January 7: Omicron’s Razor

In which, we pick up in 2022 where we left off in 2021 - the Omicron surge, Russian posturing, and a flailing Biden administration.

Omicron’s Razor

If you read publications related to international affairs like I do, you would see an enduring cliche about the world: It’s really complex. 

It would be followed by another cliche: That complexity requires 1) multilateral cooperation and 2) technocratic professionalism to navigate successfully. 

Funny enough, this basic set of assumptions c…