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Dec 16 2023
Opinion
And the Winner from Putin’s War on Ukraine Is … Azerbaijan
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine didn’t play out the way Vladimir Putin hoped, but it’s proving an unimagined boon for his fellow authoritarian leader in neighboring Azerbaijan. President Ilham Aliyev has never been as politically secure as he is today.
Sadly, that success is just adding to evidence, if more were needed, that when dictators feel strong, they tend to use their increased
BloombergFeb 12 2024
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Trump doubles down on war with NATO — and thinks Ukraine is already a member
over the weekend to attack former President Donald for his comments that he'd encourage a war with a NATO ally. The United States is in NATO, the group that links together Europe and the United States in the event of a war. has long and . Trump appears to believe that every country must pay an equal share, but that isn't the way that it works. Funds given to NATO from nations that Trump doesn'
Raw StoryMar 11 2024
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Pope provokes outrage by saying Ukraine should ‘raise white flag’ and end war with Russia
The Ukrainian government has responded angrily and vowed never to surrender after Pope Francis said the country should have “the courage to raise the white flag” and negotiate an end to the war with Russia.
“Our flag is a yellow and blue one. This is the flag by which we live, die, and prevail. We shall never raise any other flags,” Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, said on
The GuardianDec 04 2023
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Ukraine War Slips Toward Violent Stalemate
Ukraine’s 47th Mechanized Brigade was equipped with Western armored vehicles and trained for a lightning summer counteroffensive that was supposed to tip the war firmly in Kyiv’s favor.
These days, after advancing only a few miles over several months in the south, the brigade is fighting to fend off a Russian attack on a small industrial city in eastern Ukraine.
“It’s tough.
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 23 2024
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The Particular Brutality of Colonial Wars
Even the most well-read World War II enthusiast is likely unaware of one major military operation that happened in 1945. It involved Royal Air Force bombers, 24 Sherman tanks, and 36,000 troops—some of them British, the rest Indian and Nepalese Gurkhas under British command. More than 600 of these soldiers died, including a British brigadier general. Despite the year, the fighting happened
The AtlanticMar 22 2024
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As Russia Girds for 'War' With West Over Ukraine Invasion, 40 Killed, Scores Wounded in Concert Hall Attack
Mass shooting evokes memories of a 2002 theater hostage crisis in downtown Moscow, used by Putin to win backing for a scorched earth campaign against Chechnya. Hours after the Kremlin started calling Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a “war,” five unidentified young men in combat fatigues burst into a concert at an elite Moscow concert hall. Firing automatic weapons, they killed at least 40 and
The New York SunApr 19 2024
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Ukraine Claims It Shot Down A Russian Backfire Bomber
The Ukrainian government claimed it shot down one of the Russian air force Tupolev Tu-22M Backfire bombers on Friday. If confirmed, it would be the second or third loss of a swing-wing Tu-22M since Russia widened its war on Ukraine in February 2022—and the first loss in the air. The shoot-down would underscore Ukraine’s enduring ability to target the biggest and most powerful Russian warplanes
ForbesApr 15 2024
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Hey, Ukraine, Let’s You and Him Fight!
The war in Ukraine grinds on. And as it does, both those supporting the war and those against it write pieces to try to make their case while never convincing the other side. Peter Wallison, a hero of the Reagan years for whom I have great respect, weighed in recently with a piece titled “Trump’s Ukraine Sellout.” Peter is a special friend. During the Reagan administration, we both survived
American GreatnessApr 22 2024
Opinion
Inside the Gen Z sex war
Women to the Left, men to the Right. And heaven forbid there is any crossover. These days, young people are floundering in their sex-based political silos wanting different things: girls are still seeking equality and boys miss being the good guys. This isn’t a battle of the sexes — we’re too far apart to fight.
To find the roots of this catastrophic division, let’s take a look at what
UnHerdApr 24 2024
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New NATO member 'preparing' key infrastructure for war with Russia
Sweden's membership of NATO has focused minds among policymakers in the country on how to protect its energy infrastructure from the threat posed by Russia, it has been reported. Stockholm last month became the alliance's 32nd member, following Finland in April 2023. The Nordic neighbors' accessions were spurred by the security threat posed by Moscow, highlighted by its full-scale invasion of
Newsweek