unprovoked strike
The Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group continues to steam in this direction and the F15e build up in theatre continues
Intimidating Iran? Posturing, or another unprovoked strike
Reposted by Clem.PM
US regime change playbook -
Sanction the target state
Watch the economy collapse
Smear the leader
Accuse the leader of corruption & economic incompetence
Fund local dissidents to overthrow the leader for “democracy”
Deny US involvement at all times
Sanction the target state
Watch the economy collapse
Smear the leader
Accuse the leader of corruption & economic incompetence
Fund local dissidents to overthrow the leader for “democracy”
Deny US involvement at all times
January 21, 2026 at 4:02 PM
US regime change playbook -
Sanction the target state
Watch the economy collapse
Smear the leader
Accuse the leader of corruption & economic incompetence
Fund local dissidents to overthrow the leader for “democracy”
Deny US involvement at all times
Sanction the target state
Watch the economy collapse
Smear the leader
Accuse the leader of corruption & economic incompetence
Fund local dissidents to overthrow the leader for “democracy”
Deny US involvement at all times
As I said it looks as though no one knows what I am talking about
Dangerous times
Dangerous times
Another reminder that New Start Treaty expires on Feb 6th - a matter of days
A disaster for peaceful co-existence
Western politicians say nothing
And most people have no idea what I’m talking about
A disaster for peaceful co-existence
Western politicians say nothing
And most people have no idea what I’m talking about
January 22, 2026 at 10:40 AM
As I said it looks as though no one knows what I am talking about
Dangerous times
Dangerous times
Another reminder that New Start Treaty expires on Feb 6th - a matter of days
A disaster for peaceful co-existence
Western politicians say nothing
And most people have no idea what I’m talking about
A disaster for peaceful co-existence
Western politicians say nothing
And most people have no idea what I’m talking about
January 21, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Another reminder that New Start Treaty expires on Feb 6th - a matter of days
A disaster for peaceful co-existence
Western politicians say nothing
And most people have no idea what I’m talking about
A disaster for peaceful co-existence
Western politicians say nothing
And most people have no idea what I’m talking about
Mark Carney's well received speech claims we are seeing the end of the rules based order & transitioning to a world where power is the ultimate determinant of world order
Except he knows full well that for the nations of the Global South this has always been the case - for 500 years at least
Except he knows full well that for the nations of the Global South this has always been the case - for 500 years at least
Mark Carney reveals imperialists are finding out what it's like to be a victim of imperialism
open.substack.com/pub/councile...
open.substack.com/pub/councile...
Mark Carney reveals imperialists are finding out what it's like to be a victim of imperialism
Canadian prime minister and former bank of England governor Mark Carney is receiving praise for telling the truth about the imperialist machine he was willingly part of.
open.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Mark Carney's well received speech claims we are seeing the end of the rules based order & transitioning to a world where power is the ultimate determinant of world order
Except he knows full well that for the nations of the Global South this has always been the case - for 500 years at least
Except he knows full well that for the nations of the Global South this has always been the case - for 500 years at least
I hold 2 degrees in international politics & economic history thanks. I have studied US Overt & Covert regime change operations for years
If the people of Iran want to rid themselves of their government fine - that is up to them. But why ignore Israel & US exploitation for geopolitical advantage?
If the people of Iran want to rid themselves of their government fine - that is up to them. But why ignore Israel & US exploitation for geopolitical advantage?
The idea that the people of Iran haven’t been struggling to get out from under the oppression of the Extremist Islamist regime that stole women’s and civil rights and has left them economically crippled- is insulting to the brave people of Iran. Iran deserves a secular democracy. Educate yourself.
January 21, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I hold 2 degrees in international politics & economic history thanks. I have studied US Overt & Covert regime change operations for years
If the people of Iran want to rid themselves of their government fine - that is up to them. But why ignore Israel & US exploitation for geopolitical advantage?
If the people of Iran want to rid themselves of their government fine - that is up to them. But why ignore Israel & US exploitation for geopolitical advantage?
While NATO members object to being on the receiving end of American hegemony, they are supportive of the western dominance inflicted on much of the global south for decades.
We are all delusional if we think we have learnt from history.
White men continue to take any land they see fit.
Anyone in Davos mention Palestine. Of course not.
White men continue to take any land they see fit.
Anyone in Davos mention Palestine. Of course not.
January 21, 2026 at 4:14 PM
While NATO members object to being on the receiving end of American hegemony, they are supportive of the western dominance inflicted on much of the global south for decades.
Underlying justification of settler colonialism over centuries is
We are white European Christians
You are not therefore you are savages
What was once yours is now ours
We are white European Christians
You are not therefore you are savages
What was once yours is now ours
We are all delusional if we think we have learnt from history.
White men continue to take any land they see fit.
Anyone in Davos mention Palestine. Of course not.
White men continue to take any land they see fit.
Anyone in Davos mention Palestine. Of course not.
