{"id":68361,"date":"2024-05-24T18:04:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T23:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=68361"},"modified":"2024-05-24T18:04:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T23:04:30","slug":"unconventional-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=68361","title":{"rendered":"Unconventional War"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"_container_oy04k_1\">\n<div class=\"_video-wrapper_oy04k_8\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"fullscreen\">\n<div class=\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-justifyContent-center pc-position-relative pc-reset _overflow-hidden_1w60r_243\">\n<div class=\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-position-relative _flexGrow_1w60r_230 pc-reset\">\n<div class=\"video-player-wrapper full-width video-player-with-background\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_sidebar_oy04k_33 _sidebar-left_oy04k_48\">\n<div class=\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-flexDirection-column pc-gap-4 pc-padding-4 pc-pointerEvents-auto pc-reset _bg-glass-inverted-medium_1w60r_190 pc-borderRadius-full\">\n<h3 class=\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-position-relative pc-reset\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crisisinvesting.com\/p\/unconventional-war?initial_medium=video\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Unconventional War<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_main-content-and-sidebar_ti6rd_1\">\n<div class=\"_main-content_ti6rd_1\">\n<div class=\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-flexDirection-column pc-gap-32 pc-reset\">\n<div class=\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-flexDirection-column pc-gap-16 pc-reset\">\n<div class=\"pencraft pc-display-contents pc-reset _pubTheme_1lb4s_1\">\n<div class=\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-flexDirection-column pc-gap-16 pc-reset\">\n<div class=\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-flexDirection-column pc-gap-8 pc-reset\">\n<div class=\"pencraft pc-reset _color-pub-secondary-text_1k90y_207 _line-height-24_1k90y_98 _font-pub-headings_1k90y_140 _size-17_1k90y_60 _weight-regular_1k90y_159 _reset_1k90y_1\"><strong>At home and abroad<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_postContentWrapper_ti6rd_39\">\n<div class=\"available-content\">\n<div class=\"body markup\" dir=\"auto\">\n<p>War isn\u2019t limited to tanks, aircraft carriers, and drones. Much of war is fought by unconventional means. Looking at last week\u2019s headlines, it\u2019s easy to conclude that war is already upon us and ramping up.<\/p>\n<p>Consider what\u2019s happening\u00a0<strong>both at home and abroad,<\/strong>\u00a0then look at the summary of unconventional warfare tactics below\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7af78b91-9ddc-430b-8f40-e90791f6ea21_1220x1735.png 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7af78b91-9ddc-430b-8f40-e90791f6ea21_1220x1735.png 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7af78b91-9ddc-430b-8f40-e90791f6ea21_1220x1735.png 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7af78b91-9ddc-430b-8f40-e90791f6ea21_1220x1735.png 1456w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sizing-normal\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7af78b91-9ddc-430b-8f40-e90791f6ea21_1220x1735.png\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7af78b91-9ddc-430b-8f40-e90791f6ea21_1220x1735.png 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7af78b91-9ddc-430b-8f40-e90791f6ea21_1220x1735.png 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7af78b91-9ddc-430b-8f40-e90791f6ea21_1220x1735.png 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7af78b91-9ddc-430b-8f40-e90791f6ea21_1220x1735.png 1456w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1220\" height=\"1735\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/7af78b91-9ddc-430b-8f40-e90791f6ea21_1220x1735.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1735,&quot;width&quot;:1220,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:143498,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null}\" \/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"image-link-expand\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>Some news from just the last week\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"header-with-anchor-widget\"><strong>In Economic terms; \u201cThis is WW3\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Kunstler&#8217;s<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/kunstlercast-401-jeff-rubin-and-a-map-of-the-new-normal\/id273772632?i=1000655961760\" rel=\"\">\u00a0latest Podcast episode<\/a>, his guest, Jeff Rubin says,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIn economic terms this is World War 3. In 1960 4% of global GDP was subject to sanctions. Today, it&#8217;s almost 40% and at the rate we&#8217;re going it&#8217;ll soon be 50%.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4 class=\"header-with-anchor-widget\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/world\/europe-agrees-to-give-russia-s-billions-to-ukraine\/ar-BB1mMbZ4?ocid=msedgntp&amp;pc=EE09&amp;cvid=848cc1d205bc4ead88807d409a7e9b78&amp;ei=60\" rel=\"\">Europe Agrees to Give Russia&#8217;s Billions to Ukraine (msn.com)<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/european-union\" rel=\"\">European Union<\/a>\u00a0on Tuesday approved a plan to hand Ukraine the profits generated by frozen Russian central bank assets.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;We have approved in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/eu\" rel=\"\">EU<\/a>\u00a0using revenues from Russia&#8217;s central bank&#8217;s frozen assets to help Ukraine,&#8221; wrote Lipavsky on X, formerly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/twitter\" rel=\"\">Twitter<\/a>. &#8220;Up to \u20ac3B only this year, 90% goes for Ukraine&#8217;s military. Russia must pay for its war damages.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"header-with-anchor-widget\"><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/video\/gold-silver-prices-continue-record-140721393.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALj-b9K1cCzsLigKD7bDLvm67L_U1x3a4qW5nSUth8s2SMpi1Y9LOJQ0GphkeExIJOcw4LbL1GUtsNqAM-5Oj_IyKwrf-y2Eoh6q2Zu6rJQ0nm59tglUKJ87kSf8kk9KU32B8MGJ-GIA5xeAzJvkvZM5bma8qdbTyCkZpnj3APOO\" rel=\"\">Gold and sIlver prices continue record high runs (yahoo.com)<\/a><\/h4>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"header-with-anchor-widget\"><strong>Alliances, Assassinations, Coup attempts, and color revolutions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"header-with-anchor-widget\">Putin Goes to China. Major takeaways<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>\u201cNew Era\u201d Partnership<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>In a joint statement, Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged a \u201cnew era\u201d of partnership between the two powerful rivals of the U.S.<\/li>\n<li>They cast the U.S. as an aggressive Cold War hegemon sowing chaos worldwide.<\/li>\n<li>Their shared opposition to the U.S. extends to security issues, Taiwan, Ukraine, North Korea, and cooperation on nuclear technologies and finance<a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/asia\/top-takeaways-from-putins-trip-to-china\" rel=\"\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Signaling Priorities<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>By choosing China for his first foreign trip after being sworn in for another six-year term, Putin emphasizes his priorities.<\/li>\n<li>The red carpet welcome and personal ties with Xi underscore the strength of their partnership<a href=\"https:\/\/www.streetinsider.com\/Reuters\/Factbox-Top+takeaways+from+Putins+trip+to+China\/23239349.html\" rel=\"\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grievances Against the U.S.<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Russia and China expressed concerns about U.S. actions:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"\u00a7georgia-dreaming-is-another-color-revolution-about-to-kick-off-msncom\" class=\"header-anchor-widget offset-top\">\n<div class=\"header-anchor-widget-button-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"header-with-anchor-widget\">&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unconventional War At home and abroad War isn\u2019t limited to tanks, aircraft carriers, and drones. Much of war is fought by unconventional means. Looking at last week\u2019s headlines, it\u2019s easy to conclude that war is already upon us and ramping up. Consider what\u2019s happening\u00a0both at home and abroad,\u00a0then look at the summary of unconventional warfare [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5],"tags":[34235,6227,18472,862,891,1823],"class_list":["post-68361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-economics","category-geopolitics","tag-crisis-investing","tag-doug-casey","tag-matthew-smith","tag-war","tag-world-war","tag-world-war-3"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=68361"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68362,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68361\/revisions\/68362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=68361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=68361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=68361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}