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There's been some chatter on "security studies Twitter" about why Russia might have sabotaged Nord Stream 1 and 2. Nord Stream 1 is an important source of hard currency, which.
Screen grab from Putin's February 21 speech Vladmir Putin started this war, and he could stop it today if he chose. What he thinks is important. He’s told us what.
There are a lot of bad takes coming out on the war. Two documents provide the background necessary to evaluate them. Masha Gessen talks about how authoritarianism works in Russia in this extended interview by Anand Giridharadas. Gessen has experienced that authoritarianism first hand and...
Naval Historical Center photo 96974, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Paul's post about David Remnick's interview of Stephen Kotkin reminds me of another interview that Kotkin recorded in February. In.
Anyone familiar with David French (the NR scribbler, not the playwright) will be non-surprised to learn that President Obama's speech at Hiroshima upset him a great deal. Apparently French.
Kingdaddy makes an interesting comparison:If you look at Japan then, and the United States now, you might see some familiar faces. A determined faction of aggrieved nationalists, having gambled the nation’s fortunes on high-risk ventures (the invasion of China or Iraq), now see the expansion...
