Almost Serious

The Anglo-Nazi Empire That Almost Was

Kit Klarenberg | Global Delinquents | 4th May 2025

The prevailing narrative in the West today is that appeasement was a well-intentioned but catastrophic attempt to avoid WWII. In reality, Britain was pursuing a “world political partnership” with Nazi Germany. An industry summit took place in London on the same day as Kristallnacht, which proved to be no deterrent for continued discussions. A month later, an Anglo-Nazi coal cartel was created (2,500 words)

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Possibly A Serious Possibility

Adam Kucharski | Understanding The Unseen | 3rd May 2025

Intelligence communication offers lessons on dealing with the language of uncertainty. In 1951, a CIA report noted that Soviet aggression against Yugoslavia “should be considered a serious possibility”, a phrase whose probability was interpreted by some to be as high as 80%, others as low as 20%. A NATO study showed officers had a dozen different understandings of the word “likely” (1,000 words)