January 21, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Underlying justification of settler colonialism over centuries is
We are white European Christians
You are not therefore you are savages
What was once yours is now ours
We are white European Christians
You are not therefore you are savages
What was once yours is now ours
US regime change playbook -
Sanction the target state
Watch the economy collapse
Smear the leader
Accuse the leader of corruption & economic incompetence
Fund local dissidents to overthrow the leader for “democracy”
Deny US involvement at all times
Sanction the target state
Watch the economy collapse
Smear the leader
Accuse the leader of corruption & economic incompetence
Fund local dissidents to overthrow the leader for “democracy”
Deny US involvement at all times
January 21, 2026 at 4:02 PM
US regime change playbook -
Sanction the target state
Watch the economy collapse
Smear the leader
Accuse the leader of corruption & economic incompetence
Fund local dissidents to overthrow the leader for “democracy”
Deny US involvement at all times
Sanction the target state
Watch the economy collapse
Smear the leader
Accuse the leader of corruption & economic incompetence
Fund local dissidents to overthrow the leader for “democracy”
Deny US involvement at all times
So is Trump suffering from cognitive impairment?
January 21, 2026 at 3:38 PM
So is Trump suffering from cognitive impairment?
Watching Nato leaders criticising Trump over Greenland claiming the world order is crumbling
What will they do when Trump & Netanyahu launch the next unprovoked attack on Iran?
Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group is on its way to theatre probably to assume battle lines
What then NATO vassals?
What will they do when Trump & Netanyahu launch the next unprovoked attack on Iran?
Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group is on its way to theatre probably to assume battle lines
What then NATO vassals?
January 21, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Watching Nato leaders criticising Trump over Greenland claiming the world order is crumbling
What will they do when Trump & Netanyahu launch the next unprovoked attack on Iran?
Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group is on its way to theatre probably to assume battle lines
What then NATO vassals?
What will they do when Trump & Netanyahu launch the next unprovoked attack on Iran?
Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group is on its way to theatre probably to assume battle lines
What then NATO vassals?
Is China a Russian ally?
How is that faltering?
How is that faltering?
Alongside the fall of Syria, the weakening of Iran, and the resurgence of jihadists in the Sahel, the capture of Nicolás Maduro starkly illustrates how Russia’s allies are faltering.
Venezuela shows Russia has lost the initiative in Trump’s global order
Moscow has prioritized the war in Ukraine over its commitments in Venezuela, Syria and Iran as Trump reshapes the world order.
www.chathamhouse.org
January 21, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Is China a Russian ally?
How is that faltering?
How is that faltering?
This would be Finland that wants NATO to fight Russia for it in order to settle its old scores, not with the Russians, but the Soviet Bolshevicks?
January 21, 2026 at 2:49 PM
This would be Finland that wants NATO to fight Russia for it in order to settle its old scores, not with the Russians, but the Soviet Bolshevicks?
“Some of that money was going to the government of Venezuela “
Yeh, it’s called tax mate
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Yeh, it’s called tax mate
🤨
Chris Wright: "Today, that oil is coming out, it's all marketed by the US government, we're getting market prices for it, quickly putting that money into accounts in the name of PDVSA, and funneling cash to Venezuela ... it benefits the US tremendously."
January 21, 2026 at 2:42 PM
“Some of that money was going to the government of Venezuela “
Yeh, it’s called tax mate
🤨
Yeh, it’s called tax mate
🤨
European leaders have spent 4 years telling us we can’t appease Putin but have spent 1 year appeasing Trump
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January 21, 2026 at 2:34 PM
European leaders have spent 4 years telling us we can’t appease Putin but have spent 1 year appeasing Trump
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Would that be the NATO of 1949 that did not include Germany
Would that be the NATO of 1955 with West Germany as a member?
Or would that be the Nato post 1991 when the United Germany was a member ?
Or the 1991 NATO that promised not to expand “one inch” eastward toward Russia
Tough one
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Would that be the NATO of 1955 with West Germany as a member?
Or would that be the Nato post 1991 when the United Germany was a member ?
Or the 1991 NATO that promised not to expand “one inch” eastward toward Russia
Tough one
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If NATO had existed in 1939 what would have happened differently?
A genuine question.
I wonder if the US would really have leapt to the defence of Poland, for example.
A genuine question.
I wonder if the US would really have leapt to the defence of Poland, for example.
January 21, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Would that be the NATO of 1949 that did not include Germany
Would that be the NATO of 1955 with West Germany as a member?
Or would that be the Nato post 1991 when the United Germany was a member ?
Or the 1991 NATO that promised not to expand “one inch” eastward toward Russia
Tough one
🤔🤔🤔
Would that be the NATO of 1955 with West Germany as a member?
Or would that be the Nato post 1991 when the United Germany was a member ?
Or the 1991 NATO that promised not to expand “one inch” eastward toward Russia
Tough one
🤔🤔🤔
The EU does need to find a way of developing a solution to US hegemony targeted on them for a change
But in Von Der Leyen & Kaja Kallas it finds itself led by two desperately poor “diplomats“
But in Von Der Leyen & Kaja Kallas it finds itself led by two desperately poor “diplomats“
January 21, 2026 at 12:20 PM
The EU does need to find a way of developing a solution to US hegemony targeted on them for a change
But in Von Der Leyen & Kaja Kallas it finds itself led by two desperately poor “diplomats“
But in Von Der Leyen & Kaja Kallas it finds itself led by two desperately poor “diplomats“