Archive - News from author David Rollins

A Beginner's Guide to The End

More good news than ever!

Jun 10 •

May 2025

On Planes, Subs, and Presidents

A rant, and an update

May 24 •

The world feels on the Brink. Actually, several of them

There seem to be so many brinks out there right now — y’know, “brinks” as in the extreme edges of geopolitical cliffs — that, if we’re not careful…

May 11 •

March 2025

“Ladies and gentlemen of the jury. President Trump is a Russian asset. Guilty or innocent?”

I’m not a fan of conspiracy theories, perhaps an unexpected admission given I write thriller novels.

Mar 28 •

Australia's AUKUS nuclear subs. Coming to save or sink?

Mar 6 •

February 2025

The Last Jet Fighter

The end of the beginning of air combat is nigh.

Feb 11 •

January 2025

2027, the Year of Global Existential Risk

(Late last year, Rick, a subscriber, asked if I could break down and compare the militaries of the US and China.

Jan 22 •

December 2024

What could a political thriller writer possibly have to say about geopolitics?

I enjoy writing these posts.

Dec 20, 2024 •

1:05

The Drug of War. Putin is hooked on it.

The incoming US president has famously promised the world that 24 hours is all he’ll need to end the war in Ukraine.

Dec 18, 2024 •

November 2024

The War has begun, but only one party has declared it.

Before I get into it…

Nov 27, 2024 •

October 2024

THE CRYSTAL BALL REVEALS THE FUTURE OF UKRAINE

Oct 31, 2024 •

September 2024

Wading into the toxic sludge of the Gaza conflict, and other no-go zones

Sep 26, 2024 •

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