If Russia’s previous urban offensives are indicative of a larger pattern, the combat in Ukraine’s cities will lead to massive casualties, starvation, and failure of most humanitarian convoys. Russia could again weaponize refugees, use illegal munitions, or rely on tactical nuclear strikes on ke...
Ukraine’s leadership said at least 40 people had been killed so far in what it called a “full-scale war” targeting the country from the east, north and south. It said Russia’s intent was to destroy the state of Ukraine, a Western-looking democracy intent on moving out of ...
As the U.S. considers its next steps in the Russia-Ukraine war, it is worth remembering that wars rarely end with moral clarity, with the aggressor state justly punished for its crimes. This is the reality that the U.S., its allies and Ukraine are likely to face in any effort to res...
First of all, they wanted the wars in Ukraine, and especially in Israel, to stop. They’re against genocide against the Palestinians and the destruction of Lebanon. The Democrats are the war party; and I have no reason to think that Trump will be any different for Israel, ...
Belarus essentially fell into his lap, after the Belarusian leader sought assistance from Russia to restore order after huge street protests in August 2020. Putin suddenly had a military staging post from which to launch an attack, just to the north of Ukraine's largest cities, ...
“Ukraine is ready to hand over Kim Jong Un’s soldiers to him if he can organise their exchange for our warriors who are being held captive in Russia,” Mr Zelenskyy added. He posted a short video showing the interrogation of two men, presented as North...
for what it was. Things that happen in a place change it and never leave it. I visited my son in Yekaterinburg, I rambled around Moscow, and I gave the most attention to St. Petersburg, where traces of the revolution are everywhere. The weather stayed cold. In each of the cities, ic...
We asked 25 leading thinkers, authors, taxi drivers and monarchs to look at the world just over the horizon. From the joys of national dress to the need for…
Failure has ensued in Ukraine. It seems the citizens of their host nation is becoming their victory. Is there any hope of freedom from the bondage for this country that Sir Francis Bacon hoped would become the new Atlantis? The plans were instituted long ago as seen in the Protocols of the...
). Putting aside global supply chain disruption and the possibility of a significant global economic downturn (caused as much by worker absences than by covid-per se) there’s the whole Russia/Ukraine situation (which appears to have accidently created a united Europe and a warp-speed green ...